New-York tribune., 1919-06-15
Agreement A With Various
Associations of Employ
ers Is Announced bv
Federation of Labor
No Sympathetic
Strikes Allowed
Action Taken Is Because
Workers and Bosses See
Building Boom Coming

Staff Correspondence
ATLANTIC CITY, June 14.-In antici-
patton of what leaders of the building
trades unions declare will be the big
gest and longest sustained building
boom the United States has ever
known, the building trades department
of the American Federation of Labor
working with the large employers as
sociations and the American Institute
of Architects, has entered into an
agreement through which it is expected
the jurisdictional and sympathetic
strikes in the building trades will be
made a thing of the past.
BY the terms Of the agreement signed
by the building trades department and
already approved by majority of the
constituent international unions, the
American Institute of Architects, the
Associated General Contractors Of
America, the National Association of
Builders Exchanges and the Engineer
ing Council, agree that all differences
which in the past have led to annoying
and expensive disputes as to which
union should do certain work will be
referred to a board created for this
purpose.
Pending the decisions and awards of
this board all men will remain at work
and local unions, contractors or archi-
tects who refuse to abide by the de-
cisions Of the board, or strike or lock-
out men in violation of the agreement,
will be suspended from their organiza-
tions.
The new board, which will have it's
headquarters in Washington, will be
made up of eight members, three Sc
lected ~ the building trades depart
ment Of the American Federation of
Labor, one each by the American In
stitute Of Architects, the Engineering
Council, the Associated General Con-
tractors of America, the National AS
sociation Of Builders Exchanges and
the National Building Trades Employ
crs' Association.
with William G.. Luce, a contractor of
the Middle West, who was chairman of
the housing bureau of the United
States Shipping Board, was worked out
by +. j. Russell and Walter Kilhanr,
representing the architects; A. R. Nc
Creary, for the contractors; w. +.
Reaugh, foc the builders exchanges;
A. n. Talbot, for the engineering coun-
ell, and John H. Donln, John B. Len
non, representing the Department of
Labor; William J. Spencer, William
Dobson, John J. Hynes and William L.
Hutcheson, for the unions.
The Coyarpip0 RrIes
The new tribunal, which will be
known as the National Board of Juris-
dictional Awards in the Building In
dustry, has adopted a preamble and
constitution, which reads:
"The close of the world war opens
an era in which the people are de-
termined to decide for themselves all
matters of common interest A league
Of nations is proposing to bring about
unity of action to settle differences
between nations by conciliation and
arbitration instead of war. The build
ing industry recognizes the equity of
this principle and agrees to unite it's
efforts for the purpose of adjusting in
a conciliatory and cooperative spirit
such differences of opinion that now
exist or may arise in the future The
Immediate object is to settle disputes
as to jurisdiction over work that is
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