Evening star., 1933-09-20
BR|CKLAYERS CALL
:HEATPLANT STRIKE
IN THIRD DISPUTE
WaIkout Is Threatened if
Other Craftsmen Get
CauIking Job.
DIFFERENCES OF OTHER
GROUPS YET UNSETTLED
Negotiations Sought to Solve
Trouble of Boilermakers, Iron
workers and Carpenters.

With a threat of a new jursdictional
labor dispute arising On Government
building here, strenuous efforts were
under way today both in labor circles
and at the Labor Department to adjust
the difficulties which SO far have
thrown about 900 men out of work.
The new threat appeared at the
Central Heating Plant. Twelfth and
C streets southwest, where bricklayers
have called a strike unless caulklng
around window frames is awarded to
them instead of to other crafts.
L. w. Fuller, superintendent OF the
Rust Engineering Co., general con-
tractor, said he had held up the caulk-
ing work temporarily to give opportu-
nifty for the crafts to get together. but
unless an agreement was reached to-
day, he said he would start the caulk-
ing tomorrow even if it precipitated
Walk-out Of bricklayers throughout the
plant This would be the third Jurls-
dictional dispute on Federal structures.
Efforts to solve the dispute at the In
terstate Commerce Commission-Labor
Department Building project were said
to be in the hands of Edward F. Nc
Grady, Assistant Secretary OF Labor.
At his Office in the Department OF Com
merce, where he is an adviser to Hugh
S. johnson, national recovery admins
traitor, it was said McGrady had called
in labor leaders to discuss the argument
between the iron workers and the car
penters as to which should install
radiator covers in the new building.
After the conference McGrady said
no agreement had been reached. He
then conferred with Hugh Kerwin.
commissioner of conciliation Of the
Labor Department, and kilograms were
sent to the international presidents OF
the two unions involved, asking their
aid in solving the problem.
Other Fight Transferred.
Meantime, the other labor dispute.
between boilermakerS and iron workers
at the Central Heating Plant over which
craft should erect smokestacks and do
other work in the building, today was
transferred to the Building Trades De-
partment of the American Federation
of Labor. Michael j. McDonough, pres
ident of this department., said the mat
ter would be taken up at the meeting
of the departments executive counch
Monday.
Tine
bobbed up at the meeting last night OF
the District Building Trades Council,
but no decision was reached IN the
matter. The council accepted formal
report of its committee which recently
recommended that the work be equally
divided between the crafts. From the
floor of the council, Harry Dehler, local
business agent for the boilermakers,
and Leslie L. Myers, local business agent
for the ironworkers exchanged argu-
ments as to the relatives merits OF their
crafts, but by order Of the preslolng
officer, Frank M. Biggs. president OF
the council. the debate, was not con-
tinued. and the council proceeded to
other business.
Conference Delayed.
At the Central Heating Plant. Super
intendent Fuller of the Rust Co. said
he had been unable to get into con-
ference with Myers. Repeated requests
for a conference had been ignored,
Fuller said. adding that the ironworkers
representative had never appeared at
the Rust Office to discuss the merits OF
the jurisdictional dispute. Business
Agent Dehler has discussed the matter
freely, Fuller said.
Possibility that the boilermaker- iron
worker matter may be settled Monday
was foreseen by President McDonough
of the Building Trades Department.
The two crafts have lengthy agree
ment supposed to cover all jurisdic-
tional disputes, he said. The question
has been referred directly to the ma
tional and international officers OF both
crafts. several of whom probably Will
be present at the meeting Monday, II
was predicted
Concerning the disagreement between
the bricklayers and the lronWorKerS
over caulking around window frames
McDenough said that the bricklayers
do not belong to the Building IraoeS
Department There has been formal
decision of the department concerning
caulking, he explained, to the erect
that the craft which installs the win
dow frames shall complete the job by
caulking. At the heating plant the
ironworkers had been caulklng around
the steel window frames, using pres
sure gun with caulking compound: rms
work has been stopped temporarily oy
the Rust superintendent in hopes that
an agreement may be reached between
the labor parties. but it may be re-
sumed tomorrow. unless an agreement
Is reached today.
Delay Talk Secuted.
At the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion and Department Of Labor JOB, E.
A. Burnap, superintendent OF James
stewart g. Co., today issued the follow
ing statement concerning the dispute
between the carpenters and the from
workers, both of whom claim the Work
of Installing radiator covers:
I'VE are advised that one OF the ols-
senting labor factions has MADE the
statement that our reason for stopping
work on the building Is that we DO no!
have any Enclosures at this time ana
that we are using this as an excuse 10
get an extension OF time. therefore saw
ing some ridiculous sum.
"This statement is too ridiculous 10
he even given consideration. out IN
order that the public may be properly
Uniformed. we wish to state that II tne
dissenting factions, that Is the TWO
s,n;ons affected, can get together ana
erhitrate and settle their problem.
which arbitration shall be hnal, WORK
will proceed Immediately.
con a structure like this 1t Is I'M.
nossible to proceed piecemeal. ana II
+ inst as necessary to have the car
penter on other branches OF tns WIZ ~,
as it Is any other trade Wneh 1t .ne ~
was shut down, which was orougnI
about by the carpenter strike. II WAS
naturally affecting all other traoes;
I'VE believe the above more Iiian
answers the absurd accusation.
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