The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-10
BUILDING TO BEGIN MONDAY.
THAT'S THE PREDICTION or THE
EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATION.
Arbitration Plan Amended and Again
Adopted by Unions and Employers
Formal Ratification Necessary, but
That Is Said 10 BE Forthcoming.


The final conference over the plan OF
arbitration between the governors OF the
Building Trades Employers Association
and the unions was held yesterday in the
Townsend Building, and it resulted in u
detinlte settlement ON n plan. Though
the unions will again be called upon to
/ rectify the agreement reached 80 con-
| fident were some of the employers that
work will be resumed on Monday that they
The Housesmiths' Union, it is said, though
not represented at the conference, will
| accept the plan.
The conference lasted nll day and was at
tended by representatives OF more than
twenty unions, who came to submit objec-
tons to articles Is and 10 of the amended
agreement. These articles read:
u5) The members of this association
agree to employ members Of the trade unions
! only. directly or indirectly when parties
to this agreement. 1t is understood how
ever, that in any case where II trade union
IL unable to provide sufficient workrnen.
the employer or employers in that trade
become members OF the union, If competent
That after the date of the signing OF this
agreement 10 union shall become party
to this agreement without the consent Of
Ie.I Rssoitcd, that the wages now paid
in the un-kied trades shall not be- reduced
nor the hours Increased Ioc one year from
the date of The general acceptance ~ sniF
nFrecmcn' In any, difficulty arising in the
, ninLk trades, they may, through the
mechanics of that particular trade, have
representation in the General Arbitration
Board
After some discussion the labor COM
mitecs retired to draw up resolutions
covering the objections. In half an hour
these committees submitted the following
+, solutions, and they were adopted unani-
mously:
Article Is shall be interpreted as follows:
That the matter of supplying sufficient work,
men shall be lett to the arbitration board
of the indy idual trade to be- governed by its
trade conditions. but that in case of continued
failure on the part of the unions to supply
sufficient workmen any member of the Build
ing Trades Employers Association may refer
the matter to the general arbitration board
for settlement.
1t is understood and agreed to that the
first clause Of article 70 applies to skilled
and agreed that al existing trade agree
ments remain in full force. except In so far
as they may conflict with the above arbitra-
ton plan.
Then the plan of arbitration, on the mo-
ton Of James J. DAILY, was adopted as a
whole and the representatives Of the labor
unions pledged themselves To urge their
organizations to adopt it at once SO that
work can he resumed. Several meetings
Of unions We're held last night at which the
plan with the explanatory resolutions was
accepted. Tie Housesmiths' Union will
meet tonight, and it il said that Sam
Parks will move that the plan be accepted.
The press committee Of the employers
association gave out statement last night
which said in part
That the principles which we started out
to establish and maintain when we first
adopted our plan Of arbitration would finally
prevail We believed from the first. The
plan has been modified very slightly. and
only in the construction OF some OF the clauses
not in its general effect. When the unions vote
on the plan finally. work will be generally
resumed. We feel confident that by Monday
work will be going on throughout the city.
and that by Tuesday or Wednesday the
shutdown will be past history.
The board Of governors Of the associa-
ton will meet at o'clock this afternoon
and later will submit its action for ratifica-
ton to full meeting OF the association