New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-23
THE WORK NOT RESUMED.
EMPLOYERS WAIT Il DAY.
Nen Put on Some Emergency Build
ing Contracts, HOzceUer.

The expected resumption of work yesterday by
the Building Trades Employers Association, in ac-
cordance with it's ultimatum sent to the locked
out unions a week ago, carried out more in
the spirit than letter Except in the case of
emergency contracts. the actual carrying out or
the ultimatum deferred until to-day, and one
organization the Plasterers Union which Will meet
tonight to consider whether it will call on It's
strikes received until tomorrow before the places
Of the striking pasterers are filled.
by the terms of the ultimatum the unions which
were locked out on account of ordering strikes re-
ceiyed a week TO call off the strikes, falling In
which the employers will this week proceed to work
in these trades with union non-union men indis-
crim1atclv.
The plan provides for the organizing of unions
under the arbitration plan of the new men. who
before they begin work must sign the arbitration
agreement individually. with the pledge which
added 10 it last week.
The number of unions in the trades which are not
locked oIt that will be willing to work with non
union men, could not be known yesterday. as no
non-uuiol men so far as could be learned were put
to work Even the Trinity Building was not
manned put according to the board of governors
this and other contracts Will be manned to-day
The board of governors adopted this resolution
Resolved That as the electricians. tile settlers
carpenters mosaic workers pissterers and plumb
erS have not this day returned to work that an
mechanics OF these trades signing the general ar
bltration plan and going to work thereunder will
the Building Trades Employers Association
Regardin; the plasterers President James
Thompson of the Employing Plasterers' Associa-
tou said
we had a conference to-day with a committee of
the PIasterers' Union. and decided not to act until
the Plastscrs' Union meets tomorrow night
when it viii come to decision whether the strikes
OF the pasterers viii be called off The plastereTs
received an increase 9i wages veeehhy a heep NON an
good terms with our employees. and am INCLINED
ny declaring of the strikes the flasterers Union
would bc cutting loose from the Building Trades
Some Of he al her
ragged edge Yesterday, 1t stated. as TO remain
6taers '', y aa5Iy ,hat they Viii not WORK with
union men. Last week one Or two unions oach'u
Iowa ana declared their strikes on Their mem
1t was learned that Rricklayers' Union No :. late
last week voted down ttI|u t ~ S,,stIass
work with non-union men. Denis DORIS: BUSINESS BUSINESS
'." me rs otGer loi- ~ ~ bricka
In the hiring Of new men the greatest progress
made by thu electrical contractors associate
west rw ..ry-thrt-st out OF FIVE hundred sppii-
Giants three hundred were chosen who were Thought
competent They signed the arbitration plan ind,
ydualy with IN" new plcdse attached ,l,, sma ma
rrr1'r@ ms "nv about drc hundr@d were hired
The hiring "f now men u.s. however, TO begin IN
Jtmcs }. psly chairman Of IN" alliances press
rommit'" said that "a national concern Lor hiring
sri" breakers had established an Office here. and
longing 10 N.p-Y York unions we're in It's employ.
TH,s, men bo slid we're being watched closely.
I, declared that "a rumor that PHILLIP Weinseimsr
aur" but had refused To do SO. was not true
William a. Farley, delegate OF the Tile LAYERS
with uou-union men He added that all the tile
Lewis Harding. chairman OF the press committee
" tho Employers Association. said that II would
Ing order lie believed the contractors would be
able 10 resume work generally in the next two
Tho Trinity building viii be manned tomorrow.
w" ~ ,i,,',i,.rs ~ neonia Who cane here
AN day fin order TO have the arbitration agreement
a. 10 how long It took last year in the fight over