Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-28
BOARD MAKES AWARD
Differences Between Master
Plumbers and Journeymen.
DECISION OF ARBITRATORS
Messrs. Ralston and Sheehy Dissent
From Two Paragraphs.
DETAILS OF THE CONTROVERSY
Ruling Regarded as in the Nature of
Victory for the En-
ployers. al
DECISION OF ARBITRATOR
DETAILS OF THE CONTROVERSY

Association and the Journeymen Plumbers
and Gasfitters' Local Union, No. 3. The de-
cision is in the nature of a victory for the
master plumbers. The report of the arbi-
traitors Is not unanimous. The award Is
signed by all of them, Stanton j. Peelle,
A. S. Worthington. ]. ]. Darlington, Jack
son H. Ralston and Joseph c. Sheehy, but
Messrs. Ralston and Sheehy dissent from
paragraphs 4 and of the award, and give
their reasons in writing.
The award is as follows:
''The undersigned a board constituted by
the Joint action of the Master Plumbers
Association of the District of Columbia
and of Journeymen Plumbers and Gastit-
ters' Local Union, No. 5. of the District
of Columbia for the determination of the
differences existing between said bodies. af-
ter having carefully considered the same
and examined all evidence and argumnts
submitted, hereby determine and award as
follows:
~ Under the contracts dated June D.,
1902, and April Il, 1903 with the shop
rules Hereunder dated November 6, 1908,
members of the Master Plumbers Asso-
citation had and have the right to employ
apprentices and helpers to the extent pro-
vided therein, irrespective of membership
| in any organization; and local union, No. D
and the members thereof had and have no
| right to refuse to work with an appren-
| tice or helper so employed because lie has
no card
Was Without Right.
so Local union. No 5, was without right
under the contracts between the two or
carnations to prohibit its members from
installing the Freund filter and other pat
ented devices.
80 The Master Plumbers Association
was without right to require from Local
Union No. a bond to insure the perform
ance on it's part of the requirements OF the
said contracts
- In view of the action OF Local Union
No. ) in not accepting FULLY the resolu-
lions of the conference committee of Aug
ust L. 1898, relative to helpers, the Master
Plumbers Association was without fauit
in declaring the lockout of March 3. 1896.
%. The contracts of June Q, 1902. and OF
April IA. 1903. with the shop rules adopted
Hereunder dated November 9, 1908, are
held to be in force, notwithstanding the
departures therefrom by either of the
parties thereto.
Contracts and Shop Rules.
SO. Under said contracts and shop rules.
as shown by the Interpretation put upon
them by the parties at the time, the indi-
vidual members of the Master Plumbers
Association are not compelled to employ
union men to the exclusion of non-union
men, and the members of Loca, No. are
not required to work for members of the
Master Plumbers Association to the ex-
clusion Of non-members of such associa-
ton or for members of said association who
employ non-union men in the District of
Columbia
- Local Union No. 5 shall have the
right to obey a strike order without prior
submission to the joint conference commit
tee as provided by said contracts, only
when directed by body of which 1t is a
member having general jurisdiction over
the building trades and to which a majority
of fhp building trade unions belong. ana
when such strike does not arise because of
any difference between the two parties to
this arbitration or the members thereof,
and is ordered by a majority of the repre-
sentatives of the body having such gen.
eral Jurisdiction. This right shall CORE
spondingly extend to lockouts ordered by
body having, Jurisdiction superior to the
Master Plumbers Association.
Shall Be Restored.
as Journeymen who were members of Lo-
cal Union. No. ), and continued after the
lockout in the employment of members of
the Master Plumbers Association who were
employing union men at the time of or i'm
mediately prior to the lockout, or who ac-
cepted work with such members of the
Master Plumbers Association after the
lockout. and who have since been suspended
or expelled from said union. shall be re-
stored to full membership therein II they
make application therefor within sixty days
accruing during the period of suspension or
expulsion. and without being subject to as
sessments, penalties or fines on account of
continuing in or accepting such employment
or on account of anything connected with
the lockout, and they shall Immediately
upon application for restoration within said
period De provided with permits TO work.
Like privilege of reinstatement and exemp-
ton shall be accorded to jOurneymen plumb
ers who were employed by Mr.. May at the
time of the Wardeman strike and who were
then members of Local Union. No ). such
exemption TO them to apply to all mat
ters connected with such strike.
-. Helpers shall be allowed to use shop
tools, but shall not be allowed to use jour-
neymen tools by whomsoever furnished.
Selection of Umpire.
40 The conference committee provided
BY the said contracts between the parties
shall select an umpire within thirty days
from the date of this award; otherwise the
board will select one by its further award.
the reference to this board being hereby re-
served for such purpose.
THE foregoing award shall put an end to
| the prior temporary awards of this board
and shall stand as the final action of the
board. subject only to the reservation set
| forth in paragraph 10 hereof.
| Done under the hands and seals of the
| said board of arbitration this 9Th day OF
| February. 1907.
STANTON J. PEELLE.
"A. s. WORTHINGTON.
JOSEPH j. DARLINGTON.
We sign the foregoing. subject to dis
! count to paragraphs and g. as shown
| by our respective remarks. which we at this
| time hand to the counsel of the parties.
| JACKSON H. RALSTON.
| JOSEPH c. SHEEHY."
Dissenting Views.
In giving his reasons for not subscribing
| to the whole award, Mr. Ralston says that
| he cannot hold that either the master
| plumbers or the journeymen were without
| fault in the lockout. There was in exist
/ ence contract between the two organiza-
| tons prohibiting either a strike or a lockout
| before the matter had been referred to arbi-
| tration. And it is admitted that Immediate
| iy before the lockout the journeymen asked
| that such a reference be made. The entire
| arbitration board thereafter held that the
| masters were without fault, and that Mr..
| Ralston says is irreconcilable with the
| statement that the contract between the
| two parties is still In force. 1t Is only by
| holding that the masters were wrong In
1 their action of March 3. 1906. he says, that
\ the contract can be considered to be still In
| force.
| AS to the reinstatement OF the men who
have been suspended from the local union.