The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-28
LOCKOUT The
CHIEF WEAPON
The s5OO,OO0,OOO Employers
Association Adopts New Plans.
TO CHECK The UNIONS
Methods Of Organization Decided Upon at
Which Il, 1000 Firms Were
Represented.
70 CHECK The UNIONS

New York, May 2S.-The $500. .00oo 900 EN-
ployers' association decided at a meeting
last night at No. 1924 Broadway that
the lockout will be made the chief weap-
on OF the employers in their battles with
labor unions.
Not only are all employers in the build
ing industry eligible for membership. but
all employers OF labor generally. Twenty
eight trade associations. representing
2.loo firms. which employ 10000 men.
were represented at last nights meeting.
Constitution and bylaws were adopted.
The second section OF the cons stitution
says:
ASSOCIATIONS OBJECT
'The objects of this association shall
be to foster the interests OF those en-
gagged in the erection and construction
OF buildings and other structures. to re-
form abuses relating to the business OF
persons so engaged. 60 secure freedom
from unjust and unlawful exactions.
but there is no intention on the part
of this association to control prices or
restrict competition" ....
The board of governors which consists
of three members from each OF the
twenthreight subsidiary associations.
will decide all labor disputes. The con-
stitution sets forth their powers as fol-
lows:
Tho board of governors shall. at the
request OF any constituent member of
this association, have power TO decide all
controversies arising between the mem-
Des-s OF this association and their en-
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bev. relative to such controversies; to
decide all disputes arising between en-
ployers' associations and employees or
ganizations and generally TO control the
conduct OF the members OF this assocfa-
ton and the employers assocla-
tions represented on the hoard In all
matters pertaining 10 their relations with
their employees. or in any or In all mat
ters effecting the building industry.
BOARD DECISIONS FINAL.
"The decisions of the board of gov
ernors shall be obligatory upon every
member OF this association.
1.-The board may suspend or expel mem
bers for cause by the same quorum and
vote as Is required to order cessation
or resumption of work.
Sections dealing with the lockout
show that all members will be placed
under bonds In addition To pledgine
themselves to obey the rulings OF the
governing board. How n lockout may
he ordered Is also set forth in the con-
stitution as follows:
Representatives from 60 per. cent OF
the associations represented on the board
shall constitute a quorum for all busi-
ness, except that of ordering cessation
or resumption OF work. When the ques-
ton OF ordering cessation of resump-
tion of work by any or all OF the MEM
bers OF the association Is before the
board. representatives from not less than
rs per cent. OF the associations repre-
eented on the board shall constitute a
quorum and 10 order cessation or re-
sumption of work at least four-ffths OF
the vote must be in favor of such an
order.
The official name will be the Building
Trades Employers association OF the
city OF New York. Charles l.. Eidlitz
was elected president; Leonard X. Prince,
first vice-president: Hugh Getty, second
vice-preskient: Otto NJ. Eidlitz. chairman
of the governing board and William x.
Fertig, secretary and treasurer.