New-York tribune., 1903-06-26
UNITE TO CALL ALL OUT.
LABOR RUPTURE HEALED.
Drcers Withdrasc-Strike TO BE
Extended To-day.

Tho tD-o factions Of the old Board of Building
Trades are expected to reunite to-day undef Ihe
old officers fight as one body the EFFORTS OF tiie
Building Trades Employers Association as
q preliminary TO this the Building Maperlal
Drivers Union and the Building Material
raadlers- Union agreed yesterday TO withdraw
Voluntarily from the old Board OF Bullolns
Trades so that there would be no obstacle IN the
way Of the two boards again becoming one
II was the recognition Of the Building Ma
terial Drivers and Building Material DRIVERS
Union by the old board that led TO the smut
down in the yards of the Building Maternal ana
r,,-,ter Dealers Association. and this shut
down was declared off when sixteen OF the
unions of skilled trades seeded from the board
- +o-r,ad the BOARD of Building Trades Me
cban;cs. The remaining unions in the old board
.be, decided 10 stand by the building material
drivers and handlers
The announcement that the two unions had
agreed voluntarily 10 retire from the oid poaIu
was made after a meeting of the latter hepo III
T3-evoort Hall FIfty-fourth-st.. near Thlro-aNe"
--ae,erdsx The two trades will remain organ
tied but as independent unions. The Board OF
Building Trades Mechanics met in a saloon al
FYrty-fourth-st. and Third-ave-. while the other
<.c+5o, v-as in session. When told that the two
unions of unskilled trades would leave the oiu
hoard the new board announced that 1t was
soon as II was officially assured that the two
unions about which the trouble occurred had
left il Preparations will be made to-day Ior
reuniting the two boards.
Both boards appointed strike committees
which will call on the men on all contracts
Of members Of the Building Trades Employers
Association where men are still at Work 1hese
contracts are principally buildings which were
released from the shutdown by the emergency
committee Of the association because or for-
5eit1,re clauses in the contracts f1ning the con-
tractor for every day over and above the tlne
fixed for the completion Of the work and the
.ir7e of its actual completion The committee
mill also order strikes on all contracts in out
side cities of members OF the Building Trades
En1ployers' Association 10 force it to With
draw its plan Of arbitration
twas admitted by both employers and unions
Yesterday that the new fight now on will be
tonight TO the bitter end and each side Will do
its best TO win.
Sam" Parks is the chairman Of the strike
committee appointed by the old Board OF Build
ing Trades, and his appearance yesterday again
in his warpaint infused new courage among ms
followers The chairman Of the strike commit
tee of the Board Of Building Trades Mechanlcs
is Alexander Nelson. OF the stone Cul'sIs sa9-
r,ending ARRANGEMENTS for amalgamaJon 10 or
der strikes on every building where men are
working for members OF the bullulhs 1IdueS
Employers Association -,
Independent Of the strike committees the
other members Of both boards can also order
strikes of their respective trades. when the
-v-o boards are reunited the two strike commit
ices viii he lgamated-
II was said by the delegates of the old Board
of Building Trades that the George A ruler
company had decided to have no connection
with the Building Trades Employers Assocla-
ton It was also declared that the firm would
make independent agreements With the unions
and that ii. was expected that work would pc
resumed on the contracts of the firm on Monday
A member Of the press committee OF the
Building Trades Employers Association was
asked Yesterday what he had to say TO TINS
statement. He replied:
considering the source this informa ton came
from have no comment TO make on it
Judge Mcconnell of the Fuller Company, de-
clined to talk the subject.
Several unions in the building trades reported
Yesterday that al their regular meetings they
rejected the plan of arbitration.
Il was said last night by official Of the
Housesmiths' Union that hitch between the
Fuller Construction Company and one of the
biggest hosting companies in the city would
result in the laying off of several thousand men
rer1porari rily. The difference between the Fuller
.-ornranv and the hosting company was said TO
have been mistaken for attempt on the part
o4 the Building Trades Mechanics Association
10 call the union off all of the Fuller con-
etr1lCfion work