Arizona republican., 1921-09-14
Judge Landis' Labor Award

A week ago today Judge Landis of Chicago in- vited by certain building trades unions and em- ployers. desirous of bringing an end the contro- versy which had brought building utter stand still in that city. made award, after many days serious consideration and deep investigation. The award related both to wages and working conditions He proposed abolition of such union rules as pro- voked waste and greatly added to the cost of con structon
 The wages of forty-four classes of workmen were affected by the wage award which age reduction of about 20 per cent. The reduction however, was horizontal. The wages of some of the but little disturbed while were reduced by than 20 per cent The wages of plumbers for instance reduced s5 cents an hour though bricklayers awarded s11o an hour Plumbers everywhere had heretofore ranked with the highest paid crafts Judge Landis made the ex- planation of plumbers wage that plumbing was one of a few skilled trades in which members were em- plyoed do work which helpers could well do.
 The award as to working conditions were the more interesting their dealings with "wastefu and subversve practices" For instance:
 Vt is further expressly agreed and stipulated 5 that there shall be restrictions to the amount of work man may do, against the of ma chinery. methods appliances. against any or manufactured material except prison made. Em- poyers may employ discharge whomsoever of the union they please and employees may work for whom soever they fit and the foreman, if any. is be exclusively the agent of the employer.
 Each of that group of trades that have entered into agreements with the Associated Builders and sixteen of those that have signed up with members of the Building Construction Employers association agree that nothing shall prohibit employer or one member a firm of contractors from working on his their jobs Employers and employees of trades acting in cooperation have refused to the public the benefit of the economy that would result from operation of this provision and trades require work to be done by skilled that laborers or helpers migh do Therefore. in fixing the wage these trades. have been obliged to sider the waste thus occasioned"
 Throughout the award unionfsrn is recognized and union men given the fullest protection. The of the unions with respect to working condi- tons are sustained when they do not promote waste restriction Those rules though which are calcu- lated to hamper are abolished by the award.
 It is found also that much of the trouble in the building trade was the result Of collision between the unions and the employers It is also found that certain material combined to increase the cost building. Against these. the award Is less and Judge Landis refers their 'atrocious duct to prosecuting officers and grand juries.
 Not only is the award intended to restore peace between employer and employe but also to the public. is expected result in to builders cost of 20 per cent.
 There dissatisfaction with of the new schedules when they announced though there was no sign of purpose to repudiate the agreement to accept Judge Landis' arbitration However 1t revision of a few of the schedules