. The National Civic Federation review . your Arbitrator to ignore these facts,it is neither wise nor practical to take from work-ers long-establisbed conditions. It is therefore ordered that no change be madein the hours constituting a work day, or work night. The publishers also asked that the time inwhich work should be performed be changed tohave day work from 6 A. M. to 6 P. M., insteadof 8 A. M. to 6 P. M., and night work from 6P. M. to 6 A. M., instead of 6 P. M. to 3 A. M.,with the third shift from 3 A. M. to 10 A. This point they lost too, Mr. Morri-son holding tliat the
. The National Civic Federation review . your Arbitrator to ignore these facts,it is neither wise nor practical to take from work-ers long-establisbed conditions. It is therefore ordered that no change be madein the hours constituting a work day, or work night. The publishers also asked that the time inwhich work should be performed be changed tohave day work from 6 A. M. to 6 P. M., insteadof 8 A. M. to 6 P. M., and night work from 6P. M. to 6 A. M., instead of 6 P. M. to 3 A. M.,with the third shift from 3 A. M. to 10 A. This point they lost too, Mr. Morri-son holding tliat the custom of 28 years shouldnot be upset, and saying it would be a mostregrettable decision because of the resultant up-heaval of the workers social life. The pub-lishers, however, retain their old right to callthe printers to the office for any unforeseen rea-son or emergency before the hours specified inthe limitations. Naturally a large; part of Mr. Morrison s find-ings is devoted to the wage increase! this he says in part:. FRANK MORRISON. In supporting their demands for the wage increase,the Printers submit that they have never receiveda wage commensurate with the intelligence and skillrequired of them; that since 1914 the cost of livinghas increased more than 79 per cent, and duringthat period their wages have been advanced about15 per cent; that this increase of 15 per cent ismuch less than the increase granted other newspaperworkers; that it is small in comparison with theincreases received by the skilled and unskilled work-ers employed in other callings throughout the coun-try; that the newspapers of New York were neverso prosperous; that advertising has increased, not-withstanding the increase in rates, and that someof the newspapers have been compelled to refusemany columns of advertising each day; that untilrecently the newspaper printer was the highest paidin the printing trades and that the long period ofapprenticeship and the mental and physical strainu
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