Hallman v. Painters District Council No. 38

Duckworth, Presiding Justice.

The evidence upon the interlocutory hearing shows that the painters were working for $1.40 per hour, as agreed between the employer and the representative of the labor union; that later the agent of the union notified the employer that the union would require payment of $1.75 per hour after April 1, 1947; and that the employer stated that he could not pay this amount, but made a counter offer of $1.50 per hour for a stipulated period of time and thereafter $1.75 per hour. The union rejected the counter offer and so notified the employer. No agreement having been…