New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-05
STRIKE ON SCHOOL BUILDINGS GROWING
THE WALKING DELEGATES HAVE CALLED OUT
5000 MEN IN ALA PUBLIC STATEMENT
OF THEIR GRIEVANCES


The strike the public school buildings went
on yesterday. and the walking delegates have
about ended their work. All the men at work on
the school buildings below Fourth-st. on the East
Side and Kng-st. the West Side were called
out before p. m This call makes the number Of
men out 5000 The delegates reported the
result of their days work at the meeting which
was held Yesterday afternoon At this meeting
also. statement setting forth the grievances of
the $1,000 building workmen In this city was pre-
scented. The men vigorously protest against the
municipal authorities in their outrageous conduct
in allowing contractors to hire alien labor star
walton prices" The statement is in part as fol-
lows:
For several years past the work on buildings
under the supervision of the Board of Education
most INSCRIPTIONS employers. paying starvation
wages ana employing the most incompetent and
organization of this State secured the enactment
OF the law law by which only citizens OF the United
pal corporations therein.
Since the enactment of the law the members of
the various trades have waited patiently TO see it
enforced. and have repeatedly protested to the
have been awarded ' since Nay TO- and have been
informed by some that they did not know about
be d" We have investigated and found that in
most cases only one-half the standard rate Of
II has been reported repeatedly to this board by
the various unions that no attempt was hcinG made
resentlng different trades in the building industry.
Board Of Education The committee called in vain
the Board of Education. on Mr.. Snyder. superin-
tendent of Public Schools. and the Building Commit
tee. our committee next instructed TO see
Mayor Gi,roy and place the matter before hin. YER
bally. He informed the committee that We must
place the charge in writing. The committee sug-
Rested that he appoint some competent builder or
architect to go and examine some Of the work done
by these INSCRIPTIONS employers who do not pay
the prevailing rate Of wages and investigate oar
charges He declined to do
The wage-earners Of this city believe they are en-
titled fair treatment, and that the servants Of
the people should that the law Is enforced. and
believe that the contractor doing work under the
supervision OF the Board OF Education should pay
the same rate Of wages paid by other contractors.
We claim that the law should be enforced while the
work f. being done and not wait until the Work Is
finished before getting a decision.
All union promptly stopped work when nou-
fed and large numbers Of non-union mon and several
trades not represented in the Board Of Delegates have
also Withdrawn their meI. all know the condition
OF the public school work wages paid etc. and all
agree that the condition Of affairs exists at pres
ont on said work is Simply outrageous and a dis
grace 10 the city Of New-NOrk
Tomorrow strikes will be ordered on the new
building Of the Board II Eiucaton at Grand AMI
Elm SIS ani on all buildings in process OF con-
struction in the Annexed District. The strike on tnc
former would have been ordered yesterday. hri IN"
delegates arrived there too late - eaten the men
al work on the building. The delegates VIII meet
again tomorrow afternoon.