The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-27

The schoolh0uSe committee or the department of education were visited at the mayors office last night by a delegation from the Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers Union, Local 16. They had come, they said. not to complain against { what the school board had done, nor to request them to do anything. The purpose of their visit was to ap- prize the committee that the firm of Tr0maglio Brothers, who have the contract for the addition to the Town Plot school had violated one of the rules of the Master Builders and the local union by reducing the wages paid from $13.20 per day 10
 The delegation represented that the Tremalgio Brothers knew the wage paid by the union when they bid on the job, so that they cannot claim that they took the contract without full Knowledge of the facts. What the delegation wanted to say was that they hoped the board would not feel aggrieved at their refusal to wrk on the building. nor entertain the notion that the union felt aggrieved at the committee. They knew that the firm was the lowest bidder and that when they furnished satisfactory bond the board was in duty bound to give them the job.
 They made it plain that while the wage might seem high, it would be well to remember that they have been idle for a long time. and that there were many weeks when they were not employed at all and on other occasions their weekly wage did not amount to over few dol lars.
 Chairman Walsh stated that he talked with the contractors before the contract was awarded to them and they assured him that none Lut local labor would be employed on the job, but, of course, it did not occur to him to mention anything about union labor.
 Commissioner Scully asked If there was anything the committee could do to straighten out matters and was informed that the de1ega- ton did not think so, but that it would remove the cause for a like difference in the future If a clause should be inserted in the contract provided that none but union labor be employed Commissioner Scully said he could not speak for other members Of the board. but that so farsns he was concerned he believed this ought to be done and Chairman Walzh expressed like view of the case.
 The delegation included Fred Ba- ker. member of the state conference board, Raymond Poulter. president of the Bricklayers. Masons and Plas- terers Union. Andrew Ciriello, vice president; James Clark. recording secretary: Albert Belottie. financial secretary, all bright appearing young men. who felt that they had a griev- anee and showed that they knew how to state their case. They thanked the committee for giving thepl hearing and left satisfying ths committee that the difference is n matter between the workmen and the contractors. the school board be- irTs no party to it.
 When interviewed to-day a mem 5 Der of the firm said that the job is open for union workmen and will be kept so until next Monday morn ing. If the union men call they will be put to work at $13.20 for an eight hour day. He said that the, plumbers and electricians are working to-day and that he was not aware of why the others had quit, adding that the statement that all they had been paid was s10 a day was not true. Judging by what