Show S. S L. L Workers Refuse to 10 Cross Lines 55 Construction Men Stay Off Jobs At Interurban Depot Approximately 55 construction workers of various classifications remained away from their jobs at atthe atthe the interurban depot Thursday re refusing refusing refusing re- re fusing to cross picket lines established established by Cement t Finishers local union No 68 Meanwhile officials officials of the Salt Lake Building and Construction Trades council and the Associated General Contractors girded for battle over wage increase demands made by bv construction workers Negotiations were at a standstill Thursday having been interrupted by the refusal of cement finishers to continue working Rumors that other tradesmen had walked off jobs in Provo and Ogden were Unconfirmed unconfirmed unconfirmed un un- confirmed Thursday and according to Richard S. S Roberts secretary secretary- treasurer of the trades council only the workers at the depot job now are arc affected Members of six basic trades including carpenters teamsters cement finishers and operating engineers engineers engineers en en- have asked for wage increases Increases in increases in- in creases of about per hour which if granted would make their hourly rate 18 Contractors have countered with an offer to increase cement finishers and carpenters carpenters carpenters car car- penters by 17 c per hour and other trades by 12 c per hour An offer by Mayor Earl J. J Glade to serve as conciliator in an effort to avert what he termed a a serious calamity was accepted by the thet t tradesmen r a d des e s in men e ii representatives but turned down by officials of A G CEllis C C. Ellis W. W Barker president of ofA ofA ofA A G C thanked the mayor for his offer but said the contractors contractors' offer of 17 and 12 c raises was the last Members of A G Cs C's labor committee committee com corn were to meet Thursday a afternoon afternoon aft aft- t preparatory to a general genera A AG G C meeting Friday at 2 pm p.m. in Hotel Utah No developments in inthe inthe inthe the situation are expected until that e. h. |