The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-28
ORDERS TO BEGIN BUILDING.
MEN VINO SIGN ARBITRATION
PLAN BEGIN WORK AT ONCE.
Iron Workers. Hoistlng Engineers and
House ShOrers Anectcd-Othcr Trades
to Be Dealt with In same Way where
Unions REFUSE 20 sign Agreement.

Unions Refuse 10 Sign Agreement.
The board of governors of the Employers
Association decided yesterday to put into
effect at once it's resolution fixing a time
limit when work must be generally re-
sumed.
The members of the Iron League and
the Hosting Association have been in
structed to begin work on buildings with
workmen who have signed the arbitra-
ton agreement. A new union of house
shorers and movers was organized yester-
day at 1928 Broadway, under the terms Of
the arbitration agreement and the employ
ing house shorers were ordered to begin
work with members of the new union.
The board of governors gave out state
ment, which said in part:
We have directed the members in the ASSOC
citation who employ the iron workers to start
work Mt once in the erection OF steel and iron
construction and other ironwork in build
ings with any, men whom they may choose to
employ. provided that these men individually
sign our plan Of Rr Ditration.
II Is expected that men so starting IN will
men De formed INTO Union The employers
OF the hosting ,l engineers have been directed &c,
the same conditions The employing house
! shorers and movers have been directed to
start work at once under an agreement with
members OF u union formed to-day as tho
House Shorers and Sheath Tiers Association,
with w +. Bellows AZ president. Some Of
the members OF the old union are in the new
body.
We have been urged by so many indi-
vlduai members OF unions which have not
10 20 to work. that we consider it n matter OF
Justice to ourselves. the building interests
and the men to take this action. The condi-
tons ARE IN accord with our declared policy
to employ union labor
l.. X. Prince, chairman of the press COM
mittee, said that other trades would be
dealt with in the same way in cases where
their unions would not sign the arbitration
agreement. The time had come when
, the building industry could no longer
, remain at a standstill. The capital was
there, the work was there and there was
an army of idle workers, some OF whom were
nearing the starvation point.
Meetings of nearly all the individual asso-
Citations were held at 1923 Broadway yes
/ terday. There was good deal OF criticism
! for the executive committee OF tho Iron
League because it recognized Sam Parks
as u representative of his union on Saturday
before he tried to get the ear Of the board
! of governors and was snubbed.
| II a new iron workers union is formed,
| it was said yesterday on high authority,
| it will be looked upon as the legitimate
union and get a charter from the Inter-
national Association of Bridge and Struct-
ural Iron Workers, of which Frank Bu-
! chanan is president.
The seven unions expelled from the Board
of Building Trades formally organized is
a separate board Yesterday at n meeting
! in hall on Eightieth street near Third
avenue. 1t will effect permanent organi-
| Hation on Friday.
! The remnent OF the old board elected a
committee of five at meeting In Brevoort
Hall Yesterday to go to the unions which
! have signed the arbitration agreement and
| advise them to give it up. Parks expects
| 20 be elected president Of the old board on
| Friday