Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-04-13
BUILDING TRADES and
CONTRACTORS REACH
AGREEMENT ON WAGES
joint Board Of Arbitration Created, Which Will
Decide Misunderstanding Arising Between
Contractors Association and Employees

There will be no cessation
Of building work this year,
unless some unforeseen con-
dition arises to interrupt
the friendly relations pow
existing between the Cen
eral Contractors Associa-
ton and the crafts connect
ed with building industry.
To insure an uninterrupted season
and the possibility of trouble OF any
nature, joint arbitration board has
been agreed upon, the membership, OF
which will consist of one member
from ea,h of the building crafts and
ons member from each of the sub
Gyisions of the general contractors
ASSOCIATION. no member being an offl-
cer of his organization. Any mis-
understanding arising will be referred
10 This board, and its findings shall
be binding, a two-thirds vote being
necessary to reach decision. In case
Il is impossible to reach an agree
ment. II is provided that a further
hoari consisting of one member OF
the Chamber of Commerce OF Cham.
palgn and one from the Association OF
Commerce of Urbana, shall decide
the controversy. This will preclude
the possibility Of strikes and lockouts:
To eliminate the annual period OF
adjustment in the spring, which Is
always attended by more or less un-
certainty, the board will meet before
February /, 1924, at which time the
various unions will present their pro-
posed scales. The board will then
continue in session until a settle
ment for each craft has been reached.
This board is now in process OF
formation, and will be completed
within q few days. They will then
eject officers and be ready for busi-
ness.
All scales expiring on April l have
been satisfactorily adjusted and all
crafts are back at work, following a
period of rest of a few days while
the agreements were being reached.
This happy condition is the result
of cool-headedness and the willing
ness to meet and talk things over on
the part of all concerned. At no
time was there danger of serious
breach between employer and EN-.
ploye-they having determined at
the start to carefully consider the
matter from a broad-minded stand
point.
The various scales agreed upon,
and which will prevail ileuntil April l,
1924, are as follows:
Carpenters, S1.00.
Plasterers, $l.50.
Lathers, $1.12R.
Sheet Metal Workers, $1.06A.
Cement Finishers, $1.00.
Painters, $1.00.
Electricians, $1.09s.
Laborers-Paving, Soc; building,
6Oc; mortar and hod carriers, soc.
holsting Engineers-steam, S1.0O;
gasoline batch machine, 871ac.
The plumbers, whose scale expired
week later than the above unions,
are still negotiating a new contract,
with prospects of an early settle
ment.
The Team Owners Association are
asking SIPS an hour for team and
driver, no settlement having been
reached Thursday morning.
The Bricklayers, whose scale ex-
pres May l, are anticipating no
trouble in reaching an agreement
with the contractors.
That there will be scads of work
thus summer is the opinion of every
one. With the Urbana hotel, new
agricultural building, stadium, the
prospects for a new hotel and the
subways, things look good to the local
craftsmen. 1t is said that at this
early date there is more building in
process than at any time last year.