The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-02
BUILDING STRIKE COLLAPSES.
BOARD or BUILDING TRADES
BACKS down.
II Calls on the Drivers Union to withdraw
Its Demand for Union Recognition
Tho Shutdown, which Has Kept
100 1000 Men Idle, May End in ~ Hours.


Tho Shutdown, which Has Kept
100, 900 Men Idle, May End in ~ Hours
The Board OF Building Trades, after q
hot discussion, made another backdowr
at It's meeting yesterday, and called or
the Building Material Drivers Union to
withdraw It's demand for union recognition
40 that negotiations can be begun without
delay to end the deadlock which has tied
up all building operations since May g.
The delegates Of the union baked at this
proposal, whereupon it was decided that
no matter how the union feels about it the
strike committee OF Ave appointed to offer
a proposition to the lumber and building
material dealers that the yards be run as
open yards go right on with it's pro gramme'
The committee consists OF Michael Stanton,
Electrical Workers Union, chairman; DON
aid Call, Stone Cutters Union; Frederick
Lennon, Electrical Contractors Union;
Eugene McCabe. Plasterers' Union, and
Richard Carvll. D,rrickmen's Union.
This committee said that It's members
Eidltz OF the Mason Builders Association
In the forenoon and that he was arranging
for a conference Mr.. Eidlitz said that the
committee OF Ave had called on him and
that as result telephone message had
been sent TO the Lumber Dealers Aesocia-
ton, but he said he had been on party 10
any compromise.
The Indications later were that the shut
down, which has kept 100000 skilled me-
chanice idle since May s, owing to the IN
dorsement by the Board Of Building Trades
Of demands Of union Of unskilled !aborers'
s Fly s e. spssd ps ~he eot
the stand Last week that II could not recog-
nize q committee OF the Board OF Building
Trades In view OF the second backdown
Of the Board. by which, TO oil intents and
PURPOSE II rescinds s vn naor demsnd ,o OF
recognition OF the union, the association
has apparently reconsidered or will re-
consider its position on this point az was
shown by the following statement Issued
last evening by james sherlock DAVIS
A committee Of the United Board Of Build
ing Trades called on prominent builder In
this city to-day. and requested him to ascer;
tain the TSud ab BE-
Trade Association. This. message. was com
municated by telephone BY the builder while
the committee was in his once III. IN ,sss,on
m nit to send to the Lumber Trade Assocla-
ton GoPy the names Of The
mitteemen and OF their respective unions
duly signed by the president and the score
airy OF the United Board OF Building Trades:
and was told that the labor committee would
give such communication consideration at its
meeting tomorrow.
Mr.. Davis would add nothing to this state
ment.
Delegate Rosan OF the Building Material
Drivers Union said last evening that his
union VIII keep up ita fight.
The union feels very bitter at the action
Of the board, but II the committee OF Ave
comes to an agreement with the Lumber
Dealers Associations representatives the
non union drivers than union.
William Travers Jerome, as q citizen.
not az Dstrict Attorney sent letter yeeter-
day morning to Samuel B. Donnelly Of the
board OF Education, saying that u Mr.:
Donnelly would put the views Of the Board
OF Building Trades concerning work upon
the construction OF school buildings Into
writing and they were such as Mr.. Jerome
believes them to be. he would take them to
that a settlement OF the lockout, 80 far as
il Affects schools. might be brought about.