The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-18
10000 MEN GOING TO WORK.
BRTCKLAYERS AND CARPENTERS
SIGN WITH THE BOSSES.
Nine Unions OF Bricklayers and Twenty-Five
Carpenters Locals Agree to the Arbl-
tratiOn Scheme--sam Parks and His
Gang Stin Holding Out Against It.

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tratiOn scheme--sam Parks and His
Gang stun Holding Out Against It,
The end of the building shut down was
brought good deal nearer last night by
representatives Of the nine bricklayers'
unions Of Manhattan and The Bronx sign
ing an agreement with the Mason Builders
Association as to wages and conditions
and also signing the plan OF arbitration OF
the employers association.
This means that 5000 bricklayers will
return to work on Monday.
Late last night it was announced by
W. X. Fertig, secretary OF the employers
association, that the twenty-five locals Of
the Brotherhood OF Carpenters had signed
the plan Of arbitration and IA 900 carpenters
will also 60 to work on Monday. making
10000 In all, In addition to the 10000 or IS ,OOO
already at work
The representatives OF the bricklayers
who met the employers last night at 1929
Broadway were the representatives of the
unions on the joint Board Of Arbitration,
consisting Of nine members OF the Mason
Builders Association and member from
each Of the nine unions, which was dis
solved week or two ago after failing to
reach an agreement.
The bricklayers, who had been receiv-
ing IS cents an hour, demanded before
May last an advance to 70 cents and pro-
vision in new agreement by which all
foremen must join the union. The joint
arbitration board had several meetings,
ending in the employers rejecting both
demands The board was then dissolved
and all negotiations were declared of.
A week or two later the board was re-
organized and negotiations were resumed.
resulting in the representatives of the brick
layers agreeing to waive their demands and
to Accept an agreement ON the terms Of
last year. They also agreed to accept the
arbitration agreement Of the employers
association.
The nine unions, at meetings held on
Wednesday and Thursday, ratified this
action and the representatives Of the unions
were empowered to sign the two agree
ments.
Otto NJ. Edlitz, president of the Mason
Builders Association said last night that
though the housesmiths might retard
work by not signing the arbitration agree
ment 5000 of the 5000 bricklayers could
go to work at once. All the $4,000 carpen-
tiers will have work.
Tho Board Of Governors OF the Building
Trades Employers Association will meet
on Monday to take final action regarding
the unions which have not signed the ar
bitration agreement IL the board carries
out the spirit of resolution passed by the
association it will make arrangements to
start work and instruct the employers to
enter into individual agreements with en-
ployees whose unions have not signed the
agreement.
"TNis action has been fastened, said
l.. X. Prince yesterday, "by the number Of
letters We are receiving from individual
members Of unions who are anxious 70 go TO
work Many of these letters come from
mcmbers Of the Housesmiths and Bridge
mems Union"
Sam Parks attended the meeting Of the
Board of Building Trades yesterday and
addressed the reporters as follows after the
meeting:
you can say that the Housesmiths and
Bridgemen's Union will have its business
done by it's four delegates rs heretofore.
We're not going 10 place the union in the
hands of the employers by signing their
plan OF arbitration. You can quote Sam
Pa rSs. too, rs saying that our union won't
send committee to confer with the en-
ployers."