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RECENT INDUSTRIAL AGREEMENTS AND SCHEDULES OF WAGES

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SUMMARY is given below of the more important industrial agreements and schedules of wages and working conditions that have recently been received by the Such agreements are

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each month in the LABOUR GAZETTE. In the majority of cases the agreements are signed by both employers and employees. Verbal agreements, which are also included in the records, are schedules of rates of wages, hours of labour and other conditions of employment agreed upon between the parties concerned, and in effect though not signed. In addition to these, important schedules of wages are summarized, including civic schedules. In the case of each agreement or schedule the rates of wages for the principal classes of labour are given, with other information of general interest.

Manufacturing-Lumber and its Products

CALGARY, ALTA.-CERTAIN SAWMILLS AND CALGARY CARPENTERS' DISTRICT COUNCIL. Agreement in effect from May 1, 1922 to May 1, 1923.

Minimum wages for carpenters in mill work, per hour, 65 cents; first class bench hand, 79 cents, bench foreman with superintendent to be authority for defining same.

Hours per day, 9, with 5 on Saturdays. Overtime, until midnight, and until 5 p.m. Saturdays, time and onehalf; thereafter and Sundays and holidays, double time. No work on Labour Day except to save life or property. Night shifts, eight hours' work on nine hours' pay.

One hour's notice from either side before dismissal or leaving work.

Building and Construction

TORONTO, ONT.-TORONTO STONE CUTTERS' ASSOCIATION, AND TORONTO LOCAL

AND DISTRICT No. 4. INTERNATIONAL CUT STONE CONTRACTORS' AND QUARRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. Agreement to be in effect from May 1, 1922 to April 30, 1923.

Purpose of agreement-to prevent strikes and lockouts and facilitate a peaceful adjustment of grievances and disputes.

Employers to employ as stone cutters for pneumatic and hand cutting only union members, provided skilled men are furnished. Otherwise employers may employ stone cutters as they see fit, who shall make application to join the association.

Wages: Per hour-90 cents. Hours of labour, eight per day with four on Saturdays forty-four per week. Over

time only in cases of absolute necessity: first two hours, time and one-half; thereafter, double time.

Suitable accommodation to be provided for the men, with sun shades in

summer.

Parties to arbitrate all differences and grievances without any strike or lockout. Each party to elect an arbitration committee of three members. These on failure to agree shall select an umpire, whose decision shall be binding.

One apprentice to five or less journeymen, and one additional to each additional five, but never more than three apprentices to a shop. Term of apprenticeship, four years. Wages to be as mutually agreed upon.

Workmen may work for whomever they see fit. Employers may employ or discharge whomsoever they see fit.

Either party wishing to alter terms of the agreement must give one month's notice of desired change prior to expiration of the agreement.

WINNIPEG, MAN. TYNDALL STONE PRODUCERS' ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN CANADA, AND JOURNEYMEN STONECUTTERS' ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA.Agreement to be in effect from March 8, 1922 to December 31, 1922.

This agreement has been slightly altered from the form in which it was effective as from August 21, 1921, in which form it was summarized in the January, 1922, issue of the LABOUR GAZETTE, page 83.

The changed and additional clauses are as follows:

Wages: Per hour-journeymen stonecutters, 95 cents; planemen, 75 cents; lathemen, 75 cents; carvers, $1 per day above stonecutter's pay.

Employers to give preference of employment on planers and lathes to all bona fide planemen now residing with in the local jurisdiction.

CALGARY, ALTA. CALGARY CONTRACTORS' ASSOCIATION, AND CALGARY CARPENTERS' DISTRICT COUNCIL. Agreement to be effective from May 1, 1922 to April 30, 1923.

Minimum rate; Per hour-journeymen carpenters, 80 cents.

Hours per day 8, with 4 on Saturdays. Night shift 7 hours' work, 8 hours' pay.

Overtime, until midnight and until 5 p.m. on Saturdays, time and one-half; thereafter, double time. Sundays and holidays, double time; no work on Labour Day.

One hour's notice to be given before dismissal or leaving work.

No union member to work for any. one outside the Contractors' Association at less than union rates. Contractors' Association to have privilege of examining all agreements.

An agreement to be negotiated during month of January, 1923.

In case of disputes, a committee of three members from each party to be appointed to investigate and try to settle same, settlement to be binding on both parties.

Public Utilities.

HAMILTON, ONT.-HAMILTON CATARACT POWER, LIGHT AND TRACTION COMPANY, LIMITED, AND ITS SUBSIDIARY AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES, AND CERTAIN OF ITS EMPLOYEES, MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF STEAM AND OPERATING ENGINEERS, LOCAL 700. Agreement to be in effect from March 1, 1922 to December 31, 1922, and thereafter on 30 days' notice of change or termination.

East End Power Station.-Hours per day shift employees, 8 (6 days per week), repairmen, 9 (6 days per week).

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Each man paid on monthly basis to be allowed 7 days' holidays on maximum pay.

Overtime, first four hours for shift men, time and one-half; first three hours for repair men, time and onehalf; double time for all when over twelve hours in any twenty-four. Sundays and holidays, double time, but this not to apply to men working on regular shifts.

De Cew Falls Power Station and SubStation Departments:-Shift employees, 8 hours per day, 6 days per week-except at Station S and St. Catharines, where hours and days shall remain as at present.

Where 3 shifts are worked, "Revolving Watch" to be observed, two weeks being maximum period of shifts.

Shift employees requested to work overtime to be paid as follows: first 4 hours, time and one-half; thereafter double time.

Relief operators to be journeymen, and to be paid for no less than 6 days per week.

General Conditions:-Hours of labour for other than shift employees, 9, with 5 on Saturdays. Overtime until 10 p.m., time and one-half. Thereafter and Sundays and holidays, double time.

Seniority of service with efficiency to be basis of promotion for shift employees. In reduction of staff, last man employed to be first laid off, and in reemployment, men laid off, if they so desire, to be re-employed according to seniority, retaining seniority rights.

Assistant operators failing promotion after 3 years' service to be paid as first assistant operators.

Shift employees after six full months' service, one full week's holidays with pay per year.

A journeyman operator to have had at least 3 years' experience in operation of an electrical generating station or sub-station. An apprentice operator is an employee having had less than three years' experience.

In case of any employee suspended or discharged, company to grant an interview to grievance committee. Man if not at fault to be reinstated and paid for time lost.

Company not to discriminate against employees for being union members.

Differences between employees and the company to be submitted through a properly accredited committee of employees to the General Superintendent, and if they cannot agree, to the General Manager. In event of failure to adjust any dispute, no cessation of work to take place until the highest officials of the Union and the General Manager have endeavoured to arrive at a settle

ment.

A committee of not less than three or more than five employees to meet General Superintendent once a month. to confer on matters affecting the welfare of the employees and the company.

Wages-East end power station: Per month-Engineers, $124.50 to $159.00;

pump men, $117.75; stoker men, $106.50. Per hour-locomotive crane engineers, 75 cents; elevator man, 60% cents; repairemen, 56 and 70 cents; electrician, 70 cents. Per month-operators, $101 to $129.

De Cew Falls Power Station-Per month operators in charge, $145.25; wheelmen, $101 to $123.75; relief man, $131.

Sub-Station "A"-Per month: operators, $90 to $129. All other substations, $101.00 to $118.25.

Relief operators, per month, $124.

Sub-station maintenance men: Per hour-foremen, 70 cents; others, 45 to 6412 cents. Terminal station: Per month-foreman, $120, helper, $110.

Transportation-Electric Railways

HAMILTON, ONT.-DOMINION POWER AND TRANSMISSION COMPANY, AND THE AMALGAMATED ASSOCIATION OF STREET AND ELECTRIC RAILWAY EMPLOYEES OF AMERICA, DIVISION No. 107, SHOP EMPLOYEES. Agreement to be effective from February 16, 1922 to December 31, 1922, and thereafter on 30 days' notice in writing of termination of alteration.

Company through properly accredited officers to treat with employees, members of the Association, through their representatives.

Hours per week, 55.

Overtime anr legal holidays, time and one-half. Sunday work, 7 cents per hour extra.

Disputes to be submitted through representatives of the Association to the General Superintendent and if no agreement is reached, General Manager to be called in.

In case of any member of the union being suspended or discharged, Company to grant an interview to the Grievance Committee, and man if found not to be at fault to be reinstated and paid for time lost.

MAY, 1922

Wages: Per hour-Machinists, 522 cents; machinist helpers, 442 cents; blacksmiths, 5112 cents; blacksmith's helpers 442 cents; painters, 572 cents; carpenters, 522 cents; pitmen, 432 and 472 cents; controller men 472 cents; car placers, 39 and 442 cents; car cleaners, 40 and 422 cents; store men, 442 cents.

HAMILTON, ONT.-HAMILTON STREET RAILWAY COMPANY, AND THE AMALGAMATED ASSOCIATION OF STREET RAILWAY EMPLOYEES OF AMERICA, No. 107. Agreement to be in effect from February 16, 1922 until December 31, 1922, and thereafter on 30 days' notice of termination or alteration.

Company to treat with employees members of Association through repre sentatives.

Wages: Per hour-conductors and motormen-first year, 38 cents; second year, 42 cents; third year and thereafter, 48 cents.

Overtime and legal holidays, time and one-half; Sunday work which is not overtime, 7 cents extra per hour.

Two hours to be minimum time per

run.

Hours per day in train service, for regular men, minimum, 8; maximum 912.

Extra and relief men to be paid a guaranteed minimum wage of $8. per week. On an extra man failing to report, company not to be required to pay this wage.

Men on snow-plows, sweepers and sand-cars to be supplied with overalls and paid 5 cents extra per hour. Men training students, 25 cents extra per day or part of day. Work for extra men to be divided as nearly as practicable equally between them.

Motormen and conductors to hold promotion in accordance with continuous age in the service, and to have right of selection of run in accordance with age in the service.

Ne regular man to be compelled to do extra work after finishing his day's run if spare men are available.

Men in service for one year to be supplied with uniform, company paying one-half. After two years' service, one uniform per year to be furnished free. Uniform overcoats to be furnished not oftener than once in two years.

If any member of the association is suspended or discharged, company's representatives to grant an interview to grievance committee. Man if not at fault to be reinstated and paid for time lost.

Differences or disputes to be submitted through Union representatives to the General Superintendent, and if the two parties cannot agree, to the General Manager.

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Trainmen in service for one year to be supplied with a uniform suit, company paying half cost; after two years' service of trainmen, uniforms to be given free.

Regular crews after finishing runs not to be required to do extra work if extra men are available.

Passenger trainmen to receive 25 cents extra per day or part day when training students.

Nine hours to constitute a day's work for men called for extra work. Hours of regular trainmen on regular freight and passenger runs, 10 per day.

Wages, per hour-trainmen-1st 6 months, 33 cents; 2nd 6 months, 38 cents; 2nd year, 42 cents; thereafter, 48 cents. Overtime, time and one-half.

PORT ARTHUR, ONT.-PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR-Schedules of wages and working conditions, not signed or accepted verbally by employees, but in effect from March 16, 1922.

to 45 cents; night barn foremen, $115 per month, assistant, $100 per month.

Civic Schedules.

MEDICINE HAT, ALTA.-SCHEDULE OF WAGES FOR THE YEAR 1922-Per month -Chief Civic officials, $125-$225.

City Treasurer's and Assessor's Departments; Accountants and Cashiers, $135-$180; Machine operators, $110 and $142.50; Stenographers, clerks, etc., $70$120.

Police

Department:

Constables, $107.50-$125; Sergeants and detectives, minimum, $135; Pound keeper, $115; Uniforms, greatcoats, boots, gloves, etc., supplied.

Fire Department: Assistant chief, $135; Captain, $125; Lieutenant, electrician, $120; foremen, drivers, $100 to $110; Uniforms, mackinaws and caps supplied.

Electrical Department: journeymen 80 cents per hour.

Power plant; Per month-engineers, $157.50 and $215; labour, 50 cents per

Port Arthur Civic Railway, Transpor- hour. tation Department.

No change has been made in the working conditions from those in the agreement as effective from June 16, 1920,

summarized in the LABOUR GAZETTE for July, 1920, page 904.

The new wage schedule is as follows: Per hour-conductors and motormen, first six months, 45 cents; next eighteen months, 472 cents; over two years, 50 cents; operators on one man cars, 3 cents extra per hour.

Car Barn Employees.

The working conditions are the same as those in the agreement as effective from June, 16, 1920, summarized in the LABOUR GAZETTE for July, 1920, pages 903-4. The new wage schedule is as follows: carpenter, machinist, 572 cents; painter, 55 cents; pit men 472 and 53 cents; new employees and labourers, 40

Public Works Department. Per month Stenographer, $80; janitor, $110; public works foremen, $130-$170; stablemen, $100; carter, pipe layers, $115; street cleaners, $105. Per day-labourers, $4; teamsters (ten hours) $5.

Sanitary Department: Per month Scavengers, etc., $115-$120; caretaker, $80-$100.

Gas Department: pipe fitters, lamp repairers, $120; labourers, $4 per day.

Parks Department-parks foremen, $125; market master, $80; market cleaner, $75; parks labourers, per day $4.

REGINA, SASK.-SCHEDULE OF WAGES FOR YEAR 1922.

Heads of Departments, Per month, $208.33-$416.66.

Treasurer's Branch, Per month:
Cashiers,
Cashiers, accountants, bookkeepers

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