New-York tribune., 1905-12-26
LABOR OUTLOOK GOOD.
FEW STRIKES PLANNED.
Building Trades Employers Optim'is-
tic-Arbitration Board to Stag.

.o,o,s,n~ 70 the employers In the Building
Trades Employers Association. the coming year
win start in the building trades with gooo PRS
rect OF freedom from labor troubles. hst Oh uie @
unions which have signed trade agreements 10 20
Into effect January l. 1906. for terms OF 1roni one
10 three years issued yesterday Honn lhe
headquarters Of the Building Trades employers
Association Negotiations over these agreements
nev. hee, going on despite the fact that the
F5ousesmiths and Bridgemens Union was no longer
recognized by the Iron League and that non
union housesmiths working in place OF phe
strikers on the contracts OF Post & McCord
The strike was first officially repUdiated by the
unions through their representatives the General
Arbitration Board voting to suspend the union
from the board for persistent violation OF the
arbitration agreement It is now unofhcialy re-
pudiated by the other unions working alongside
Of the strike breakers on the contracts OF Post
& McCord-
The reports issued on behalf OF the General Ar
pstration Board yesterday stated that the follow
ing unions have signed agreements to go into
effect January l: Bricklayers unions, seventeen
locals; Brotherhood of Carpenters eighteen locals;
Elevator Constructors and Millwrights' Union;
Stone Settlers Union. Tile Layers Union. Modellers'
Union Mosaic Workers Union. Marble Workers.
including cutters po1ishers, helpers, ETC.; Metallic
1athers' Union, AmaIgauated Sheet Metal Work
ers Union. Roofers and Waterproof Workers
Union
In addition to these, some unions, consisting
partly OF shop trades and partly OF building trades
other trades the following statement made:
The wage scales of the painters heat and cold
tnsulators and slate and tile roofers the coming
year have gone to arbitration Agreements for the
coming year are nov being negotiated between the
employers and the cement masons. hosting engf-
EOusesmiths' Union is at present suspended by the
Se1srSI AroitTation Board and is no longer recog
lion -'''-e' l-'lpiO'e CTS ASS0ci@-
The trades which have signed the trade agree
Esnts and those which are arbitrating the wage
scales form the bulk of the workers. In most of the
trades the wages now prevailing will continue. The
wages OF the house carpenters will be Increased 30
cents g day and those Of the cabinetmakers q
cents dav IN July. Before the housesmiths went
the present abortive strike against Post &
hcCoTd. the Eousesniths and Bridgemen's Union
had made demand for Increase in wages from
u 80 10 S q day, which, If it had not violated the
arbitration agreement would have been submitted
30 arbitration
No agreement can now be made with this union
and its members have practically accepted the open
shop by agreeing to apply at the bureau Of the
Allied Iron Trades Association. Ne. East 14th-st-
for cards emitting them apply for work when
their present jobs ended No housesmith or
fronworker OF any kind in future be employed
by members Of the Allied Iron Trades Association
unless he is vouched for at this bureau and is pro-
v1ded with one Of these cards.
II was stated yesterday that the situation, far
as the housesmiths are concerned, was brought
about by the men themselves, end does not mean
that there Is desire or intention on the part Of
employers to introduce the open shop The senu-
nnent Of the employers was voiced follows
The arbitration agreement was intended TO be
permanent, and II viii be permanent 1t is based
cn recognition Of the unions, and is made with the
unions In the various trades. In q union
strikes in violation OF the arbitration agreement
and refuses to call the strike off and submit the
matter in dispute TO arbitration. the same course
viii be taken with the houeesmiths. The unicn
VIII be ruled of the General Arbitration Board
and VIII longer be recognized under the arb-
tration agreement
The beginning Of the trade agreements on Janu-
sry i, instead of May l. is a departure, which
was agreed when the present revised arbitra-
ton agreement signed. This step taken
because the employers under the old syetem
or less st on making contracts with own
ers in the spring, because they could figure on
the wages they would have pay. The trade
agreements OF the unions which have not been com
pleted on January will date from January if
Iney happen TO be signed after that date.