The union times., 1944-09-09
Urges Resumption
 Of Construction
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(Continued from Page One) the Conn. State Building Trades Council
 At this meeting, representatives of labor, architects, engineers, as- sOciated general contractors, and of sub-cOntractOrs unanimously voted to petition to the War Pro- duction Board to permit resump- ton of civilian construction, s'where materials and manpOwer are available without interference to the war effort" A representa- tive of the N. E. War Production Board will go to Washington Sept. II to present these views to A.F.L. representatives on the national WIPE, and enlist their support.
 In addition to Barry and O'Kane, who pressed the issue of resump- tiOn of construction, organized la- Dor was represented at this meet ing by Mayor Meehan of Lawrence, Mass, and Timothy A. Callahan, both of whom represented the State Building Trades Council of Massa- chusetts.
 Because of its Extreme import Gnce to Connecticut Building Trades, THE UNION TIMES pre- sents heres0ith the fuH test Of the program as drasVn up by the Ad- 0isOry Council:
 "The Construction Industry be- iieyes that Civilian Construction should be permitted to be undertaken where materials and manpower are available without interference with the war effort.
 s'The industry believes that Fed eral regulations on construction should be relaxed to permit the start of needed civilian work which each community deems most es- sential to its needs, especially re- pairs and alterations.
 "One of the principal points of the Industry's belief is that the de- termination of what construction should be permitted to proceed should be made locally.
 eve advocate that, as soon as possible, Limitation Order L-4l should be amended to permit the start of civilian projects which will use construction workers at their regular trades who are not needed for other work, at duly established \ wages at normal hours of work; which will use available materials without priority assistance; and which can be started within 30 days of permission to proceed. We be- ieve that such a program shoul be adminis.e-Ad Inraliv, ~,-| that the projects should be selected for their public or business need and value.
 Since October 9, 1941, the Con- struction Industry has been under di- rect Federal Control which has em- phasized the postponing of all con struction not needed urgently for the War effort or the most important of civilian purposes. Since that time a tremendous backlog has been built up of needed maintenance, repair, recon struction and new construction. The longer this work is postponed, in most cases, the greater the deterioration to present facilities, and the greater the expenses eventually involved.
 eve believe that the denial of both priorities and the privilege of paying higher than established wages and of working overtime, along with the requirements of using only available manpower and materials, plus local administra- ton, automatically will regulate the volume of work which might be started under any relaxation of Order L-4l to those projects which do not interfere with the war ef- fort and have a real value in each community.
 Successful prosecution of the War requires that all of our physical facili-