| Show STORY TOLD OF HOW STRIKE WAS W AS SETTLED i 11 Warner Waner Brothers Company of Bridgeport Bridge Bridge- Bridgeport Conn Grants Employees port of Concessions Number I 1 I t c so A I conditions are Brothers Gmt strike nt at tine thc or the Warner I Ithe and the ut or of Warners Warner's roof corset cornet tine the B the theory capitalI capital typifying one ODe ot of tb the most mOlt tn as 0 I lu iii bargain the thc equal a n arc nrc- I ami labor I I I I I T were the order of the day I TS S STRIKES TRIES in Bridgeport Conn Conti but thero was suspicion of or any shy discontent no thousands of ot employees atthe of at amon among the Brothers Brother company D. D H H. 11 I the Warner Varner and general vice ice president ent Warner Varnel manager the Warner Varner Brothers compan corn com manager of ot the sound Bound point pont of ot ofie appreciating com I pan pain the other Bridgeport employees view ie ot of tIne the benefits to both the realizing anti aril Employer and employee e for a shorter I working week announced on Saturday Satur Satur- week to 14 a n hour fifty tin day August effect Hect Immediately 1 Previous M to take the factories a as aM was tho the general this rule r-dlo In Bridgeport had hud been work U i ion basis basi hour fifty on a i come the misinterpretation The Then forein cere h hands g believed that their were to be curtailed not sensing tho tue full of or in th tue would prices to trio the effect that piece bo ho l ndji ju lcd ed to afford them Uie tue s same imo am 10 1131 v The n new schedule called calet for a a. working work work- ln In ing day n from to 1230 on em 1 r days the days the old schedule had closed the I I I T r da day at 12 1 As the Saturday half hat hOlda holiday hn had always s 's been religiously a adhered to b by tho the Warner Brothers company this extra exta half hour seemed to man many a revolutionary chance chanco anti and without stopping stop stop- ping to explain man many o of the a day workers work ers ore catching the strike fever Joined jOine the tho piece workers and Monday londa morning morn more mor ing found a n. full fledged edgel mutiny in swin swing Agreement In lit 11 I- I What hat were tho the demands demands' What was the tr- tr trouble about In vain tho the management sought nought to discover Tho The complaints that had too unexpectedly ly arisen from a a- a move moe taken lor for the tire welfare welfare wel wel- l. l fare faro of Its employees and It It W was v as 8 n not t until representatives irom tn me cne American Ameri nUI can Federation of or La Labor or arrived on the scene Jat late In the tho day that or order tr grew rew out of or chaos Thanks to the representatives Iron fron rol the federation the strikers were or organized organized organized or- or Monday morning and their grievances g aired Mr Warner Varner expressed himself read ready and willing to grant rant all aU reasonable requests and Tuesday when a committee appeared before him with these requests an agreement was Immediately immediately Im im- mediately reached I A hour forty week weck was re requested re- re quested and this thia was readily granted with ith da day prices to remain the same and piece prices to bo be raised In o er every In Instance instance In- In 1 stance at least 1 per cent The he factory factory factory fac fac- tory was to close Saturday at 11 1130 1130 30 and J Ja 4 a few fow other minor difficulties that had hadnot o not before reached the management were brought ht forth and amicably settled set ret tIed ted an and Mr Ir Warner arner himself sug suggested ested an additional amendment to tho the effect that no girls under 16 were to be em cm- Strike I In Is S Settled Wednesday saw Sr tho tine strike settled in with satisfactory eyer every respect a n. agreement to all aJ the Warner arner Brothers company from the first having been heen in intent intent In- In tent on bettering conditions In every way a and benefiting through the strike In h hearing several minor grievances brought out which the management tf was only too glad to rectify The company compan has for man many years cars j been recognized not met only in I Hi Hll luge- luge ge- ge port but by the corset tra trade e through through- hOt h- h f. f out t O the country countr for the consideration It gives to Its Is employees antI and ant tte tre strike 1 was a most unexpected surprise 1 though hough h l h hos Jl as os has since been heen proved not an unwelcome un urn i welcome one bringing as ns It I dl did certain r trin V. V minor difficulties to light I Mr Warners Warner's attitude Is well velI wel shown hown b by a notice sent out last December to the tine heads of the various Arlous departments which explains to a great th the speedy and amicable settlement of the strike This notice dated December 14 14 H. reads rends as ns follows fellows I r am Inclined to think there therl IB is goIng going go- go o- o Ing to be a n good deal of or trouble ant an and hardship the coming winter amongst the tIne people that have never seen scon this trouble before Conditions are such that there thero are lots lets of ot people that will wl enter the winter without much ahead While hiie I realize that we have hoo always alwa's made mode It a practice to take care of or our own people I want to handle It for forthe forthe six months little dIfferent different differ dIffer- the tho next on a dUN dUN- ent basis agla and I wish that yoi yui YOi would personally notify all aU of or your Jor foremen of or the following scheme scheme- Aid Id Promised to Needy Have them thorn b by any means that seems best to them keep track of or cv- cv that works for tor the company 1 and It If there thera are an any cases what ver of or trouble whatever the case may be whether It Is rent fuel tuel clothing lood whatever It I I Is inn report these ca crimes cases tS to C you and the company n will 1 do to what whatever Hr HrIs Is necessary I 1 will go one step farther r and sa say we will extend this service lor this season wl only onh to people that are not nat di direct directly directly di- di In our employ but who are connected con connected eon con In inn a wa way with wih people that are In our employ In addition tn to thai mat if Ir r you yell or your families or If It I freman foreman fore fre man or anyone anono else hers hears of ot a de deserving deserving de- de e- e serving servin case that has no I connection with the tine company compan at all 1 while we will wi wih not net guarantee to do for them we v Sll 11 XI I investigate n v es t I gate i We e believe beleve It I Is up to ever every j and ever every Ind Individual Uy vidual that has anything ahead of or the tho game fame In a 0 lar e 3 or small way In way In accor accordance ance with wih q means and ability ability to to to help the people 1 that are arc less fortunate over tho the coming i winter After this winter business I J y L pick up but there Is an nn amount of Ic- Ic pot poverty rt that has hns come from J months and months and months o of short work vork barely enough to keep time the the family rami In food toad that has brought brou ht about t conditions that must bo be met Tho The r I amounts are not net large nad we must muM be E ij careful In the work and anti not net fJ where others are contributing TriO Tho y town Is full ful of ot charity charlt or organizations etc the cH city service Itself Is good but r I what I 1 want to do is to get et close chose to t t elthe the tho people that have inase never meyer known 1 H hard hardship hll before |
