The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-22
Building Service Men,
Reject Arbitration Pact

THE agreement worked out by mayor La Guarulas
arbitration committee which prevented the build
ing service strike does not grant any Of the de-
mands of the building service employees. They de-
manded higher wages shorter hours full union
recognition, no discrimination. and other demands.
The agreement, signed by James J. Bambrick for
the Building Service Employees Union, refers all
of these demands to future decision of the arbtra-
ton board.
Bambrick gave up, on behalf of the workers,
the right to strike during the period of the agree
ment, whose concrete provisions are yet to be
worked out by arbitration board The wages
to be decided on by arbitration board of
three. Union recognition is denied. The Realty
Board merely accepting the union the bargain
ing agent" for the union members only.
IF THE decision of La Guardia's arbitration COM
mittee is accepted by the building service
workers. not only will all of their demands be lost,
but the Realty Board will begin immediate drive
to smash the union and blacklist active union mem
bers. The decision for compulsory arbitration, If
accepted by the workers, meant a defeat
The saddling of this unsatisfactory settlement
on the workers must be laid at the door of La
Guardia and of the officials of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, Collins, Bambrick etc. who did
not put up any fight against the arbitration pro-
posals.
La Guarda declared he would not permit the
He previously allowed the Realty Board to recruit
army of strikebreakers and strong-arm men
ready to break the strike. La Guardia demanded
that the workers accept arbitration, which meant
defeat for their demands.
Bambrick and Collins accepted this agreement
without consultation with the union members These
A. F. of L. officials die not make any kind of a fight
for the workers demands. They accepted La
Guardias strikebreakng proposals without oppo-
still TEnHyn do off 10
York workers to support the struggle.
The building service workers can take lesson
from the general textile strike The textile workers
we're also forced to accept compulsory arbitration
They went back to work before they won their de-
mands Firing and blacMisting of thousands fol-
lowed, and the arbitration board did nothing against
this union smashing and did not grant any of the
workers demands Raymond Ingersoll, on La
Guardias arbitration board, was also on the Winant
board which sold out the textile strike Compulsory
arbitration with the demands left to the future
means that these arbitration boards which rule for
the employers leave the workers holding the bag
THE rank and file in the Building Service Union
should reject this agreement signed by Bam-
brick. They should demand an immediate mem
bership meeting of Local 32-B and the other locals
and vote down the agreement and vote for an
immediate strike. The only way to win the demands
is for the building service workers to strike for
them.
Preparation for strike action led and controlled
by the rank and file should be made without further
delay. Every effort should be made to involve as
many sections of the city and as many workers as
possible for strike. Steps should be taken to mo-
Billie the organized labor movement of the city,
regardless of afaliation, to back the strike
No secret agreements, complete democracy in
the union no arbitration, and the broad participa-
0f he aok a1dfi lilo ~
ment and control of the strike, is the only way
the building service workers can accomplish the
realization of their demands
Reject the arbitration agreement!
Vote for an immediate strike under rank and
file CONTROL