The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-14
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after previously nsEite sH olsn shop
deciafation
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waa = urrt~t ~ thr Atnrfiran Hrlder Com
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stsite ~ hous-atuiths, ami later vent on =
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tiun agreement The uniuh Waa then ruled
oUt ~ tho arbitration plan and The trada
aa@pciatloha ~ employers In tho Allied lfon
Associations resigned from tho grncta |
arhttratsoh tnard but remained In the
Building Trades Employers Association.
The oren shop waa then drciared In the
b~o,tscamitha' trade
Tn application ~ tho bous~smitha 10
return to thu ARBITRATION agreement was
Pnt 10 tho general arbitration hoard. which
held u meeting In the Building Trades club
lasting from Tuesday evening until ypa-
tsrday morning. A motion was made
hat the application be referred Ia The execu-
tive committee, hut ono Of the employers
raissd a point u(.sptar 20 tha effect that
tho housesnlths were In contempt for
failure TO obey an order NJ tho board Mt
tho beginning Of the strike TO return 10
work pending arbitration.
A labor member Of the board suggested
that the union would no willing in all ikeli-
hood TO purge itself Of contempt ny do
claring the strike on pending considera-
tion OF the application. The motion to
refer the application to the executive COM
mittee was put TO the meeting and resulted
In a tie vote, all the labor members Of the
board voting in favor and all the employers
voting against Il. In accordance with the
arbitration agreement the application vas
referred To n conference committee COM
posed OF employers and union men, which
will report next week.
There seemed TO be a conflict Of opinion
yesterday "a to whether the Building Trades
Employer Association could bring pres
sure to bear on the Allied Iron Associations
to resume negotiations with the House,
smiths and Bridgemen's Union. A rep
resentative of the employers said that as
long IA the contractors employing the
hoIsesmiths are in the employers asso-
citation the latter has such power. A for
mer officer Of the employers association
who is still a prominent member thought
differently.
mo application Of the union for rein
statement could be considered unless the
Allied Iron Associations, which resigned
from the General Arbitration board. applied
also for reinstatement in the Board" he
said. AT present neither the Allied Iron
Associations nor the housesmiths are in
the board, and cannot therefore be recog-
nized In it proceedings"