Show IANS STRut STRIKE FOR FORn HI HIGhER n PAY PAYI S r I I Inside Inside se U Nen en p at at- 4 O Per Hour pay Inse Instead d ii W 75 l 11 1 1 ov i ON x rw TO COMPANIES OM ANI f AE AE NOT OT AFFECTED I. 11 At u- u Jo JW j f I ill d A Agree t od y 1 iHas i Has Promised To Inside electrical workers members of the International Brotherhood Brothe of ot Electrical cal Workers Yorkers local union No of r the Intermountain district council walked out ul from their Jobs in all but one shop of contracting electricians In this city this morning The c exception was the Electrical cal Engineering and Construction com corn pany One Ono other shop tho the Universal Electric company signed the agreement to the new wage scale and conditions demanded by the union men a a. few minutes after tho the walkout and their men returned to work at once The demands made by tho the union which have ha been ignored by the electrical contractors con con tractors with tho the two exceptions are set forth in a a. circular which was sent by tho the union to tho the employing electrician March 15 16 of ot this year which is as follows follows follows fol fol- fol- fol lows Hours of or Work Work Eight Eight hours to constitute constitute constitute con con- a a. days day's work from 8 a. a m. m to I 12 15 noon and from 1 I p. p m. m to 5 p p. p m. m also alsoto to quit work at 12 noon Saturdays Wage Scale Minimum Scale Minimum wage for Journeymen journeymen Jour jour- nemen to be bo a day dav of or eight hours minimum wages for helpers to be DC a a. aday day of or eight hours Journeyman with two or more moro journeymen under his supervision supervision super- super vision to receive a minimum of ot 5 55 a day of eight hours Overtime to be bo paid aId ald at the tho rate rata of time and one halt for work days and double time for Saturday afternoon Sunday Sun- Sun dav day and holidays s Tho The recognized holidays s 's to be bo as follows follows' tot fol 10 lows lows' s 's January Januar 1 Decoration day July 4 Jul July 24 24 day clay and Christmas i ds day No work to bo be done dono on I Labor abor day Apprentices No Apprentices No contractor to have ha In his employ more than one apprentice for forC C every IT TV t two o journeymen uW Wages les to b be paid once a week Contractors Contractors Con- Con tractors tractors ma may hold back not more than two da days das s pa pay Contractors to recognize and maintain a union shop Any trouble between an any contractor and an any m member or members of the ho said local union to be bt settled fettled by hy arbitration The board hoard of or arbitration to consist of or two members of th the electrical contractors and nd two members of the local union anion Tho The fifth firth party part to lo bo ho a disinterested party and to bo bl chosen b by both parties parties- This agreement lo to go Into effect June Jun 15 16 1910 and remain binding on both parties for tor forone one year ea from that date Bring Matters to Head While th agreement t as not nol to lo have become effective for a little moro than two t weeks the union precipitated action this thiM morning by calling off orr all union minion men In shops that had haLl not signed tho agree agree- mont montIn In discussing tho the situation this mOrnIng morning mornIng morn- morn Ing an employing electrician whoso whose men walked out and who had not signed the agreement mado the time following statement state state- ment The uTho men had sent us a new wage ago agreement some somo time ago and c WI were welt to have ha had bad until June Juno 15 to sign this But instead of waiting waiting- the men walked out this morning Wo We belle believe that that- wo will be bo able ablo to handle tim the situation without without without with with- out a 1 great reat deal doal of or trouble or Incon- Incon What Employers Say Tho Time demands of tho the union men arc are not within reason Wo We aro are Paying a 0 w wage of a a. day for tor In men nen Tho The standards of workmanship required for union membership arc are not nol high enough to Justify moro more pay Wo Wa do not care caro what we pa pay Just EO to we wo get ct the tho ri right ht kind of work but we must have tho thio right kind of work The men walked out outon outon outon on us without notice believing they hadus had hadus us UR in a 0 tight pinch but we wo will bo be ablo able to got get along nicely There Thero aro am but few tew ow big Jobs hung up that can cnn pos possibly embarrass em em- barrass us The Tho following statement was t b issued rt b by bythe bythe the executive committee of the local union at nt noon today Mens Men's 8 Side of ot It Wt We havo a a. wa wac c a agreement that thill w was wan wanto to go Into effect Juno 15 IE 16 which wal va putout putout put putout out about sixty da days s ago ao and and delivered d to the electrical contractors for their ron ron- con con- In Ira that agreement the tho data date that It 11 was to become effective was fixed at ot Juno 15 IS But Dut we learned not authoritatively but hut on such good grounds that wo could not afford to overlook It it that tho the contractors contractors contractors' con con- tractors tractors' rushing lushing their work ahead as rapidly a as possible to strengthen their own position when to Inaugurate Inaugurate rate a lockout Though this letter r was sent to the contractors contractor Match Malch 15 no answers were received bv w the union with hut but one ono exception cx- cx option On May 2 25 we Voe met and an o o ox- committee comprising J. J R. R Auguston Au- Au guston lIston W W. W C. C More Morcy Morey and B. B M I Greenwood Greenwood Greenwood Green Green- wood was appointed to handle tho the matter matter mat mat- ter Refusal to Committee This ThIR met with each of the contractors separately and alt ail but one ono refused to sl sign n the a agreement The only firm signing was the Electrical Engineering Engineer In tag ing and amid construction compan company which said It 11 would aign It it but mt did lid not want to be lIe tho the first It has fourteen men mon employed Tho The men were all called off this mornIng morning morn- morn Ing with the exception of those thoMe employed em- em plo cd by this Tho The books book show a n. membership of between and om- om plo d members of or the union A As soon oon as the walkout was ordered tho this Universal sal lIal Electric company RI ned up and Its Hs m men n woi-e woi ordered back bade to work Where Work Vork Is Affected The Time largest Job tied lied up Is at Fort Douglas where forty forty- two forty two men were on the tha payroll of f tIme Iho contracting company Saturday night All 11 of these m men n arc aio aral off Th The Covey apartments Job and Ih time tho Moyle garage Job are arc also hun hung up Tho Utah hotel Now house hotel and Kearns building are c not affected at lil this time timmie H. H HS as time tho work ork has hag not r reached ache t tho tim electrical ta The Time cial club Job Jou is Js in tho thin hands handt of ono One of U. U time the firms that have havo signed up Wo We struck before June Juno 15 because c ce wo we learned that thai the Iho contractors wore discriminating against our men ant and be because because be- be cause caulle we had no acknowledgment of the Iho receipt of or our letter We also aho understood that lint a lockout was WWI planned for Juno Tuno 15 I. rind and tho the contractors putting tho time timework work In such condition rendition that tho they thoy could hold out and bring In union non-union men from the time outside to finish their work The Tho local union Is In Iii good shape to 10 handle tho situation and wo we wade do not behove bo- bo lIe hove that we wo will Ill be required to lo calIon call calI callon callon on anyone for fOI help |