Evening star., 1934-06-15
BUILDING TRADES !.
WORKERS UNITED
Three Great Unions Affiliate
in Single Department
of A. F. of L.
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a position that jurisdictional disputes
can be adjusted within the depart
ment. It unifles all crafts nationally
and will also have the effect Of tnify-
ing them locally.
This consolidation is for the pur-
pose of harmonizing the building in
dustry and not Of disturbing it."
The strike situation in Washington
was not discussed at the conferences
yesterday, McDonough explained. The
national scope only was considered.
Green Meets Leaders.
Afiliation of these three crafts, two
Of which have headquarters in WASH
ington, was accomplished in two differ
ent meetings at the A. F. OF L. head
quarters late yesterday afternoon. VIII
liam Green, president Of the A. F. Of
L., first met the presidents Of the
three groups: William L. Hutcheson
Of Indianapolis, president Of the car
penters; Harry Bates Of this city. act
ing president of the bricklayers, and
Dan Tracy Of this city, president of
the electrical workers. These four men
then joined McDonough and completed
the necessary ofhcial affiliation.
This new movement virtually dou-
bles the membership of the building
trades department, increasing it from
about 400, 900 to 100000 men. All
three of the newly affiliated crafts
formerly belonged to the department,
but have been out of 1t for several
years. They always have been; af-
filiated, however, with the A. r. of L.
itself.
Peace Plan Rejected.
The local carpenters strike peace
negotiations struck another snag last
night when the District Council of
Carpenters rejected the proposal OF
the Washington Building Trades
Council to place the dispute in the
hands Of single arbiter. The car
penters reiterated their determination
to continue on strike for $l.37h an
hour and six-hour day.
The conference with Commissioner
Allen had been arranged yesterday
Immediately after the Building Trades
Council had put forward its arbitra-
ton proposal, but before the car
penters rejected it last night.
At the conference with Commis-
sioner Allen there were present nearly
so persons, representing the labor
leaders on the one side and two
groups Of contractors on the other,
with few distinguished outsiders.
Representative Loring Black Of
New York. member of the House
District Committee, who yesterday
rendered his good offices in an effort
to bring about settlement, was there.
Howard T. Colvin, representing the
Department Of Labor, attended. He
has had an important role as con-
ciliator in local strikes.
Labor leaders included r. A. Dickson,
president Of the Central LABOR Union,
and F. M. Biggs, president, and John
A. Locher, secretary Of the Washing
ton Building Trades Council. The
Master Builders Association was rep
resented by its president, C. L.
Wohfgemuth, and Frank y. Sheehan,
secretary, and several others. There
were a number Of representatives Of
the big general contractors who do
not belong to the Master Builders
Association, but who are trying to
break the strike with $40 per hour
wage offer and an eight-hdur day.
Contractors Present.
Among the contractors were John
c. Baird and H. s. Marshall of the
James Baird Construction Co.; Walter
Distler, and Robert Whiting of the
George A. Fuller Co.: Harry Watts and
e. A. Burnap Of James Stewart & Co.;
G. w. Ryan of Walter Kidde Contrac-
tors Co.; D. G. Scott of McCloskey &
Co.; c. c. Graham Of McShain Co;
H. B. Lyford Of Herzos Co.; T. Newell
Cox and @ P. zouck of the ConsoIi-
dated Engineering Co.: 8. K. Pierce
and George Herman Of the John w
Cowper Co.; E. r. Rosengarten OF
Davis, Wick, Rosengarten Co.; J. r.
Skinker Of Skinker Bros; E. r. Boyle
of Boyle and Robertson and F., M
Tompkins Of Charles H. Tompkins Co.
Among the other labor leaders were
members OF the Carpenters Wage
Committee and the business agents Of
several local unions. The members Of
the Carpenters Wage Committee in
| cluded o. c. Rickard, w. S. Risdon
and Albert Caya.
Agents At Session.
Other business agents included ],
M. Bolts, steamfltters; G. F. Preller,
electrical workers; j. E. McGlynn,
boiler makers; Charles H. Tobin, stone
cutters: J. E. Faulconer, sheet metal
workers; r. F. Whalen, painters; w.
T. Davis, plasters; z. M. Trammell,
asbestos workers; John D. Fitzgerald.
plumbers; Larry Kelley. building la
borers; l. l.. Myers, iron workers, and
John Proctor, elevator constructors.
In an early edition OF The Star
yesterday 1t was erroneously stated
that the George A. Fuller Co. had
accepted arbitration. The company
had not agreed to arbitration, but only
accepted the invitation Of Commits
sioner Allen to attend the conference
this morning.
A special offer of the B-W Construc-
ton Co., which is erecting the ad-
dition to the City Post Office, to put
carpenters to work at the old scale
Of 81 an hour. putting 37h cents an
hour in escrow TO, be paid to work.
men if and when the new scale Is
established, has been rejected by the
carpenters union. The carpenters are
consistently standing on their posi-
ton to put no union men to work for
less than their demand $1.3712 an
hour.
Position Submitted to President.
The B-W company in addition to
writing a letter to o. G. Rickard,
president of tbs District Council of
Carpenters, also wrote to President
Roosevelt outlining its position, and
enclosing copies Of its letters to the
union.