The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-01
FULLER CO. TIED TOTHE UNIONS
AGREES TO EMPLOY ONLY BUILD
ING TRADES BOARD MEN.
Its Peace Plan, Signed Yesterday, Will Send
Its Men to Work at Once Fatally
defective, Employers League Calls
II, and "Unworthy OF Consideration"

Its Men to Work at Once Fatally
detective, Employers League Calls
II, and "Unworthy OF Consideration -
committee representing the United
Board OF Building Trades walking dele
gates), which has accepted an arbitration
agreement proposed by the George A.
Fuller Company, signed the agreement
yesterday, and its action was ratified by
the board late yesterday afternoon. AS
a matter Of form the agreement will now be
submitted for approval to the unions rep
resented in the board, though the committee
has had power TO act for the unions.
You can say said Secretary William
H. Farley Of the board yesterday, that
the men employed on the Fuller contracts
Will now return to work just rs soon as the
company can put them back.
He declined to say how many men are
affected. Sam Parks said the agreement
would affect 10000 men, Farley admitted
that this was a large exaggeration. but
would make no estimate himself.
The principal features of the agreement
were printed in yesterdays SUN. A pro-
vision not mentioned yesterday is that
the Fuller company agrees to employ only
members in good standing Of the unions rep
resented in the Board Of Building Trades
and these unions agree not to work for
others to the exclusion Of the Fuller COM
pany. The Fuller company also binds its
sub-contractors not to employ non-union
men on any work done for the company.
The board Of governors OF the Building
Trades Employers Association. to which
the Fuller plan had already been submitted,
issued this statement about It,
The plan is fatally defective in at least
two particulars: the first being that 1t permits
a union to name as its arbitrator walking
delegates Of other unions. and the second
being that all matters OF trade Jurisdiction.
which practically means disputes, between
unions. are left to the tender mercies Of the
Board OF Building Trades Delegates for set
This method of handling such disputes
between unions has been in vogue for years
past and has been the source OF endless trouble
In the building trades.
on account Of these two fatal defects. the
plan as a whole has no claim worthy, Of a
moments consideration. II practically
leaves the situation exactly as II has been for
years COST
l.. X. Prince Of the association said that
the entire work done for this city by the
Fuller company, including unskilled as
well as skilled labor. would give employ
ment to more than TOO or 500 men just now.
He added that the Fuller incident would
not affect the plans of the Building Trades
Employers Association in any way.
A member Of the Building Material Deal
ers' Asso citation said that this association
would not close down tho yards again
Il ough this move would strengthen the
position of the employers association by
depriving the Fuller company OF building
materials.
A general meeting of the employers
association will be held to-day and COM
mittees OF the Board of Building Trades
and other labor bodies will try to see the
association with view to coming to a
settlement upon a modified arbitration plan
The unions seemed yesterday to have a
hope that the long shutdown was nearing
an end
The Civic Federation is still trying to
bring about meeting between representa-
tives Of the unions and the Building Trades
Employers Association. Four unions have
now agreed to its arbitration plan.
The Fuller building operations at present
are given az follows. Office building at ~
Broadway. National City Bank in Wall
street, and the Butterick Publishing Com
pany building at Spring, Vandam and
Macdougal streets.