New-York tribune., 1901-06-17
DELEGATES CHARGE BAD FAITH
THEY TELL. c. p. U THAT TUNNEL CON
TRACTORS VIOLATE AGREEMENT-"TOO
MUCH TAMMANY." THE CRY.

Complaints were made at Yesterdays meeting OF
| the Central Federated Union of more trouble In
the rapid transit tunnel which may altogether
upset the agreement recently entered into by the
Joint arbitration committee Of the Central Fed
Grated Union and the rapid transit contractors.
Tho war cry Of TOO much Tammany politics" was
raised in reference these and other complaints
by a number of delegates. The principal COM
plainant was James Green. delegate of the Rock
Drillers and Tool sharpeners Union. who charged
that the rapid transit had already Nio
lated the agreement.
The agreement provided that all the strikers
were to be renstated within twenty-four hours
after the strike settled" he said. and be paid
their former wages. II they did not get their
former work. Some members of my union who
were taken back were put to work as laborers' but
were paid our union wages of s. 10 a day. In day
two the contractors said this much for
them. and said the men would have 10 take 81 so a
DAY lose their positions
Green also said that Hobrook Cabot & Daily. who
have the contract for the Union Square section, had
put five non-unon men 10 work in violation of
the provisions of the agreement Other contractors
We're following their example. he declared.
Remarks made about politics having
much do with city matters. William J. o. Brien,
chairman of the Central Federated Union
mttee. said that the alleged violations of the
agreement 10 him. written complaint
should have been made 10 the committee.
1T is too early in the game" he continued for
either side violate the agreement. If the con-
tractors have violated the agreement the commit
Tee will have TO demand that the agreement is OBJ
served. and If they do not remedy the grievances
declare the agreement off. The entire trouble
would then begin over again in form than
before
Green. who appeared to be very angry with the
contractors reiterated his charges and promised
TO send written statement of the grievances to the
committee. He said that his union had a strike on
thirteen outside contracts the eight hour work
dav. He had a special complaint against employers
who had city contract in Sxty-sixth-st. between
Columbus and Eighth lie said these con-
tractors were violating the eight hour law. He
also charged that there was negligence in the boiler
inspection department.
1T is not the contractors have to fight I,ut
Iammany Hail. said Delegate McConville. of the
Safety Engineers Union. ''Tammany is RESPONSE
bic for many of these grievances
=. j. McNulty, of the Holsters and Drivers Union
of the Street Cleaning Department, complained
that seven hundred street cleaners had been laid
off by the department for The men
very badly needed he said. and the state
ment that the appropriation is not enough for The
department is perfect nonsense"
il declared by number of the delegates that
Tammany Hall was also responsible for the condi-
tion of the streets and the discharge of street
cleaners. committee consisting OF Delegates
Pallas. Healey and O'Brien was appointed to in
vestigate che matter.