New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-11
Carpenters Agree
To Continue Work
OnU. S. Contracts
Only Union Men Will Be
Employed by Steers
Company

Work on army cantonments, aviation
centres and naval rendezvous in the
metropolitan district will not be de-
layed by a strike Of the carpenters now
employed on government contracts. An
agreement satisfactory to the govern
ment, the interested contractors and
the Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners Of America was reached yes
terday morning after an all night con-
ference of representatives Of ali fac
tons held at the Hotel Vanderbilt
The efforts of John A. Mofitt, dele
gated by Secretary Wilson Of the
United States Department of Labor,
played large part in bringing the
discussion to a successful conclusion.
To Hire Only Union Help
The agreement, which was signed by
Henry Steers, of Henry Steers, Inc,
with when the union was at war be-
cause he is alleged to have employed
non-union labor on a government job
at Pelham Bay Park, and Theobsld NJ.
Guerin, representing the Brotherhood
Of Carpenters, was witnessed by Rear
Admiral Harris and Mr.. Mofritt. It
reads as follows:
First, that the carpenters will se-
cept the proposition made to Mr..
Guerin; to wit:
"Mr. Steers agrees that on the gov
eminent work at Pelham Bay Park, for
which he has a contract with the Navy
Department Of the United States, he
will employ on all carpenter work,
docks, piers, etc, only members of the
Brotherhood Of Carpenters and Joiners
of America.
THE union wages and hours as
agreed to by the government to prevail,
providing Mr.. Steers will accept the
following conditions thereto:
THAT all carpenters and dock, pier
and wharf carpenters to be employed
on the Pelham Bay Park job will be
hired through Charles Judge, presi-
dent Of the District Council of Carpen-
Judge or his duly accredited repre-
work for the purpose Of seeing that
this agreement is carried out, Mr..
Steers, or his accredited representative,
to pass upon the efficiency of those en-
gagged.
Agreement Effective Monday
THAT all carpenters, dock. pier and
wharf carpenters and all others that
may be doing any branch of the car
peLter work will be laid off on Satur-
day noon, August II, and the carpenter
work stopped for the balance of that
day, and that Mr.. Steers or mis- repre-
sentative will, as soon as possible
thereafter, furnish Mr.. Judge with a
list of the number of carpenters that
ne may want and the number of dock,
wharf and pier carpenters, so that this
job will be able 70 start on Monday
morning, the 18th OF August, az s
o'clock, with a full force of men, in
order that the work will be fully
manned.
And it is further agreed that Mr..
Steers will see TO it that all other me-
chanical trades of the work, whether
hired direct by him or by a sub-con-
tractor, will be union men and part
Of the American Federation of Labor,
so that there will be no cause in the
future TO involve carpenters in a SYM
pathetic strike"
1t was learned yesterday that Dir.
Steers had not employed non-union
carpenters, and that the trouble arose
from the struggle Of two factions Of
the iron workers organization to es-
tablish Jurisdiction. It was said that
the agreement, as accepted, was formu-
lated by Mr.. Steers.
II was said that the number of men
actually affected in this section WAS
about 1900, but that a spread of the
strike would have involved workers all
over the country.