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Show ‘ ' 9‘3' v 71""5121-151‘: ' ‘ ‘ premeiene affecting [the Unimreityunder tpgg{Ciofifififlfihfiiqmifi 373 ' f the State :35? Utah. "(copy filed and earth". minutes) I , The President read the, following, Inlettsr fromllre - ‘ Woolf, Director .r Physical Plant .nc ope-acme: Jun. 11"» 19108 ‘ Dre Ao‘ Ray inin President , University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Dear President Olpin: , A few months ago the Ihivereity discontinued a war time pr'act1ce of paying its craftsmen the wage scale prevalent in industry for soc-called new work. Under the practice a craltman received the University rate for maintenance work and a higher rate equal to or. approaching the unioon scale for new work.The discontinuance of. the praca tics has simplified time keeping and effected economies estimeted at. between 20 to 30 thousand dollars per year. . The saving .to the University has, of course, reduced the ~ income of the participating craftsmen in like mount. . . ' The discontinuance ofthe higher rate of pay no sulted in immediate dissatisfaction among the mrlmen. ‘ zseveral electricians, cabinetmakers, carpenters and paintere ' t -.have left, and discontent on the part of those remaining in , e on the increase. a:- Evans reported last weekthatseveral , ' more men, who havestoodby us during 1m week's rush in ' connection with grahation, would leave on or before July1 ' unless some increases in pay were granted. _ ‘ On Saturday Mr. Evans and Mr. Inblin both reported that the discontent has reached the stage where it :ie' prevalent among the foreman as well as among the men.- I k have asked to meet Mr. Evans and all foreman at 1.300 p.31. ‘ on Tuesday to inform than. of the university's difficult . financial condition for the coming year, tolearn their variants View points, and to 1end as much encouragement possible, not necessarily for the Mintsfuture but to |
