Evening star., 1939-03-20
Hotel Strike
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union is certified as the collective
bargaining agency.
S. Rehiring of all striking en-
ployes within three days.
Peaceful Ending Effected.
With these major points ironed
out in compromise. peaceful end
ing was effected in strike which
resulted in walkout for more than
$500 hotel employees. great incon-
venience for the city's leading no.
tells and embarrassment for dozens
of Congressman and Government
officials who were forced either to
walk through picket line or seek
temporary residence elsewhere.
Pickets throughout the city-at
first reluctant to believe that the
, strike had willingly gave
up their placards and beamed with
satisfaction when union leaders
motored swiftly from one hotel to
another officially declaring that 'it
Is all over"
Strikers were called to a meet
ing at 10 o'clock this morning at
the Belasco Theater to hear the
agreement read and receive in
structions as to the procedure to
follow In going back to their old
jobs.
The agreement was signed for
the hotels by Gardner Moore,
president of the Washington Hotel
Association and managing director
of the Shoreham Hotel; T. D. Car
son, manager of Washington Prop
critics, Inc. (Wardman Park and
Carlton Hotels, and Joseph c. Nc
Garraghy, counsel for the hotels.
Union signatories were Garland
p. Webb, business agent for Local
No. 781, Hotel and Restaurant En-
ployes' Alliance; James M. Nc
Namara, business representative of
Local No. 80, Service Workers
Union, and international vice presi-
dent of the organization; Charles
z. Sands, business agent for Local
No. IS, Bartenders Union, and
Morris L. Verbov, representing the
Catering Employees Union.
Witnesses signatures were those
Of DR.. John r. Steelman, Labor De-
partment conciliation chief, and
Miguel Garriga, international vice
president of the Hotel and Restau-
rant Employees Alliance.
To Prepare Final Draft.
With copies of the pact tucked in
their pockets, Mr.. McGarraghy, Mr..
Garriga and Commissioner John L.
Conner of the Cancellation Service
were to meet at the Labor Depart
ment at 2:3O o'clock this afternoon
to prepare the final draft of the
supplemental contract provisions.
The committee of three was Sc
lected, with consent of the opera
tors and unions, after the general
agreement was signed yesterday
The supplementary provisions were
ironed out in earlier conferences
and only have to be drafted in
formal language.
Terms of the general agreement
were phrased late Saturday night by
Carl r. Schedler, Labor Depart
ment attorney and special assistant
to DR.. Steelman, on the basis of
issues discussed during the confer
ences after the conciliation office
was called in as arbitrator March 10
More than 500 hours were spent
In joint and separate parleys from
that date until the pact was signed
yesterday-four hours after the
final conference got under way.
Negotiators Show Strain.
Effects of the prolonged, intensive
negotiations to bring the contro-
versy to a harmonious end showed
plainly on the faces of Government
conciliators and hotel and union
men alike. The only outward show
OF enthusiasm was displayed by DR.
Steelman, who had admitted at one
point during the conferences that
the situation appeared hopeless
and that the strike might continue
indefinitely"
Officials on both sides of the
down-out controversy posed will
ingly for photographers and man.
aged to smile before the cameras
Mr.. Moore and Mr.. Carson shook
hands warmly with Mr. Garriga an6
other union leaders after the con-
ference broke up and retired te
'get some of that sleep" before at
tempting to adjust their hotels te
the new agreement provisions.
Speaking for the hotels, Mr.. Nc
Garraghy told reporters:
Naturally we are pleased that the
negotiations have come to an end