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Show PITERS' ARBITER IKES DECISION Announcement of Findings Is Made by Union Griev-ance Griev-ance Committee Head. Announcement of the -findings of the arbitration beard selected to settle the wage controversy between the journeymen journey-men painters and the independent employers em-ployers was made -by C. H. Johnson, chairman of the grievance committee of the union, following the receipt of a letter let-ter from William M. Knerr of the state industrial commission, who acted as chairman of the arbitration board. The letter follows : "The arbitration committee selected by the independent contract painters and representatives of local union No. 77, Painters, Paperhangers and Decorators of America, at its meeting last night, October Oc-tober 15, by unanimous vote decided that the following would be a just award: First For old contracts that were started prior to September 23 and not finished on that date, the scale to be paid workmen work-men on those particular jobs is to be $6 per day. Second On all future work the wage is to be $6. GO per day for Journeymen Journey-men painters. Third Overtime to be,paid at double time. Fourth That this award shall be binding on both parties until April 1, 1919." The Master Painters' association, coin-prising coin-prising twenty-seven contractors and 90 per cent of shops employing union men, were not represented In the settlement, declaring that the agreement entered into lsst April should . b continued in effect until January 1, 1919. According to William T. Knapton, secretary sec-retary of the master painters' association, asso-ciation, members of that organization will continue to pay 56 per day to any union man who reports for work, but will finish the season with nonunion labor rather than enter into a new contract with the journeymen for the remainder of the year. |