New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-30
Bricklayers
End Strike; To
Rush Building
Hylan Acts as Umpire i'm
Dispute as Work on 800
Unfinished Houses and
New Schools Proceeds
Census of Vacancies
East Side Buildings in
Such Shape Remodcling
Plan May Be Dropped

The chief obstacle to building OPP
erations, in the opinion Of Mayor
Hylan, was removed yesterday when
the bricklayers and the mason builders
! agreed to accept the Mayor as umpire
in their wage dispute. The brcklayers
| declared off their strike, which has
been In force since January 1, and
will return to work this morning.
The agreement was reached after a
hour conference between repre-
ton, the bricklayers' union and the
| Mayor at the City Hall. The repre-
sentatives of each faction were clos
eted in different rooms during the
greater part of the time, and the Mayor
went back and forth to discuss the
situation with the two groups sep
arately before all parties interested
were brought together.
! In announcing the settlement Of the
strike Mayor Hylan said that both sides
had made concessions, and that they
did it to help the housing conditions
in the city.
Thanks for Concessions
Both sides realized the housing
conditions in this city were serious"
said the Mayor "and both gave and
took SO that buildings can be erected
| want to thank both the builders and
the bricklayers for their concessions.
Not only can house building now go
on, but schoolhouse construction which
has been held up can also proceed"
The agreement reached between the
hricklayers' unions of greater New
York and Long Island and the Mason
Builders Association follows:
"The bricklayers' unions agree to
resclnd their strike order and return
to work immediately under the agree
! ment, which is to continue until all
questions now existing and formerly
considered by the joint arbitration
board are finally and mutually agreed
upon. The decision Of the umpire on
the question of wages to be retroactive
from the day the men return to work
and shall continue until December 81,
1920. After the men have returned to
work the joint board of arbitration
shall renew their relations and sit to
adjust whatever grievances may be pre-
sented from either side. The umpire
Of New York, and his decision is to
be final and binding on both parties.
Both sides TO submit their briefs with
IN forty-eight hours after the men re-
turn to work"
The agreement was signed by r.
foungs, chairman of the strike COM
mlttee of the Mason Builders Asso-
citation, and John F. Clancy, chairman
of the strike committee of the brick
layers, and other members Of the
unions.
The men struck on January 1 for
S1.2o an hour. They had previously re-
ceivcd $3.50 day. 1t is expected that
they will get the S1.25 rate per how, as
otherwise the 5000 brlcklayers who
have got work in other cities where
wages were higher win rot be attract
ed back to New York Many more might
see fit to desert the local market this
summer, it was said, unlcss the higher
wage is granted. Normally there arc
about 10000 brichlayers in this city.
Much Uncompletcd Work
Some of the union men said yester-
| day that there were 800 apartment
houses half completed in the city on
which work had been suspended on
account Of the strike. These buildings
now can be finished. The city appro-
priated $25,000,000 in the 1920 budget
for the construction of new schools.
but little Roadway has been made on
the building plans because of the strike