New-York tribune., 1901-05-22
ARBITRA 7TON IN X. T. WORK.
AGREEMENT ON A BOARD To WHICH
LABOR DISPUTES SHALL BE
REFERRED.

Although John B. Mcdonald declared that
there were no complaints from workulen en-
ployed IN the rapid transit subway work. and
'here was no reason to expect that any of the
workmen would join in a strike some of the
workmen employed in the section in Broadway
north OF Forty -seventh-st. went on strike yes
terday The men were in the employ of Naugh-
ton & Co. and 1t said that Trey struck
out of sympathy with other employees of Naugh-
ton & Co. who had been engaged in rock drill
ing in Second-ave. The workmen In Second
ave. struck for eight hours lay 1t was said
by representative of Naughton & Co. that only
ten of the men employed in the subway work
went on strike. and adjustment of differences
had been agreed to. At the office of Mr.. Nc
Donald in the afternoon IT was said that the
action of a few employees of Naughton & Co.
was not regarded serious and that there
was no reason TO expect work the tunnel to
be delayed by a strike.
At meeting held yesterday afternoon in the
office of the Rapid Transit Subway Construc-
ton Company, in the Park Row Building, an
agreement reached between the Rapid
Transit Sub-Contractors' Association and the
Central Federated Union which will minimize
the danger of labor troubles the tunnel work.
The contractors were represented by Major
George w. McNulty. of Naughton & Co.; E. J..
Farrell. of Farrell & Hopper. and Frederick HoI-
brook of Holbrook Cabot & DAILY while William
J. OBrien, John ]. Palas and Edward Friday
represented the union.
The agreement provides for the establishment
Of permanent arbitration board. to consist of
an equal number of delegates from each orgaai-
cation, to which all disputes between employers
and employees the tunnel work are 10 be
referred.
The sub-contractors for the tunnel. 1t said
yesterday, are all paying union wages to en-
plOyes and observing the law which requires
that all municipal work shall be done in work
Ing days of eight hours. The sub-cOntractors.
1t was said, could not evade the provisions of
the law without danger of losing pay their
contracts. Some of the sub-cOntractors, il is
known. have several large private contracts on
hand. and in those contracts they are not bound
by the law. The rock drillers in NaughtOn &
Co.'S section of the subway did not strike on
account of personal grievances yesterday, II
was said. but solely in sympathy with other
men employed by the same firm in a contract
for railroad company. On Monday the sub
contractors reported TO John b. Mcdonald that
all the men employed in the subway work
COntented with their employment and would
strike.
A representative OF the Emmett Association
of Rock Drtliers and Tool SharpenerS of New
York said yesterday that demands the con-
tractors had been made some time ago The
contractors had been requested to send replies
on or before May l. and none of them had done
The demands of the association were for
the following concessions:
Two dollars seventy-five cents for eight hours
work.
Seventy cents an hour for all time in excess Of
eight hours.
Seventy cents an hour for all work on Sundays
and holidays; workmen to be paid on the Jobs
charged for overtime; payment for work on
Saturday afternoon.