The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-10
GOING TO HEAD OFF STRIKES.
4 LOCKOUT IN TIE BUILDING TRADES
AT THE FIRST SIGN OF TROUBLE.

No More Sympathetic Strikes " the Eus-
pioyers' Organization Can Help tt
Scramble of strikers for Their old Jobs.
The defeat OF tho Board OF Walking Dele
gatos in the series OF strikes eainst the Build
ing Material Dealers Association was followed
yesterday morning by II general scramble Of
tho men for their old Jobs. That the defeat
amounted to complete rout was shown by
the fact that the men were told to go back un-
der any conditions.
As the building contractors we're anxious to
nnish the work on buildings which ought to
have been completed before this time. most Of
tho men we're taken back at the old scale Of
wages and under the old conditions. A num-
Der OF the building material handlers whose
places were filled by nom union men will have
to look for new Jobs. There will be no moro
general building strikes for some time to
come. however. as this defeat has been n
severe blow to the prestige OF the walking
delegates.
At tho meeting OF the Board OF Walking
Delegates yesterday it was said that. as no
com plants had come in. the mon were pre-
sumaby all at work again. President John
Tasker looked tired. and Secretary Clayton
was making out long list Of delinduents.
President Tasker was asked what led to the
failure OF the strike. He said that In tho first
mace. the housesmiths for whom the whole
trouble was made. had gone back to work.
and. in the second place. the trainers had
S Snt awsy 50 Strike '' eou' 40
what becomes OF the strike against tho
Jackson Architectural Iron Works" was
"oh, guess that has ,,, gone n into the sour"
Grievance arises. Pm glad the whole things
Wal Walking Delegate Johnson Of the Elevator
NJ ~ a anpn at n
He said the question OF the breaking away OF
the German trainers would come up at the
reg I, Should not be sYrprlSsd i; they were e1
he continued haze been sSs
pended 50 III the boar that
pis3riet 1Asssemby s5$. w6ioh Tho Board q
Walklin ngssS ans Master WORKMAN ieks
might talk Of continuing the strike now, but
w9s
MAS Master r' Workman HIcks was very angry be.
believed n d tho Board OF Walking Delegates were
not sincere in their support of tn, strike. and
they fHvs
"A A NESTING OF D. A. 25s was held in Central "a;
cisliy denied. It is not believed that they have
Of HG to G afs
taiE about Continuing the strike.
The United Building Trades. an organiZa-
tion composed OF employers associations.
which was formed about six months ago. has
strike 1t has obtained absolute control OF the
building trades. and has formed a plan to
head of ali strikes by stopping oil building
operations at the first sign OF trouble. This.
tho mem bers say. they arc in position to do.
and they declare that there will be- no more
sympathetic strikes in New York.
1t is said that it was through the United
ended SO suddenly. The associations repre-
sented in the United Building Trades are:
Marble Workers Employers Association.
Blue Stone Dealers Association. Master Car
penters' Association. the Iron League: Var
nishers Employers Association. Cabinet.
Architectural Iron Manufacturers, Tin and
Sheet Iron Roofers' Employers Association.
Stonesetters' Employers Association Master
Painters Association. and Building Material
Dealers Association.
The UntedBuilding Trades does not discrim-
mate against unions. and the EMPLOYERS con
cede the right to belong to a union to tho
to a strike they say they will put on the screws
by ordering such n lockout as tho men will
have cause to remember.
The building material dealers said yesterday
that they took little interest in tho strike gem
orally. as they had ex pected it soon to collapse.
said he was all right all along. He had heard
that the men made bee line for their Jobs
yesterday morning.
Tho arguments used to have the strike de-
clared off were said to be strong. but what
took place at the secret meeting OF the Board
made public. All that was known outside was
that the eating stormy