Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-24
LABOR STRIFE At END.
Agreement of Gotham Trades Assem-
bly, With Employers Means Peace.

bly, With Employers Means Peace.
New York, April 24.-Lockouts here
after will have no terrors for nearly
100000 mechanics employed in the
building trades in New York, and 1000
building contractors will have no fur
Their fear of strikes, for employers and
employees have entered into an iron
bound agreement to settle future dis
putes by arbitration. The pledge or
peace was signed Saturday. 1t was
adopted unanimously by representa-
tives of the Building Trades Employers
Association and of the unions working
under the old arbitration agreement.
The new pact will so into effect to-
day 1t satisfies both sides and gives
neither an advantage. There are 10 ne
no more committees composed eXclu-
sively of employers and the unlons
rank equally in the new agreement
with the trade associations of employ
ers as factors in settling disputes and
deciding how work is to be done.
Out of the thirty-two trade associa-
tons of employers thirty-one We're
represented Saturday by three dele
gates each, as were thirty-tWo unions.
Otto M Eidlitz of the Mason Build
ers' Association presided and James
Hatch of the upholsterers' union was
vice chairman. All the trades work.
ing under the arbitration agreement
except four came with the power TO
act These four trades were the BRICK
layers, stone cutters, cement masoas
and tile cutters. In three of the trades
their unions had not time to call a
meeting to instruct their delegates,
and in the other notice of the conven-
ton had not been received in time.
These four unions acted, however. with
the other organizations and their ac-
ton will be ratified by their organiza-
lions later.
The new agreement is compromise.
The former agreement was entered
into during the trouble with Sam
Parks and the labor organizations had
no voice in framing it, Under the new
arbitration agreement the general ar
bitration board will consist of two
representatives from each employers
association and two representatives
from each recognized union. The
board will determine the manner of
adjustment Of any dispute, will adopt
code of procedure, and will deter
mine the manner in which expenses
of. special arbitration boards shall be
Ipaid.
Under the old arbitration agreement
| the secretary of the general arbftra-
ton board was paid by the employers.
| Under the new agreement the secre-
tary will be paid by both the employer
| and employe, and the headquarters OF
the secretary will be at neutral po1nl
convenient to both.
In place Of an emergency committee
of employers, provided for in the old
agreement, the new agreement pro
vides for an executive board, which
will have all the powers of the emer-
gency committee.
Section 3 of the new agreement
reads: 1.-THE employers, parties to this
arbitration plan, agree to employ mem
bers of the trades unions, directly or
Indirectly, on the work and within the
territory described"
The old arbitration agreement pro-
| hibited business agents from acting as
arbitrator. This section has been
stricken out, and business agents VIII
now be allowed to act in that capa-
city. The representatives of labor won
decided victory in gaining this point
No Strike or Lockout.
| The following section in the new ar
bitration agreement will prevent any
strikes or lockouts: The unions as
whole or as single union shall not
order any strike against member OF
the Building Trades Employers Assoc
citation nor shall any member OF the
Building Trades Employers Assocla-
ton lock out his employees"
| Under the new agreement no lawyer
can act as arbitrator or advisor at any
proceeding Business agents of unions
will be permitted to enter all shops
and buildings in course Of construc-
ton.
|
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