The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-15
HAS SCARED BUILDING UNIONS,
REVOLT OF THE EMPLOYERS ~
NOT WHAT THEY EXPECTED.
Building Trades Board Members Admit
That They Made Mistake in Backing
tho ExtortiOnate Demands OF I'm.
skilled LabOr-WOuld Like to Quit Now.

That They Made Mistake in Backing
the EStortiOnate Demands OF I'm.
skilled LabOr-WOuld Like to Quit Now.
The stand taken by the emplo Dying Or
ganizations In the building trades, which
have decided that the time has come when
the arbitrary demands Of the labor unions
must be checked, has thrown a scare into
the United Board OF Building Trades. It
was through the Endorsement OF this board
that the Building Material Drivers we're
able to strike and the Team Drivers Union
In turn could call out its members to sup
port demand for an increase Of wages
under arbitrary conditions.
Members Of unions In the skilled trades
are now beginning to ohafe at the idleness
imposed on them by the strikes OF the
unskilled workers. A great number Of
these are anxious TO 60 to work. and it was
learned yesterday on unquestoned au-
thority that the Board of Building Trades
has realized. as the Central Federated Union
did In the case Of the rockmen and exca-
vators that 1t has made q great mistake
well-known member Of the Building
Trades Association said yesterday that
individual members Of the board have been
calling on individual members Of the Build
ing Material Dealers Association and
other employers affected. and talking to
the effect that they are tired Of the present
state Of affairs and realize that they have
been wrong. He continued
There are many members in the Board
Of Building Trades who admit confidentially
repudiate the claims of the building material
drivers. They inimated yesterday that
something must be done to end the present
trouble, in fact that something must break,
and l have 1t on good authority that some
thing will be doing in few days believe
that by Monday the team drivers as well
as the building material drivers will be
back at work in many of the yards"
committee of five, consisting Of l.. K
Prince Of the Prince 4 Kinkel iron works,
ine Trades Association; Charles L. E 1dlit
Of Marc Eidlitz 4 Son; Vincent c. King and
Henry w, Miller, has been appointed TO
arrange for the general meeting of en-
ployers in the building trades. to take place
this III evening at the Building, Trades Club;
Dealers associations will be represented,
not as associations, but by individuals.
A meeting OF the Master Carpenters
Association passed a resolution yesterday
pledging the association to stand by the
Building Trades Association in resistance
to union tyranny. This resolution was also
passed after the strike Of the Brotherhood
OF Carpenters against the Amalgamated
Society had been fully discussed;
Resolred. That the Master Carpenters As
forbids the max ing OF an agreement by any
OF It's members binding him or them in writ
ing or otherwise. which would be in favor OF
the unemployment Of any person qualified
to do the work required of him.
Lewis Harding of the association said
that this meant that the association refused
to make any agreement to employ only |
The resolution left them free to employ |
non-union carpenters II they chose, but |
hey had no intention Of doing this. They |
simply were not going to be used as a club |
BY one union fighting another.
Numbers OF her strikes of rival unions
are In progress just now, and it will be the
object OF the meeting tonight to take such
1rastio action as will end these conflicts
There is mix-up between
he Structural Iron Workers, the Eccentric
Engineers Union and the Portable Hosting
sngineers Union, which has led o all three
icing on strike in great number of build
ngs. 4 we'll known builder said regarding
he strikes:
II q hoisting engineer tried to tighten
crew in his machine, it would be in violation
4 the union rules and might cause st rike.
The janitor might be able to repair it by
tightening the screw, but that would not do.
70 conform to trade union rules, a member
" IIle 1nt6TnatlOIlaI ASSOCIATION NaClln. |
SITS would have to be called in to do work
which would occupy probably from two
What We have to meet
A. E. Pelham Of the Pelham Operating
company. which supplies hod-hoisting
ngines and engineers for most buildings
rected In Manhattan and The Bronx, says
hat these engineers sometimes make very
Ugh wages Said he
The hosting engineers are paid IS a
lay for regular work and double wages
or overtime. 1t Is not uncommon that
his overtime enables them to earn $40 or
80 a week altogether. 1t can be shown
" the books that Harry Brown, president
Z the Hosting Engineers Union, in work.
ng on the John T. Williams Building at 81
William street, recently pulled out 500 for
is week 3 wages. i think this shows what
men can earn who are willing to work"
Members Of the Board Of Building Trades
aid yesterday that six Of the schools now
eing erected in Manhattan and The Bronx
we're getting all the necessary lumber.
1incent c. King Of the Building Trades
explained this by saying:
All there is In this Is that one member Of
he Lumber Dealers Association sent load
I lumber to the Morris High School at. teeth
Mistake in sending it there and, realizing
or that was delivered
The Mason Builders Association de-
ided last night that It's members should
tend to-night's general meeting Of EN-
loyers in the building trades as indi-
iduals. This action was taken because
he meeting could not agree on delegates
o represent the association