Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-01-22 | Page 3 | Builders Discuss Labor Problems

Builders Builds Discuss is Labor a or Problems ro ems I v M T PORTLAND Ore re Jan 22 1 22 A APr 1 Joint with Joint 1 to other vf ho organization 1 of f elements l contractors contractors' ri t of r the b building Industry In order that guidance may be given to matters involving labor Is a proposal awaiting aWaitIng await aWait- ing t action by the Associated ed General Gen Gep- eral erlI Contractors Contractor's of or America In ip convention con can here tOda today Toe The committee on labor headed by F F. I. I Cranford Cranford Cran Cran- ford ford of ot Brooklyn declared declare 1 that responsibility to owners for or whom w operations are executed as well as leadership A In the building in ip- ip cl st demands d that h te tee e ere long m the asso associated jated contractors contractor take it upon themselves to effect some some Joint body Our organization has no quarrel quarrel rel rei with labor labor- as an organized organ Iz d or an unorganized body said Mr Cranford's report but it is fl our conviction O J that a the public public liC and and the construction tI 1 Industry It Itself 11 should not allow the demands of or labor for more wasE and able abla working conditions to be made without study and conference conr rence be bi be fore tore they are granted Numerous requests for tel advances in wages have been bEel made made- during the past year yeal and In Jn practically every city of the country some of these have been ben allowed in whole or in part the says report However However How However ever it is not anU anticipated that any significant increases over oyer the country country coun coun- try as a whole will be demanded demonde 1 or gt anted granted to the building trades in ip 1926 It H adds