The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-14
Second Week Of Fight for
New Scale Finds Labor
Men Victorious.
MASTER MASONS ACCEPT
Action Of the New York
Painters Has Greatly Aid
ed Hudson Men in
the Fight.

The second week of the fight for the en-
forcement of the new wage and hour
schedules Of several Of the industries al
He'd with the United Building Trades
Council Of Hudson County began this
morning under conditions that promise an
early settlement Of the few existing dlfEi-
culties.
The battle has beeriNwon by all Of the In
dustries throughout the county except the
carpenters of Bayonne and the painters
Of North Hudson and Hoboken. and the
backbone of the opposition in these cases
has been practically broken.
The demand of the stone masons Of
North Hudson for $3.50 a day ard the
abolition Of the jumping out system has
been compromised by the Master Masons
agreeing to accept the new schedule as
soon as the work they had contracted for
under the old system was completed.
They also aceeded to the increase for
Iaborers to s2.75 day.
The piasterers got their Saturday half
holiday-all they asked-without a single
man losing a days work. and but little
difficulty was experienced by the laborers
except in North Hudson
The tar. felt and waterproof roofers de-
mands met with no opposition anywhere
It was announced this morning that
Boss Painters Otto Burchardt Of No. SIG
Washington street. Hoboken: Ermisch. OF
No. 791 De Mott street. West Hoboken
and CRUDE of Union Hill. had accepted
the schedule. It was also stated that the
demand for men of that trade was al
rfeady in excess of the supply and that
applications for over twenty-five journey
men had been received from Bosses Eieh-
ner, Henlen. Burchardt. Runton & Son
and others who are working under the
new schedule
The same condition prevails among the
1 carpenters. there being places ready for
all the Bayonne members Of the craft now
out of work.
Matters are in such good shape this
morning that the executive board. which
was in session all last week, did not
meet They will meet tonight. however.
and receive reports from the exeeutive
boards of the painters and carpenters who
have been in session all day at Councii
Hall
Aside from the Bayonne fight in which
/ q majority of the master builders OF all
/ trades are banded together 10 resist the
new carpenters -scsreduIe: the Aght may
be said to have been won. The opposition
in North Hudson and Hosoken TO the
I painters schedule Is not nearly az strong
and daily members of the boss painters
association. who started to fight the de-
mands Of their journeynen. are giving in
The action of the Amalgamated Paint
| ers of New York in supportin the
Brotherhood painters of this county gives
a good illustration of the perfection union-
ism in the building lines has attained in
recent years The two organizations are
rivals. but when the assistance Of the
Amalgamated men was asked by the
Hudson county painters all differences
were forgotten On Saturday. General
Agent Bull and two other representative
of the New York body visited Hoboks
North Hudson and Bayoune and with-
drew every Amalgamated painter the
bosses had hired to teke the places OF the
local strikers. In addition. notice was
served on every member Of the New York
Organization not to take work in this
county while the strike is in progress.
About sixty men IN all quit work at the
order Of the Metropolitan agents.
This it is believed will practically end
the painters fight, as men cannot now be
secured by the bosses unless scabs are
hired.
The carpenters difficulty in Bayonne
has been from the first the most serious
one. and at tonight's meeting the execu-
tive board of the Building Trades Council
will probably resort to drastic measures
to bring about settlement number
Of the contracting carpenters have &C
ceded to the demands of their journeymer
ana in retaliation the Master Buildins
Trades Protective Association viii with,
draw the men of every other industry
which they control, and which are not on
strike. To meet this unusual condition is
the serious problem that confrents the
Building Trades Council and its allied
crafts
A special meeting of the Plumbers Dis
trict Council has been called for Council
Hail tonight, when the matter of supply
ing members of the craft to contractors
who have allowed the carpenters sched-
ule will be considered. 1t is probable that
arrangements will be made to have
number of the Essex County plumbers
who are on strike come here to supply
the demands The other allied industries
may take similar action. which cannot
but have the effect of defeating the plans
of the Bayonne Association to tie up all
building operations where the work IS be-
ing done by contractors not identified
with their organization.
Truck Drivers Organizs.
About fifty drivers employed at carting
building materials formed temporary
organization at Froemchen's Hail. New
York avenue and Union street. Union Hili,
on Saturday night. They will apply 70 the
Building Trades Council for affiliation on
Wednesday evening next and will hold an
other meeting to perfect their organiza-
tion and elect officers on next sunday
afternoon at two o'clock.
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