The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-21
CARPENTERS FIGHT
IS DECLARED OFP'


nized as an Independent organiza~
tion-Will Work Together Amic-
ably.
Philadelphia. May 2O.-The fight be-
tween the United Brotherhood CT Car
penters and Joiners and the Allieda
Building Trades League, which was
begun nearly three weeks ago, was
Officially declared off today. Ths
trouble arose over the refusal of ths
brotherhood to become affiliated with
the league in the campaign for an
eight t-hour work day With increased
wages. The brotherhood will be rec
ogni.ed as an independent organiza-
ton and the members will work to- /
gcther amicaby for the common good
of all. Whef. the movement for this
shorter hours was first put on foot. |
it was thought advisable by the build
ing trades to form one organization (
in which would be represented every
building trade In the city, so that ths
fight for shorter hours could be carried !
on more Systematically. 1t was ths
plan that where an employer OF one
trade refused the demands of tho
men all the other trades working on
the same operation should strike in
sympathy.
Thirty eight trades became affiliated
in the league, only two of the bia
trades, the biicklnyers and the car
penters. refusing to join. The brick
layers We're prevented because of al
technicality in their charter, but tha
brotherhood of Carpenters absolutely
refused To become associated. While
negotiations We're pending between the
! brotherhood and the league looking 20
| some 1micable arrangement, the re-
| lations between them became strained
! and resulted in the league ordering all
| it's members to refuse to work with
| a brotherhood carpenter and also putt
ting the latter in the same category
as non-urion men. This declaration ot
war caused many thousands of men,
| to lay idle for two weeks until last
Monday when the United Labor lea-
que stepped into the breach as peace-
maker. a truce for one week was de-
clared, and a committee appointed by
the labor league set to work patch
ing up the difficulty.
This committee reported today and
its decision was that the Allied Build-
ing Trades League should leave the
| BfOIneTHOOu Oh carpenters SeNoleiy
alone to work out it's own salvation..
The district council of the allied leagua-
met subsequent and accepted the rec-
concentrations of the committee, and
also passed q resolution that the menu
bers of the allied league could work on
any job where a brotherhood carpen-
ter was at work. This is practically
a victory for the carpenters, as their
position today is the same as 1t was
before the trouble started. The fight
for shorter hours with increased pay
has made considerable progress In fa-
vor of the workmen, notwithstanding
the clash between the workmen Them
selves. There are now less than four
thousand men on strike as result OF,
the refusal of masters to accede to the
demands of the unions. Every day ad-
ditional signatures are put TO the new
wage scales. The plumbers are meet
ing with the most stubborn resistance
about 700 men of that craft still being
idle.
The trouble between the unions had
q serious effect on many building op-
erations. Many builders had granted
the demands of the various trades
working on their operations, but tho
men would not return to work Where
brotherhood carpenters were employed.
This resulted in the builders engaging
non-union help to carry on the worH
until the warning unions had come ia
an agreement.