The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-02

Yesterday morning the carpenters,
plasterers and sheet metal workers re-
mained away from their usual places |
of employment because their employ |
ers did not concede the demands made |
upon them.
There was no disorder of any kind. |
The men simply remained away from |
work pending n settlement of the diff |
ferences between themselves and their |
employers.
The Building Trades council at its |
meeting last night took action that is
very encouraging to them, the strikers
say
Up to a late hour last night the gem
eral situation of the strike instituted
by the carpenters remained unchanged
About 500 men answered roll-call at 9
a. m. in Carpenters hall, on Wyoming
avenue, indicating that many had come
out, but before nightfall about fifty
men had been placed at work by con-
tractors not associated with the Mas
ter Builders Exchange. 1t was also
announced that as many more will go
to work today. Every man, of course,
goes to work on the basis of the rules
of the unions.
AS regards the tinnerst or those work.
ers who have unioniAnd themselves
under the head of the Amalgamated
Sheet Metal Workers, their strike
seems to be nearing a settlement.
Three Master Timers, T. +. Leonard.
c. L. Battin and j. ]. Howley, granted
the demands and their men will go
back to work today. This will affect
about one third of the number of sheet
metal workers now out on strike.
PLAsTERERs AFFECTED.
AS was expected, the plasterers were
affected by the going out OF the car
penters yesterday morning, or in other
words, the plasterers cannot very we'll
work unless the carpenters do. There
upon the union known as Union No.
| 100, Operative Plasterers' International
association of the United States and
Canada, decided that the demands they
| had made several weeks ago might as
well be struck for, because they had
not been granted. So they went on
strike. From the fact that their posi-
| ton is so closely associated with the
| carpenters, the situation so far as they
are concerned remains also unchanged.
The plasterers' demands in the main
are identical with those of the car
penters, excepting the wages, which
in their case is 40 cents per hour. This.
as in the other instances, is a five per
| cent increase.
AS is the case when a strike is on,
the unions We're represented by watch
ers all day yesterday to prevent the
influx of non-union workers. So far
as could be ascertained, no such in
fluX occurred.
The most important event yesterday
was the special meeting of the Build
ing Trades council held last night in
Carpenters hall. This meeting was
called for the purpose of considering
the bearing that the carpenters'-tin
smiths -plasterers' strike would have
upon other unions affiliated with the
council and even other unions not actu-
| ally affiliated, but in such a position
as to be effected or to affect the ones
now out
HAD A LONG SESSION.
The meeting was in session about
three hours and the situation was dis
cussed from every possible point OF
view. 1t was decided that the rep
resentatives or delegates from each
union to the council be directed to call
a special meeting of their union and
there at decided whether or not the
union should support the unions al
ready out. A special meeting of the
| Building Trades council will be held
Sunday morning in Carpenters hall to
receive the reports from these dele
gates
This practically means that wherever
the interests of one union in the coun-
ell is affected, all will be, and all will
act as one, The rule that no union
man, no matter what class of work
that man may be identified with, shall
work on job wherever a non-union
man, no matter what work he may be
employed to do, is engaged, will in
all probability, be enforced.
In other words, a general tie-up in
the building trades is very eminent as
result of the meeting held last night.
MORNING MEETING.
The first order of business for the
day among the carpenters was the roll
call at Carpenters hall at a. m. Near
ly every member of the two unions af-
fected responded Many could not re
spond. from the fact that for a few
days or a few weeks there will be some
of the carpenters working on jobs that
were contracted for previous to March
l, 1899.
When the rOll-call was completed. Il
was announced to the men that IN,
policy of the leaders representing the
: men in the movement was tc observe
the rules OF good behavior, 10 make nc
demonstrations, and, so far as possible
not to gather in groups in public places
and so conduct themselves as to in
duce public criticism. This announce
ment met with hearty approval by tn,
men. Another purpose of the roll-cal
is TO list the men who are to receive
aid during the strike from the unions
Little else was done at this meeting
and the men departed. either to looI
after some private matters, or, as some
stated, Ito do a little tlnkering a
home"
/. During the course of the day, tn,
men dropped in at the Building Trades
; council headquarters at 400 Lackawan
ma avenue to see how affairs were pro
crossing. In all instances everythin,
J was quiet and there were scant hap
penings to indicate the existence of ;
Strike"
Several contractors doing work on |
small scale came to headquarters and
in some cases either actually engaged
, men, or on the other hand, simply as
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