The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-22
NEW SUBWAY STRIKE ORDERED
PIPE CALKERS' UNION TO QUIT,
DESPITE AN AGREEMENT.
Its Delegate Had signed an Undertaking
to Continue at Present Wages II He
Couldn't Prove Prevailing Rate Higher

Couldn't Prove Prevailing Rate Higher
That Doesn't Go-C. r. U. Angry.
! In the face Of an agreement signed last
| week by is representatives with the Rapid
| Transit Contractors Association, the Pipe
Calkers' and Tappers' Union passed = reso-
luton yesterday declaring a strike In tho
subway on July il Its demand for an In
crease of wages from 50 to IS. so a day 10 not
granted.
Under the agreement, which Ii between
| the Rapid Transit committee Of the Central
Federated Union and the sub-cont FACTORS
on the subway and was signed by Dennis
| Qurlsn on behalf Of the Pipe Calkers'
Union, this union was allowed until July
10 to show that 81. 50 day is the prevailing
rate Of wages In the trade. If it furnished
| thia proof'the rev rate was to be paid, ard
! II it failed to do 80 the old rate Of wages
un der the agreement ives to continue until
| the subway work erded
| When Quinlan made report of the action
Of his union to the Central Federated Union
yesterday some OF the delegates were sur
prised and others were indignant. II was
evident that they have had enough OF
strikes for some time. John j. Palias OF
| the Pattern Makers Union, who Is chair
man OF the Central Federated Union COM
mittee which made the agreement, de-
nounced the action Of QuinIan and his or.
| ganization, declaring that a strike would
| be an unjustihabe violation of the agree
ment which the union had permitted Quin-
Nan to sign.
.The matter s very plain" continued
Pallas. THE agreement signed by Quinlan,
acting for his union, stipulated as plainly
as could he that he was to be given TIL July
to bat tln ~ ys a
the prevailing rate. Failing IN that the
old rate OF wages was to continue
Quinlan said that speaking for his or
| ganizetion, come what would, the union
| would order a general strike, not only in
the subway. but throughout tie city, il its
demaIds were not granted before July !.
-Why don't you prove that $3.50 q day
| Ia the prevailing rate?' asked the chair
man. "lf you can't. then carry out your
| agreement anyway
Quinlan admitted that 1t would be hard
to bring proof that the wages demanded
| are at the prevailing rate. He said he had
instanced several firms which paid this
rate and the rapid transit contractors
| had paid no atteGtion to him. The other
delegates showed their dissatisfaction.
we are tired Of the pipe calkers and
their strike talk" shouted one delegate.
| Another said that there were too many
| strikes on.
This talk OF strike, strike, strike Is tire
some" remarked the chairman. Il warn
you that if you break the agreement the
Pipe Calkers' Union will get no support
from the Central Federated Union.
This statement was applauded and q
delegate shouted that il Quinlan expected
there would be sympathetic strikes he ives
mistaken. The chairman then declared
the discussion ended.
Earlier in the debate the delegate Of the
Team Drivers Union, which has also made
an agreement with the subway contractors.
talked strike too Delerata pallas said
union were found by the invest eating
committee to be rank lies He said also
that the unions had gained far more by
arbitration in the subway work than they
ever could have gained by striking.