Investigation subject files, 1919-1922.

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Investigation subject files, 1919-1922.

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This series contains information primarily on building suppliers, construction employee associations, and manufacturers, and reveals price-fixing conspiracies among various suppliers of both labor and material primarily in New York City's construction industry. The committee collected these records as part of its investigation into the housing industry in general and conspiracies in the construction trades in particular.

18.6 cu. ft. (43 microfilm reels)

New York State Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8311669

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New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee on Housing

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Many of the problems caused by the construction trades industry were epitomized by groups like the Building Trades Council (BTC). The committee exposed Council President Robert P. Brindell's practice of using threats, selling "strike insurance," and manipulating the labor supply to extort money from builders and contractors. Initially Brindell, operating under a charter of the American Federation of Labor, gained control of the wrecking trade. Since demolition of old bui...