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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1920
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92 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [September 3, We believe that the Groundsmen are entitled to and should have an eight hour day and they should have sufficient pay to enable them to live decently. The farm hands are not a part of our Organization and therefore do not come under the demands made by the Janitors Protective Union No. 15245. We sincerely hope that the Executive Officers of the U. of I. will give this matter their immediate attention and give the Committee of the Janitors an answer before September 1st so that this may be adjusted without further trouble or delay. We also believe that the U. of I. is justified in the minds of the tax payers of Illinois in making this new adjustment of the wage scale of the employees of the University. Yours truly, J. E. HARDING Representing the A. F. of L. Approved by Janitors Protective Union No. 15245 in a regular meeting held in Labor Hall Sunday P. M. August 25, 1918. FRED LANGHOFF, President R. L. SHIELS, Secretary August 27,1918 Mr. J. E. Harding, President American Federation of Labor, Champaign, Illinois DEAR SIR: I have your letter of August 25th, concerning the pay of the Janitors. I t would exceed the authority granted me by the Board of Trustees to comply with your demands, and therefore I can only answer by saying a favorable reply can not be given you by the date mentioned. Under the circumstances I am sorry I shall be out of the city for the next week or ten days on University business. I will refer the question of the application of the eight-hour law to Judge Harker for an opinion. Yours truly, J. M. W H I T E Supervising Architect August 27, 1918 Judge J. 0. Harker, Law Building DEAR SIR: The Janitors have made a demand for an increase in wages and for an eight hour In their demand they make the following argument: " Eight hours of labor between sun up and the setting of the sun shall constitute a legal days work in all mechanical trades, arts, and service by day, except farm employments, where there is no special contract nor agreement to the contrary. The University of Illinois has no moral right in my opinion to disregard this law." What is your opinion with reference to their proposition? Yours truly, day. J. M. W H I T E Supervising Architect
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