Evening star., 1940-04-30
Concrete Deliveries
Held Up After Strike,
Witness Says
Attempt Made to Show
JurisdictionoI Dispute
Was Source Of Trouble

Delivery OF concrete materials
necessary for resumption of work
on three large Federal building
projects remained stalemated last
fall for at least two days after set
tlement of the Teamsters' Union
dump truck strike, a Government
witness testified today in the anti
trust trial of five teamsters' on
cials in District Court.
Patrick J. Malloy, timekeeper for
McCloskey g. Co., contractors for
the Social Security, Railroad Re-
tirement and Federal Office build
ings, told the court that no work
was done on the projects Septem-
Der q and % and little on the
following day because we could not
get materials" for concrete pilings.
The dump truck strike, which the
defense has claimed was called be-
cause of wage-hour differences, was
settled on September 26. The Gov
ernment is attempting to show that
the source of the entire labor trou-
BILE in Washington's building con-
struction industry was a dispute be-
tween the Teamsters' and the Opera
ting Engineers Union over the
operation OF concrete mixer trucks.
Pay Boost Asked Later.
Tie-up of these trucks on the DAYS
mentioned by Mr. Malloy was re-
sponsible for the work delay, the
Government contended.
Nelson Tallman, the general SUI
perintendent of the McCloskey firm,
which finally reached an agreement
to have Teamsters man its concrete
trucks. testified that the Teamsters
did not ask for higher wages until
after they had been given jurisdic-
ton over the trucks operating on
the McCloskey jobs.
Others to testify for the Govern
ment today included Frank Carroll.
superintendent for the Raymond
Concrete Pile Co., and John Redd,
vice president in charge of OPERA
tlons for the Super Concrete Co.
j. J. Buckley, president of the
suocontracting firm in charge of
excavation work at the Social Sc
curlty Board and Railroad Retire
ment Board buildings. testified YES
terday he was informed by one of the
defendants that the teamsters were
pulling" their drivers from dump
trucks because the engineers were
driving the concrete-mixer vehicles.
Drivers Called Out.
Concrete-mixer trucks were not
employed in the work done by Mr..
buckleys firm, and he testified he
informed the teamster Official: II
see no reason, therefore, why we
should be involved" Drivers of
dump trucks on his projects never.
theless were called from their Jobs
Mr.. Buckley said.
Matthew H. McCloskey, ir., presi-
dent OF the McCloskey Co., said he
had double union trouble when he
brought concrete mixer trucks into
Washington.
He said he was informed by the
teamsters that If he operated the
trucks with engineers as drivers the
operators of his dump trucks
would be called out on strike. At
the same time, Mr.. McCloskey testi-
fed. an agent of the engineers in
formed him that if he failed to
follow the lead of other ready-mix
trucks firm in the city and hired
teamster drivers instead of enpi-
neers, the latter would be called
on such equipment as hoists and
steam shovels.
T. M. Flanaghan, president of
the f1rm in charge of the construc-
ton of the steam tunnel from the
Central Heating Plant to the new
Social Security Board Building, said
he declined to sign a contract
which came from an agent of the
teamsters' union. A CODY of the
contract was introduced as Gov
ernment evidence. One paragraph
read:
I'VE will agree not to accept de-
livery OF any materials, including
ready-mix concrete, from Others
than trucks operated by members
OF the Drivers, Chauffeurs and
HELPERS Inca1 IInion M e2o0