Evening star., 1934-06-08
Holds Conference to Clear
Up Labor Troubles on
Two U. S. Buildings.
NO RESULTS OBTAINED,
NEW EFFORTS PLANNED
Carpenters Reject Flatly Second
Compromise Plan of Own
Wage Group.
The Board Of Labor Review, of which

The Board Of Labor Review, of which
Prof. Lindsay Rogers is chairman, is
considering the impasse caused by
the carpenters strike on two new Fed
eral buildings here, and already has
held one meeting on the matter, 1t
was learned today.
Contractors for the Internal Reve-
nue. Building extension and the Fed
eral warehouse addition appeared be-
fore the board yesterday, it was
learned, but officials of the carpenters
union were net present. No results
were obtained. 1t was understood.
however, that further efforts will be
made by this board to see what can
be done.
Delegation Calls on Allen.
An apparent effort to reopen nego-
tiations for settlement of the carpen-
ters' strike was seen today when a
delegation of members of the car
penters' union conferred with Com
missioner George E. Allen, who twice
before had acted as conciliator.
Neither Allen nor o. c. Rickard Of
the carpenters delegation would tell
the object Of the conference or that
efforts would be made to reach some
new agreement with representatives
of the employing contractors.
Earlier today, Samuel J. Prescott. a
contractor, called on Allen, but de-
clined to announce the purpose of his
call. Sometime later, ]. r. Skinker Of
the Master Builders Association, met
briefly with Allen, but said afterward
he had called merely to thank the
Commissioner for efforts he had made
in the past to settle the carpenters
strike.
On the two previous occasions. as a
result of Aliens efforts. the contractors
and the Wage Committee of the car
penters' union agreed to terms for
settlement of the strike. but the men,
bership of the carpenters union re-
jected both plans.
Need Forms for Concrete.
The strike of carpenters is holding
up progress on the two buildings.
Excavations are well under way at
botn places, the Internal Revenue
structure at Tenth street and Penn
sylvania avenue and the Federal Ware
house, In Southwest Washington. The
warehouse contractors. John McShain
and the kiddie Construction Co., need
carpenters to build wooden forms for
pouring concrete foundations.
The carpenters union has rejected
fatty the second compromise proposal
presented by its own Wage Committee
to end the strike. At voting yesterday
at Carpenters Hall, the men cast s39
ballots against the proposal and 1872 in
favor of it. The rejected proposal
would have returned the carpenters
to work at SIPS an hour for 32-hour
week of four days. The union men had
previously voted down the first COM
promise proposal for $l.25 per hour
and a 40-hour week.
The carpenters are standing firm
for $1371a an hour and a six-hour
day. Their previous contract, which
expired May l. when they went on
strike, was for 81 an hour and an
eight-hour day.
Both compromise proposals were
worked out at a series Of meetings
with carpenter officials and repre-
sentatives of the Master Builders As
sociation of the District.
Two Other Strikes On.
Meantime two other strikes con-
tinued in the National Capital today
The plasterers we're still out for an
increase from $3.50 to SITS an hour
and a six-hour day.
A general strike is still in effect at
the triplet buildings in the Federal
triangle, the Department of Labor,
Interstate Commerce Commission and
Government auditorium.
In this complicated situation on the
triplet buildings, where some union
workmen are on strike and other Union
workmen are at work on the job, the
Operative Plasterers' Union has filed
suit against the Bricklayers' Union,
and the case will be heard in District
Supreme Court June IS. This suit
complicates the efforts of the National
Labor Board, of which Senator Wag-
ner is chairman, to settle the situa-
ton.