Bricklayers Strike - St. Louis, MO

[Sherman A1]

As of midnight Sunday, 850 members of Bricklayers Local 1 went on strike when their current four-year contract with the Masons Contractors Association expired. Picket lines went up at 6 a.m. Despite negotiations over the past several weeks, the two sides have not been able to come to an agreement on a new contract, said Local 1 Business Manager Don Brown.

Talks broke off Sunday, May 31. Meetings were held for 8.5 hours on Saturday and Sunday without results.

Both sides did agree to go back to the bargaining table at 8 a.m. Monday and meet daily in the hopes for a quick compromise settlement.​

Bricklayers will only picket job sites where brickwork is underway. However, many contractors that are not members of the Mason Contractors Association have already signed a new contract with Bricklayers Local 1. Work will continue at these projects.

http://labortribune.com/bricklayers-strike/

[marym625]

1. Is that good or bad, that new contracts were signed

While a strike was ongoing?

K&R!