Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-05-19
Other Building Trades, How
ever, Have Refused to Act
to End Dispute Bosses Say
START WORK HERE TODAY
Open Shop Conditions Will
Prevail, Say Contractors in
Statement After Meeting.

AS result of only the masons
union accepting the offer of the
Master Builders Association for an
arbitration board to settle the wage
dispute between the Building Trades
Association and the Building Trades
Council. the bosses today put into
effect the American plan or open
shop. The schedule of wages, agreed
upon by the bosses May l and affec-
ting all building trades unions, was
offered.
The Master Builders Association
last Saturday adopted a resolution
giving the unions until yesterday to
accept the decision of an arbitration
board in settling the labor wage dis
pute. The Chamber of Commerce
also offered to assist in settling the
controversy The Building Trades
Council declined the offer of the
Chamber of Commerce, saying they
would deal directly with the bosses
Last night the masons union was
represented at a meeting with the
bosses and 1t was decided to arbi-
trate. AS far as carpenters, elec-
tricians, plumbers, painters, metal
workers and lathers are concerned
the bosses have cut the wages which
they will pay about one dollar a day.
The wages masons will receive will
be decided by an arbitration board.
The Building Trades Association,
following the meeting last night
with Representatives of the masons
union, passed a resolution adopting
q scale of wages to take effect in
this city today. Under the resolu-
tion such men as are willing to
work for the scale of wages adopted
by the association" will be hired and
= rN,I- hn N
shop" plan, or, as the bosses call 1t,
1.-The American plan"
The masons are expected to meet
tomorrow night for the purpose of
selecting two of their number to sit
in behalf of their union on the arbi-
tration board. The master masons,
representing the bosses, will also
name two representatives and these
four will choose the fifth member of
the arbitration board who is to be
disinterested party. 1t is possible
this board will sit on Saturday al
though no date has been set as yet.
The resolution as adopted by the
Building Trades Association last
system with the exception of masons,
and fixing the new wage scale, fol-
lows:
Having received no reply from
the Building Trades Council or the
various local unions except the ma
sons ,signifying their acceptance of
arbitration,
"Be it moved that all branches
Of the building trades, represented
by this Building Trades Associa-
ton, with the exception of the ma
sons branch, which has signified it's
intention of arbitration, begin
building operations on Thursday
morning. May 10. under the Ameri-
can plan, employing such men as
are willing to work for the scale OF
wages adopted by this association.
Scale Of wages adopted: Masons,
IS per day: mason tenders, $500
per day; carpenters. 81 per day;
electricians, 81 per day; plumbers,
81 per day; painters, 81 per day;
metal workers. 81 per day: fathers,
Sc per day or $5 per 1000.
"BUILDING TRADES AsSOCIA-
TION.
"Fred Christensen. Secretary"
Now that the Master Builders
Association has shown that it has
no intention of negotiating further
with building trades unions. with
the one exception of masons, it is
question what step the unions viii
next take. The Building Trades
Association now considers the mat
ter closed as far as the unions ana
Building Trades Council are con-
cerned. The bosses have set scale
of wages and those who care to ac-
cept them are welcome to do so, It
is pointed out by them.
Work on the city stable and ga
rage was continuing this morning,
the men employed on this job hav-
ing returned to work Monday FOL
lowing a two weeks idleness.
The deadlock between the bosses
and unions went into effect May l
and efforts to reach some settlement
and arbitrate were made until last
night when the bosses decided they
had given the unions sufficient time
to accept the arbitration idea.