Evening star., 1934-06-20

pany will take.
Has Three Contracts.
The TonpkinS Co. is member OF
the Master Builders, which signed
the new carpenters wage agreement
late yesterday. 1t has contracts for
three Government jobs-a marble
terrace in front of the new Public
Health Service Building, on Consti-
tuition avenue, and two jobs at Fort
Myer. the new chapel and a ware
house and garage combined.
Carpenter work is to be resumed
with union carpenters at the new
s125 scale on the new woodrow
Wilson High School soon, It was
learned from the contractor, McCloS-
kew & Co., although its contract with
the District government SPECIFICS the
wage scale of 81 an hour for car
penters. The company, it Is unoer-
stood, will write a letter TO COM
missioner Allen, who acted as con-
ciliator. explaining the matter
Union carpenters did not go pack
m work today on the triplet buildings
in the Federal Triangle. A genera
strike was called there by the Bullo-
ing Trades Department OF the Amer
ican Federation of Labor. IN SYM
pathv with the Operative Plasterers;
a dispute between the plasterers ana
hricklayers over laying acoustlcai
stone in one of the triplet buildings
the Government auditorium, IS pend
ing in District supreme Court.
The carpenters strike enoeo as .
result of prolonged negotiations wnlcn
many times had reached oeaolock'
The agreement was signed oy u
Wohlgemuth, J. r. Skinker ana 20,
ward H. Rosengarten, contractors, ailo
Joseph RIMS, o. c. Rickard ana w. D
Risdon, carpenters.
p. w. A. Group Withdrew.
Contractors having P. w. A. jobs
attended during the early part OF the
session. but Withdrew before the final
agreement was reached.
The text of the agreement follows:
This agreement, entered into TINS
18th day of June, 1884, by ana
between the Master Builders Assocla-
tion and the Carpenters District
Council both of Washington, D. C.,
Alexandria, Va, and vicinity, wit
nesseth:
"1. Eight hours to constitute days
work, on all Federal, municipal ana
private work, for the first five days
of the week, making a total OF AZ
hours per week. Time to be made
between hours Of 7:3o am. and 4 I'm.
"2. The minimum rate Of wage for
a journeyman carpenter to be at the
rate of SIPS per hour.
"3, The parties hereto further agree
that the minimum rate OF pay 1or
a foreman shall not be less than l2h
cents per hour more than that OF a
journeyman carpenters wage.
Apprentice Wage Set.
az. The wages Of apprentices shall
be in proportion to those granted the
journeyman carpenter, l. E.. $2.75 per
DAY for the 90-day probationary
period; 1855 ger day for the balance
of the year or nine months following
the probationary period; SIS per day
for the second year; $6 per day for
the third year. and So per day for
the fourth year.
IS. All overtime shall be double
time.
IS. This agreement as to wages and
hours expires April 80, 1885.
~. All parties agree to meet three
months prior to the said expiration
for the purpose of readjustment OF
renewal of this contract.
.'8. The Carpenters District Coun-
Ill f1 f1Iyy,ict1 fhn Mos
ter Builders Association with suf-
flcient copies of the District Coun-
cl's bylaws and jurisdictional claims
"9. It is further understood this
agreement will be submitted to the
N. R. A. code authorities at a public
hearing for adoption as a regional
agreement for this area as provided
in section (b) of the N. r. A. act
and it is further agreed that both
parties to this contract will work in
the direction of making this an area
agreement.
40. Carpenter work shall not be
stopped on any work operated by
members of the Master Builders As
sociation for any reason whatsoever,
until the grievance, if any, shall have
been referred to representative COM
mittees of both sides, sitting jointly
meeting within 48 hours following
complaint.
With the carpenters strike out OF
the way, another strike in the build
ing trades, that Cf the plasterers, is
delaying progress in many public
buildings. The plasterers ask an IN
crease from $l.50 to $l.75 an hour
and a six-hour day. No negotie tions
were in sight to end this strike Com
missioner Allen indicated he did not
intend to be conciIator In any more
labor disputes,