Arizona sun., 1962-07-05
Agreement Reached
Between Construction
Negotiators

Agreement on a new Arizona
Master Labor Agreement was
reached this evening by negotiators
for the construction industry, three
basic crafts and Operating Engi-
neerS.
Terms of the year contracts,
which affect some 10000 to $4,000
Workmeu, were not announced
pending approval by memberships
of both the Construction Infor-
nation Committee and carpenters,
teamsterS, laborerS and Operating
Engineers.
The status of the cement masonS'
union remains to be worked out,
SpokeSmen said.
Members of the CIC are the
Arizona Building Contractors; AS
sociated General Contractors of
America, Inc, Arizona Chapter
Phoenix Association of Home Build
ers; and the Arizona Aggregate
Association.
1--WE will recommend ratifica-
ton of the contracts by our meEl-
Der organizations, said Dan Mar
dian, CIC labor negotiating COM
mittee chairman. The same senti-
ment was echoed by Fred Rhodes,
chairman, labor's negotiating team.
The agreement came after an
eight-week talkathon, the last two
weeks spent in informal discus
sion sessions.
Construction workmen in Arizona,
previously covered by the master
contract, have been working with
out a contract since May 81.
Other craft unions - painters,
lathers, sheet metal workers, and
electricians = have also settled
on a new agreement with sub
contractors.
Union and management negoti-
atorS have met almost daily since
talks officially began April 9.
Mardian and Rhodes expressed
appreciation on behalf of the in
dustry and labor to the public for
its patient waiting and to business
men for their sympathetic under
standing of the difficult negotiating
situation.
NegotiatorS for both sides eX-
pressed hope the agreement would
trigger many construction jobs
which have been held back due to
the uncertainty of the situation.
1.-The resultant activity and up
surge of jobs will not only be bene-
ficial to the industry and its en-
ployes, but will provide a major
spur to the states economy" Mar
dian said.
Sentiment by negotiators indi
Gated that the talks have not been
"a pink tea party" but long,
grueling series where both sides
had expressed their problems and
worked out new contract at
tempting to accommodate as many
viewpoints as possible.
I'VE feel this new contract will
definitely encourage healthy and
favorable working climate for Ari-
zona's second largest industry"
Mardian said.
1T is the sincere hope of con-
tractors, - he said, "that this con-
tract will allow management and
labor to work together to achieve
greater prosperity for industry and
workmen while serving in the best
interest of the public to which we
all owe our best efforts.
VILLAIN A. Gray, Operating En-
gineers' business agent, speaking
for labor, said:
''The agreement would enable
Arizona to continue to provide
one of the nations best trained
labor forces. Forward-looking man.
agement and q ualified union labor
have set a construction record
which few areas in the nation can
equal"
The CIC negotiating committee
has been chairmanned by Mardi-
an. John Hall, president, Hallcraft
Homes, Inc, served as vice chair
man.
Members of the committee and
their organizations they represent
are:
Associated General Contractors
William E. Naumann, M. M.
Sundt Construction Company, Tue
son; Maurice Tanner, Tanner Bro
thorc ConctrIotion CononanV and