The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-25
UNION FIGHT BEGINS TO-DAY.
INSIDE IRONWORkERS FIRST TO
MEET THE STRUGGLE.
Their Delegates Ask the C. +. U. for Help
Against tho Iron League and the New
Builiers' Association and Get Pledge
Against working With Non. Union Men.

bulIOcbt AsSOCbatiOU SnO bot rIeu8o
Against working With Non.Union Men.
The organizations in the Central Fed
Grated Union were asked yesterday by the
delegates of the Inside Ironworkers'. the
Metal Polishers' and other unions whose
members are on strike against the Iron
League. to give them their support this
week because to-day the Iron League will
open its shops to all who choose to work. AS
told in the THE Sun last week. the strikers
have till June 1 to go back. II they fail
TO 20 their places will then be filed. The
delegate Of the Inside 1ronworkers said
yesterday that committee Of his organiza-
ton had tried 10 get the Iron League to
arbitrate the demands.
Il went with committee Of my organi-
zation to j. NJ. Cornell OF j. B. & j. M. Cor
nell, the most prominent firm in the Iron
League, and asked him to arbitrate the
demands" said the delegate. He abso-
lutely refused to consider arbitration, and
the fight is now on to a finish. We ask
that no other trades employed in the shops
consent to work with non-union men while
the strike lasts.
A similar statement was made by a dele"
gate OF the Metal Polshers' Union. He
said that the Iron League WAS very strong
organization. but the men would gain their
demands II the C. F. U. would give it's
support
A resolution was adopted calling on all
unions in the c. F. U to direct thei. mem
hers not to work with non-union metal
polishers or INSIDE ironworkers until the
strike is over The leagfe has already
announced that it will not grant the de-
mands
Nicholas Dutle, president Of the Inter-
national Association OF the Metal Polishers
and Brass Workers, Is here and will take
charge Of the strike as far as his union is
concerned There are now about 12,oO0
men on strike in the shops of the Iron League.
which is carrying out the plans Of the new
Building Trades Employers Association,
The Board Of Building Trades at its
cation for membership of the Broth erhood
Of Carpenters for membership. This appli-
cation is now in the hands Of tho boar d 9
credentials committee. The board Is not
particularly anxious to receive the Brother
hood. and the latter's non-sympathetic
ployers will probably be an effective bar
rier against its admission. Most OF the
Brotherhood men who were on strike
against the Amalgamated Carpenters
Society now consider the case hopeless
as far as this city is concerned, and stam-
pede of Brotherhood men to work on the
contractors terms is looked for at any,
time Frank Duffy. general secretary OF
the Brotherhood, who came here hoping
to settle the strike. has given it up and
gone away. go
The Board Of Building Trades will wait
till after Tuesday, when the Building Trades
Employers Association will organize per-
manently. before committing itsen TO any
specific action. member said yester-
day:
I'VE are not doing any talking juft now
We are letting the employers do the talking
lust at present. But unskilted men nave ;e
q country like this
Vice President Lewis Of the International
Team Drivers Union attended yesterdays
meeting OF the Central Federated Union
and made speech. He only told Of quar-,
rel between two unions Of hackmen. and
carefully avoided referring to the present
material drivers.