Arizona republican., 1922-06-11
'CARPEN TIERS
FAIL To GET
CASE BEFORE
Fedora TON
Building Trades Depart
ment Refuses To Invite
Carpenters Union Back
Into Federation Branch
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

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| CINCINNATI, June TO- BY re-
| by Samuel Gompers, President OF
| the American Federation of Labor
| the Building Trades department OF
the federation here today refused to
call on the national board of juris-
dictional award to reopen a decision,
| made against the carpenters union.
which was proposed as the means of
winning the carpenters back to the
membership in the department.
Coupled with this action, which
was taken by the chief officers of the
sixteen unions composing the depart
ment at its annual meeting, was the
unanimous adoption of a motion af-
firming the support Of the iurisdic-
tional board. This board is COM
posed of representatives of the build
ing industry and charged with the
settlement of disputes between var
ious union crafts.
In offering the recommendation
Mr.. Gompers said it in substance
provided that when a rehearing in a
dispute between the carpenters and
the metal trades union had been
ordered that the carpenters auto
matically become part OF the de-
partment President John Donlin
of the department in presenting the
motion which was adopted, said the
question was that 1--WE nom concur in
the recommendation of Mr.. Gompers
to invite the carpenters back. reopen
the case and suspend the decision"
The action of the convention came
as a climax of a session that began
with consideration of proposals,
which We're adopted, for bringing
peace to the building industry. With
the view of ending the turmoil in
Chicago, which has prevailed since
the Landis wage award. the conven-
ton directed an early meeting of all
union presidents in the building
trades be held in session until the
situation is cleaned up.
Mr.. Gompers, in referring to the
Chicago award said organized labor
should abide by any Judgment to
which its word had been given, but
he added that he preferred repudia-
ton TO lack of unity among the
trades,
"The Chicago situation. said
Frank Feeney of the Elevator Con-
structors Union, threatens to dis
rupt the building industry through
out the United States"
July 20 was set by the union pres
idents for opening their Chicago
meeting, which they said would
probably continue several weeks.
Two other steps toward promoting
harmony were the adoption of Pres
ident Donlin's recommendation that
the union chiefs hold quarterly meet
ings to settle all disputes arising
between crafts. and also his recon-
mendation favoring the department
joining the national building council.
composed of representatives of
branches of the industry. Mr.. Dom
Inns proposal for a national board of
union chiefs, vested with the respon-
sibility of calling strikes was not
considered at the meeting.
While the carpenters. who form
one of the largest labor unions of the
country, belong to the federation,
they have not been affiliated with
the building department for the last
year on account of the jurisdictionaI
board deciding that the installation
of metal doors and room trimming
was to be done by the metal trades
union
Mr.. Gompers in presenting the
proposal to bring reaffiliation of the
carpenters with the department. said
the recommendation vas framed at
conferences of the executive commit
tee of the federation, the executive
committee of the department and
representatives of the carpenters.
He added that three members of the
jurisdictional board once approved
the recommendation and then with
drew their approval.