Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-04
END OF A LONG STRIKE
Secretary 0'Day, Of the International
Bricklayers' Union,
TRYING TO REACH A COMPROMISE
Good Prospects for Busy Building Season
This Summer.
FIFTY MEN DISCHARGED AT BRADDOCK

Before the week closes the end of the
long-drawn-out strike of the Bricklayers
Union of Pittsburg may be reached. I. was
strike that cost $50, 600 and one that was
bitterly fought.
For the past week Secretary O'Day, Of
the international Bricklayers' Union, has
been in this city trying to effect a settle
ment of the strike. OF his business and sue
cess, Edwin G. McGraw, of the firm of Nc
Graw Bros, brick manufacturers, last night
said:
"Mr. O'Day has had q conference with
the strike committee of the Builders Ex-
change, and he is in favor of bringing the
trouble to an end. He suggested that the
Exchange would yield one point and the
union the other nine. He was promptly
informed that the Exchange would not sub
NIT to any compromise. 1t had stood the
battle last year and could keep it up for al
indefinite period.
Brickiayers willing to Compromise.
'tMr. O'Day went over the books Of local
Union No 2. He had been told from time
to time that the men were all standing firm,
but the examination of the books did not
since Mr.. O'Day came here that If a suitable
compromise could not effected the nat
ional organization would extend aid to pro-
long the strife. This is foolishness, mas
Pittsburg men cent directly. The con-
stftution of the union says that more than
three or four unions cannot go on a strike at
one time, if they wish to draw benefits from
the National body 1t is well known that a
dozen or more unions went out a t once last
May. Or course the Pitrsburg men have
received great deal of money. probably as
much as $50.000 Most of 1t came through
donations. Unions all over the country
would vote to send sums to the relief of the
Pittsburg men, but the national body could
not send one cent.
What the Men Struck For.
''The strike was a foolish one from its in
ception. Most of the men were receiving "a
and "A so a day for their work, and where
the man was exceptionally good he was paid
men thought they all ought to
Then they did another foolish thing in
trying to bring out the hod-carriers. am
glad to say that the hod-carriers did not
come out, but kept on working.
Tomorrow the building season will
open in Pittsburg and Allegheny. and
think a there De are sban brighter there Sss
been for years. i do not look for any labor
troubles this year, but even if there are they
will avail their organization nothing. The
Builders Exchange of Pittsburg has come
to stav, and every day it is making its organ
ization more effective.
Ready With Outside Labor.
"Last year the strikers made themselves
felt early in the game. but this year they
would stand no show. Every brick con-
tractor in the city Of PIttsburg has re-
source of outside labor to draw from on a
days notice. Every one of them has a list
of from to Is good bricklayers, whom they
can summon at any time.
"The building season is being kept back
considerably this year by the bad streets.
In many parts of the city It is impossible to
haul materials. Excavations are also pro-
crossing slowly for the same reason. know
there is much to be done from the fact that
so many orders are being placed for build
ing materials. The brickmakers belonging
to the Brickmakers' Exchange all report
that they have sold their outputs for the
next four months in advance"