The Washington herald., 1921-09-09

JOB, ATTACKING
LAlDE' AWARD
Leave Government Hospi-
tzl rs Protest ON
Ruling.
OTHER WORKERS
ALSO WALK OUT
Dissenting Unions Those
Suffering Heaviest
Wage Cut

ChILA6Os Se0t. S<-A sSrtko ot
the plumbers employed on the $s--
oee. 900. Speedway Hospital was
staged today as . protest against
Judge lands building award In
which their craft was given 81
cents an hour. The strike win delay
the arrival of 1.soo wounded and
disabled soldiers who were sched-
uled to go to the hospital In the
next two weeks.
E. W. Steece. government super
intendent on construction. called on
Judge lands seeking advice ON
methods Of dealing with the strike.
Judge Lands told him II, was not
matter for him to decide. but
would have to be handled by the
sub-contractors engaged In govern
mept work. -v
Other. walk ON.
There were other upauthorized.
sporadic walkouts Of the various
building crafts throughout the city.
despite the efforts Of union officials
to hold them In check. Hundreds
of workers-princ!paliy members of
the trades which received the larg-
er cuts In pay-walked off the Jobs.
leaving the building situation for
the moment in the most chaotic
state 1t has experienced since the
arbitration proceedings began.
Some of the workers, went back
on the job today and others are ex-
pected to return tomorrow. Both
contractors and union officials be-
lieve the situation will adjust itself
within a week, as the men them
selves become more familiar with
the operation Of the new agreement
Have Way Out.
The unions which received the
largest cuts in pay were those
making for greater economic waste,
and for these organizations Judge
Lands left the back door" open IL
they. change their minds before No
vember 1. -ssvs-sEsss~F
Chief among, these crafts, besides
the plumbers. were the gas-fitters
and steam-fitters, marbIe-setters.
composition roofers.s cement finish
ers, and a few smaller organizations.
IF at any time before Novem-
Der l next" Judge Landis' decision
reads. "any of these unions notify
me of their Willingness to change
their attitude in this respect, / will
advance their wages accordingly as
the rule is applied in the present
award to other trades"
Offer Accepted.
Steps to take advantage of this
offer were taken Immediately by the
Chicago Building Trades Council
when Thomas Kearney, president
called a meeting Of business agents
to discuss the situation. A COM
mittee was appointed to draw up a
statement to be read at the meeting
Of the council Saturday requesting
that body to petition Judge Lands
to reopen a discussion of the cases
Of all organizations which still har-
Dor grievances. Besides Kearney.
the members Of this committee are
James Conroy. secretary of the
council: william Curran. business
agent of the plumbers union: Will
ianf Gunther, business agent Of the
gas-fitters' union. and Edward
Ryan, business agent of the archi-
teetural iron workers union. No
award at all for the latter union was
made in the decision.
At the same time Judge Lands
notified officials of the building
construction employers association
and the associated builders to at
tempt to reach a settlement with
those unions which refused to be-
come parties to the arbitration pro-
ceedings. He urged them first to
take up the question of working
rules and then to consider the wage
adjustments. These unions include
the carpenters, plasterers, painters.
sheet metal workers, and GLACIERS.