The sun., 1904-08-06
MONDAY LOCKOUT ORDERED.
M II UING TRADES STRIKERS
DEFY THE EMPLOYERS.
rev PIasrcrers Return to Work, but Soon
90 out Asain-7S,OOO Skilled Hands
10 Bc Idle. with Many IIelpers-Sub.
WAY Nearly Ready, Mcdonald Says.


way Nearly Ready, Mcdonald says.
lone OF the unions notified to put their
,rlking members to work on the subway
and ON buildings obeyed the ultimatum
of the board Of governors Of the Building
Trades Employers Association yesterday,
and the lockout will start on Monday.
The plasterers who struck at the 137th
street. station Of the subway had brief
} spasm of repentance. They went to work
IN the morning and said they realized that
thev were msled. At noon however,
heir walking delegates came around and
induced them to quit work.
new strike took place at the Trinity
Building, the composition roofers and
waterproof workers quitting in body.
Word of this was brought to the emer-
genoy committee of the employers as
ISOLATION and the union was notified that
if the strikers do not return to work on
Monday all the members will come under
The lockout on Wednesday.
There was some confusion yesterday as
TO the position of some Of the unions In
volved in the trouble. The Brotherhood
Of Painters, the employers say, ordered
its striking members back to work on the
contracts of William Bradley l. Son and
the j. R. Nelson i Brother Company on
Wednesday, when the lockout ultimatum
was sent out, and thus escaped the lockout
Daniel Finger. secretary Of the district
council OF the brotherhood, asseverated
that the painters were still on strike on
these contracts.
Lewis j. Harding Of the board OF gov
ernors said last night when told Of this that
he had received positive information that
the painters had returned to work. He
added that il they had gone on strike again
the union would be locked out.
There are conflicting statements also
about the marble workers, who are exempt
from the lockout. The unions assert that
though the cutters who were on strike
against r. H. Reid & Co. on the Hall Of
Records went back to work the polishers
are on strike Charles l.. Eidlitz, president
~ the employers as ssociation. said that
all he knew was that the Marble Industry
Employees Association had put in no grew
ance when the board Of governors declared
the lockout
The lock out notice which was sent to the
employers by the board OF governors was
dated from the Building Trades Club. It
was addressed to the members Of the Build
ing Trades Employers Association. 1t read
as follows:
You are hereby notified that at q meeting
Of the board of governors held Aug. I, 1904.
the following order was unanimously adopted
Whereas the Brotherhood OF Carpenters.
International Brotherhood Of Electrical
Workers No. .. Plain and Ornamental Opera
tive Plasterers' Society. Mosaic and Encaustio
Tile Layers Union No. 80. Journeymen Plumb
efs and Gas Filters Local No. 81, Wood, Wire
and Metal Lathers' Union No. - and the
Elevator Constructors and Millwrights' Union
have called strikes against various members
Of the Building Trades Employers Associa-
ton. notably on the subway and the Trinity
Building. in violation Of existing agreements.
and
Where's the aforementioned unions have
been repeatedly requested to return to work
and have failed to do so. therefore be II
R"oirtd. That unless the unions now on
strike return to work on Friday, Aug. s. .
general lockout OF members of said unions
= hereby declared and ordered. said lockout
10 involve radius OF twenty-five miles from
he City Hall
In conformity with this action Of the board
Of governors. the members are hereby in
tructed and ordered to lay OF all carpentsrs.
electrical workers. plasterers, tile layers,
metal lathers and elevator constructors on
Monday morning. Aug. 8. 1904. All plumbers
will be laid of on Tuesday morning, Aug. .,
lhOl
This order is imperative on all members
employing the said unions directly or in
directly. even though a sub b-contractor be
NOT member ri this association. and must
h" comrlled with unless officially recalled
from his once. Yours respectfully.
WILLIAM K. FgRTIo. Secretary.
The following was the official list up to
last evening Of the unions which have been
locked out:
motherhood Of Carpenters s.................. soo0
Elevator Constructors rnion Observation-Disclosures. 400
Ne'a'c lathers' Union n.................,,... 700
Plumbers and Gas Filters Union .............. 1000
Operative PaStercrS' Society. ty................ 5000
I'VE Layers Union Observation-Disclosures. 200
Electrical Workers Union ....................2 $500
COMPOSITION Roofers and Waterproof Work
ctS Union .............,...... ...,,....,.,,., LOO
Toal. .,..... ............... 5000
his is out side of the helpers and laborera