San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06

bonuses ne q result Of shortage In
those cfafn.
I'm addition to the rcopenins Of the
old jurisdictional dispute between the
carpenters and sheet metal workers,
the existence Of dual conflicting
building trade councils in New York.
Chicago and Cleveland offers a
menacing note which the Building
Trades Department Of the American
Federation of Labor is attempting 10
adjust. In Chicago. the International
Painters brotherhood, at the instance
of the Painters District Council,
threatened TO withdraw from the de-
partment il it did not do something
towards bringing about unity of the
union of that city.
An Important Decision.
IAN important development in New
York was a decision of Supreme
Court Justice Ford who, acting as
umpire between the Mason Builders
Association and the Bricklayers Union
in a bonus dispute. decided that once
a builder pays bonus on an opera
ton he is obligated 10 continue such
payments for the life of the job. The
bricklayers adopted a resolution last
year asking contractors TO stop taking
men away from each other by bonus
offers in times of labor shortage.
Cooperation of the building unions
and contractors in the establishment
Of building trades apprenticeship
schools during the past year is aid
ing TO some extent in relieving the
labor shortage. Announcement comes
~ 20 nf
ut Pittsburg that of the 1900 night
enrolled for this year, 90 per
cent have signed up for courses in
building construction. The report in
licates that a large number of the
young men entered for these studies
were interested only in
clerical and other commercial office
positions. A branch Of the Interna-
tional Lathers' Union is cooperating
with Carnegie Institute of technology
IN offering evening study courses to
sther apprentices. Other, unions have
taken similar steps.
School For Apprentices.
~In Chicago the Citizens Commit
tee and a number of contractors OPP
srating under the Lands Award are
developing one of the nations fore
most building trades apprenticeship
schools. Instruction of building me
will begin this fall in the
Technical and Commercial High
School Of Omaha, Neb. In Dallas,
Tex, the Chamber of Commerce is
raising fund of $500. 900 to establish
the Dallas Vocational School, which
will train boys to become plasterers,
bricklayers, machinists, plumbers, etc.
Similar schools are now being estab-
lished and operated in many other
cities, with the cooperation of the
various trade unions. Almost every
labor organization is aiding in this
work and their efforts have increased
their membership through apprentices.
in New York, negotiations have
been completed which may insure
peace between workmen and employ
ers for the next two years. Practi-
cally every important Hnion has de-
manded and obtained q two-year con-
tract which calls, in a majority OF
cases. for an increase of 80 cents
day in the basic scales. Among tile
recent contracts are: Carpenters,
5000 per day, cement masons, 5000
per day, house-smiths, $1,000, painters
and decorators, $1,000, slate roofers,
S12, and metal fathers, $1,000. The
average base pay in New York is now
5000 q day. Bricklayers are now
receiving 81 and 80 bonuses above
the agreed rate Of S12 day on many
jobs, and a similar bonus is being paid
to plasterers on many jobs, but not
all. Practically all building mechanics
are employed at present.
Scale About the Same.
ain Chicago most building trades
are reported satisfied to continue on
the present basis of SIPS an hour.
The bricklayers, plasterers and paint
ers have indicated that they may ask
q % cents an hour increase when
their present agreements expire on
March 81. Skilled mechanics are in
great demand. Excavating Transfers
recently threatened to strike for 81
a day more and an S-hour day. A
was affected on a so cent
increase and the continuation Of the
D-hour schedule.
Minneapolis, San Francisco, Balti-
more, Philadelphia. Cleveland and
Denver are among the principal cities
where the 1923 wage scales are ex-
pected to be continued through 1924.
In Cincinnati, st. Louis, Pittsburg,
Kansas City, Youngstown.
Sc. Paul. New Orleans, Houston and
Sioux City increases either have been
granted or are pending. A fairly
ample present supply of building labor
is reported in San Francisco, Los
Philadelphia, Kansas City,
Minneapolis. Oklahoma City,
New Orleans and Baltimore.
SIN Los Angeles, bricklayers'
bonuses have been eliminated and the