South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-06
END LOCKOUTS
AND STRIKES IN
BUILDING TRADES
Labor Troubles Banished in
San Francisco District
Through Agreement.
BY ELLIS II. MARTIN.
international News Service stan

Correspondents.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 5.-Thc
Thin ice OF labor relations which
thrt atened 20 break up under the
strain OF reconstruction and read
justment has been soudihed in Sar
Francisco so far as the building
crafts are concerned.
Strikes and lockoUts have been
barred under one of the most unique
arbitration agreements ever entered
into by capital and labor and which
promises 20 effcctually Danish labor
trouble from the field OF buildins
operations and all its allied branch
es.
Ply agreement between the san
Fra 1cisco Building Trades council
which represents iifty-seven unions
with q membership OF more than
1900 and the building contractors
all disputes now pending or likely
&c arise are automatically referred
~ both sides TO the arbitration COM
mittee OF three named in the agree
n.cnt. a permanent body with powers
to adjust any and all disputes.
This arbitration body is unique in
that il represents neither side, all
three members being neutral and
Unanimously selected by both sides
TO the agreement from list sug-
sested for the purpose. The board
or arbitration is composed Of Arch
/ bishop Edward J. Hanna, Max G.
SlOsS, former Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court. and George i. Bell,
CCnsultant In industrial relations and
management
Formulate Unique Agreement.
The agreement is an Outgrowth OF
I a series of strikes and ioCkouts last
summer which tied up building oper-
atoms and resulted in the industrial
re cations committee Of the Chamber
/ OF Commerce taking a hand. This
committee. through its chairman,
/ Wiggington Greed. president OF tho
Pacific Gas and Electric Co, and
Ccnsultant Bell prevailed upon both
sides to get together in an effort 70
effect a solution. The following
agreement was the result:
/ 1T is understood that all three ar
/ bitrators to be deemed impartial ar
/ bitrators of all controversies, and un-
! der no circumstances is any one Of
them 10 be considered q representa-
/ tive on the board of arbitration Of
either Of the contending parties.
1T is agreed that this board shall
! sit as a continuing board Of arbitra-
4 ton, 10 which shall be submitted all
disputes as TO hours. wages and
working conditions in building
! trades where there are no disputes
/ now, as well as in those where there
are. when and as such disputes arise
/ between the s.gnatory parties, and
/ that the decisions of the board shall
/ be accepted as final and carried out
1 by all parties. This step is takeI
in order to provide a permanent
method Of settling amicably and in
! a reasonable manner labor disputes
! in this city affecting the building
| trades. and with the hope that build
/ ing operations henceforth may be
put on a certain and stable basis
/ a result which will be of advantage
to The workers. to the employers and
/ 10 the public.
Have Broad Powers.
! 1T is agreed also that the board
] Of arbitration may go into all queS
/ tiCns concerning the general build
/ ing situation, and call upon the sig
lnatory parties for information and
copies Of contracts or agreements
! concerning any phases which the
J board desires 10 investigate.
1T is further agreed that tho
beard of arbitration may incur such
! EXPENSE ar Il deems necessary for tho
/ en- ployment Of investigators and
clerical assistance, and that the en-