The sun., 1903-11-12
FULLER CO.'S WORK STRUCK,
AND UNGRATEFUL HOUSESMITHS
ARE AMONG THE STRIKERS.
All the Company's BricklaIers Out be
cause II Didn't Keep Q Rule OF an
Association OF which II Isn't Mem.
ber--Its Arbitration Dlsregarded.

cause IL DldnV Keep . Huie u u
Association OF which II Isn't Mem
ber--Its Arbitration Dlsregarded
The George A. Fuller Company. aftel
trying to keep on good terms with tho
building trades unions since the genera
shut down by the Building Employers
Association began last May,is now entangled
in two strikes of its own. The union brick
layers we're ordered ont yesterday on all
the company's contracts, on the ground
that the company had violated RUE OF
the Mason Builders Association, of which
incidentally, It is not member Also
general strike was ordered on large build
ing at Fourteenth street and sixth avenue
in sympathy with the journeyman stone
cutters who quit work because the stone
cutting was slblet to William Bradley a
Son, with whom the stonecutters nave a
fight. About 800 men quit work on 'his
building, including lis ironworkers belong
ing to the former union of Sam Parks now
of Sing Sing.
In all, about ,WObricklayors are a af1ected
by this strike. 1t is the first important
strike of bricklayers in twenty years In
few days. however, the laborers and the
men in several other trades will be affected
and several thousand more workers VIII
he thrown idle The bricklayers unions
are not affiliated with any central body,
and have signed the arbitration agreement
of the Employers Association.
The peculiar feature of their strike Is the
non-inc.ubership OF the Fuller company IN
violating on the Mercantile Building, at
Twenty-thrd street and Fourth ayenl e.
The company was formerly in the Ma: on
Builders Association, but is so no LONGER;
but this, according to the Interpretation o.
the agreement by the unions, cuts no hgure.
The rule alleged to be violated provides
that members of the association must IN,
cllde in their contract for building all
cutting of masonry, the paving of brick
floors. the brick work of the damp-prooiing
system and all frcproofing. and must not
lump or suhlet the installation if the labor
10 a bricklayers' work as recognized by
the trade The union makes all con-
tractors keep this rule.
The Fuller company sublet the fireproofng
work in the Mercantile Building to the Ma
tonal Fireproofing Company which en-
ployed its own men instead of employing
bricklayers.
The other buildings affected by the strike
include the new Times building at Forty
third street and Broadway; the Rogers
building at Fourteenth street and Sixth
avenue, the Butterick building. building
at Wall and Water streets. the Sturtevant
building AT Broadway and Forty-second
street and building in Pine street.
AS the Fuller Company declined to take
part in the shutdown ordered by the en-
ployers association the members of the
latter were not dspleased at the news of
the strike Yesterday. The Fuller Company
had its own arbitration agreement recog-
nizing the Board of Building Trades, which
the employers association was fighting,
but that doesn't figure.
A representative Of the Fuller Company
admitted to Sun reporter that all the com.
pany's bricklayers had struck He added
that it was over technical dispute in which
the firm had no direct concern.