The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-08

r,cefipr OF the Building Trades
.su a be- held In Central Labor
s.sss~ haIl this evening. II II expected
80 action will be taken that will have
= i.novfaut bearing on the pending
...sas between the members OF the
ssuxsvss Exchange and the council.
- ~ prssent time there are about
- rsyuenters ard brleklayers out
49,. ~ from about twelve buildings in
ls~.sss al the city now under construc-
W. - contractors who refuse 10 sign
~ srnIe for laborers' wages that has
10. presented BY the trades council.
Ssxh sides are Arm and X has come to
. s.5nt il il stated, where one or the
49, m,,et Yield or prolonged strike.
Xs6sse many skilled mechanics. may be
n. s1suit. The building exchange at. a
Ss1srr held Saturday night passed res
Srflea not 70 sign the scale. This word
s~ 6een received by the council and to-
s7Shf Tits body will take action.
n Mbor headquarters last night the
xaowlng statement was made by a mem
~ a. the council:
fahesers' side Of Question.
49, unders.and that the Builders TX.
1890 has determined not TO sign the la
/. hs1sss scale. Well, the matter might as
~GlI h settled now as at any time. The
1u6es council will meet tomorrow night
n II II more than probable that it's ac-
Il IN - just as positive as that OF the
Mfh4nee. II must be brought to a head
a5f fhAt II once, or there Will be a long
~ and neither side wants TO see that.
IN conditions are these: A year ago
~ kNit6ing iahofers were receiving 81
2 NJ per day, when one firm pulled
e nom the scale and several Others
~ iDIlowed The result was a strike
0hieh vas settled By arbitration. This
6oHrht about the establishment OF a
~ Ehich II was agreed could only be
661nn BY either party giving thirty
~ notice This notice was given by
r. fraies council In August. and new
~ presented, the same as was In ex-
hl4nee ! year ago
N46n II tho scale the contractors have
60 AIRED 10 sign and which they have
Y2&C0d II would be hard to anticipate
n to|loM Of the council tomorrow night,
td1 Wopld be pretty safe to predict
~ ~ pcaiti0n taken by tho Builders
y14n&e viii call for prompt action on
H. TN ~ the council and II II not I'm
Md<111e hit that there will be n general
JN(fs entered until the contractors agree
i ed6teee the scale Of laborers' wages
" ~ n force prior TO the cut OF
nv Builders Exchange IL most POSI-
M u the course IL has decided TO pur-
~ msstinx was held SATURDAY. at
u<111 II was tho unanimous decision to
NCoN n accede to the demands OF the
Ne1M The following statement re.
y ~ soetsaetoYs. IL made by wellington
&N4 Decsstary of the Builders Eek.
csntractors Take stand.
81 Am l. ls0o. the building laborers
~ eeMnnd for an increase In wages
- ~ 10 $50 and $50 10 $500 per
lsGccr0lnx 70 Its classification which
Ind - refused. resulting in a strike
m11g 6etofAl days. On the 18th day Of
Avn ~ mutual agreement. thu ques-
~ ~ submitted TO d board Of arhitra-
efinG 81 w. h. Boone. Judge. j.
ey ana Samuel Rosenberg. who.
| aring evidence from all parties In
subscribed the following award,
! =. ~ gaxe scale for wheelers shall he
day and fer mortar makers g. $50.
hours. untIl the FRS. day 81 July,
& Aler said date wheeiers shall re-
ard mortar makers t2.Tb per
NIL December n. 1900. unless
4& hy mutual agreement or on
X tAys demand. and notice In writ
LM July ! BY either party. clearly
~ ne desired modification
w.. se1pfdaute with the above agree.
~ building iaborefs did, on Au-
n1fify the exchange that on Sep
Hsf theif wages would again be ad.
cents per day respectively,
a he EXCHANGE refused to grant.
uW terminating the agreement or
&4N efxhcFihed by she board Of arhi-
1871 on April ~ Tho builders were
payins higher scale of wages
M other class of men employing
henf and believing tho demands
tpfased rs body to bind them
f a&feeinent to pay any advance.
~ Y optional with the contractors
ans wages they chose.
Il eeqW these conditions members 90
Meaanse having work IN course ~
49,. seftlor which they desired to conf
". rapidly AZ possible. did efrer 10
~ scale ~ waves demanded hy the
.5;<< union. Having gained thls
,he fusl8ing Trades Csauaen made
s@shsr demand that said scale tie
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