THE HISTORY OF TUNGSRAM 1896-1945 - MEK

TUNGSRAM.4-. »fe-"201905. The technical director Jozsef Pinter told theexecutive committee on 4 March, 1905 that the carpentershad threatened with strikes in case the following oftheir demands were not met.1. The company should employ a foreman, who iscompetent enough to run the carpentry workshopindependently.2. The piecework system should be abolished.3. The bottom hourly wage for carpenters, machineworkers and turners should be fixed in 40 fillers, and in24 fillers for female workers.4. Male and female workers should both receive a 25percent bonus every fortnight.5 Overtime work should be abolished. The hourlywage in case of overtime work called in exceptionalcircumstances should be raised by 50 percent if it iswithin the factory, and by 100 percent if it is outside thefactory.6. Wage penalties should be abolished.7. It is desirable that the mutual respect betweenworkers and foremen be observed.8. The company should recognize the workers' electedshop steward. , -' "•" -.9. Workers participating in a wage dispute can only belaid off in the next 6 months, if it can be proved thatthey did not report for work on their own accord.10. The labour exchange should take place throughemployment agencies.11. The work instructions should be given out by theforeman. -12. The work regulations should be displayed in theworkshop in an accessible spot. (90)The technical director, Jozsef Pinter told the workers'delegates that the management would discuss andremedy their complaints. The answer, however, didnot placate the workers. They called a meeting thatnight and decided that the 65 carpentry journeymenwould lay down the tools next morning, on 5 March.The strike ended on 17 April.The management conceded to the workers on severalpoints, and so the stoppage was not without anyresults:1. Although the piecework system stayed, the pieceratewas raised.2. The minimal hourly wage was fixed in 34 fillers.3. The management made a promise that it would pay25 percent overtime bonus in case the work endsbefore 8 o'clock p.m. in case of overtime work afterthistime, the management promised to pay a 50 percentbonus both to those working in piecework and to theday-workers.4. The management recognized the shop-stewardsystem.'.-*'•J"^\-i^