Evening star., 1933-02-02


or induce any local union afiliated with
it to 20 on a strike Our function Is
to adjust grievances between employers
and local unions" He added that
union labor had absolutely no griev-
ance with the Inaugural Committee" as
a result of the labor dispute that has
arisen to embarrass the committee.
THE Inaugural Committee have done
their share by ordering union labor
employed on the jobs in accordance
with the understanding We had with
them" he added. Our only grievance
lating this agreement by hiring at wages
lower than the union scale for such
work. and in doing SO are embarrass-
ing the Inaugural Committee.
The Carpenters Union, it was de-
clared, has taken steps to withdraw
the membership card of each union
carpenter who has worked on the jobs
at So a day. Under the constitution Of
the union it was said that these men
dropped cut of the union automatically
when they refused to strike and when
xney accepted the lower wage scale after
the committee had ruled they should
work for Sill.
Defends Davis-BacOn Law.
The Central Labor Union. Mr. Dick
son declared, IS interested primarily in
unfolding the DaviS-Bacon wage scale
law. officials of the central body fear
that if they are beaten ON this issue
now the lower wage scale Will prevail
in all the building trades.
Many idle union men hovered about
the grandStands today. Five more men
were engaged on the stand directly in
front of the White House, about 80
carpenters being employed in all at So
a day. 1t was said they are all union
men as they have to show their cards
to get work. More men will be taken
on tomorrow.
This stand is being erected by Skinker
g. Garrett, contractors, who have the
work also at the Capitol.
Across the street, the foreman Of
the workmen engaged in erecting the
big stand with seating capacity Of
10000 said that union men were being
employed at $ll day and that r. p.
Witty, the contractor, was in full
agreement with George Myers, business
agent of the Carpenters Union. Work.
men also verified the $11 scale.
This was in contradiction, however
to a statement issued today by Frank J.
Sheehan, executive secretary OF the
Master Builders Association, in connec-
ton with work being done on the
grandstands.
"All of the stand work at the Capitol
and on the Avenue is being done by
members Of the Master Builders Asso-
ciation," he said. "Bahen & Wright, R.
P. Witty Co. and Skinker & Garrett
are the contractors"
The Master Builders Association in
July, 1882, decided that So per day
would be the scale of the wages to car
penterS by its members. This decision
came after negotiations which had been
carried on with Local 1872 for over six
months had failed and the agreement
with them had expired.
THE Master Builders claim. that this
pay has been in effect for months, that
members Of Local 1872 have been work.
ing for that scale, and that the off,
cials Of Local 1872 are now trying to
take advantage of the prominence of
the work in trying to force the con-
tractors to pay the old scale of $1l a
day.
"All Of the contractors based their
bids on So per day, which has been
defined as basis for union carpenters
on all private work in Washington since
July 1, 1882.
Union labor has no further intention,
1t was said, of trying to get Secretary
Of Labor Doak to arbitrate. The meet
ing which was sought today by Chair
man Wood of the Committee on Grand
stands, was called off on the latters
assurances that he had specified in the
contracts that only union men be en-
gagged in the work. The labor dispute
Is matter, he said, which does not
concern his committee