Evening journal., 1888-10-25
In UNION.
All Railroad Men Uniting in
One Organization.
GREAT LABOR FEDERATION.

Articles Of Agreement by the Chiefs OF the
Engineers and Observation-Disclosures aud
Brakemen Coming ln-The Plan of the
Union.
RICHMOND, Va, Oct 25-The proposition
which was made at the mass meeting VI tho
Brothcrhoods Of Locomotive Engineers and
Firemen held in the Grand Opera house in
New York on Sunday, June -, TO amalga
mate all labor organizations connected with
railroad service, and thus form what will
probably be the largest labor organization
IN the world, was oonsummated here on Sat
urday last by the signing of the articles of
confederation Of an association of the Broth
erhoods Of Locomotive Engineers and Fire
men, and the Switchmen's and Brakemen's
unions.
The Union Of Railroad Conductors II they
have not already signed the articles Of con-
federation, win undoubtedly do 80. The pro
posal 10 form this union of railrond employees
was the outcome of the prolonged and per
sistent struggle between the engineers on the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad and
the officials Of that road
The subject was fully discussed at the New
York mass meeting referred to, and met with
the unanimous approval OF the men present
who represented lines extending from San
Francisco to Boston, and from Canada TO
Mexico, the railroads which are owned and
controlled by American capital IN the latter
country being represented at the meeting
The question was referred for decision to the
national convention OF railroad employees,
which has been session for the last week in
this city.
1t is learned that the articles OF federation
were signed in this city on Saturday by Chief
Arthur, Of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Engineers, Grand Master +. r. Sargent, Of
the Firemen's union and Grand Organizer
Bailey, Of the Switchmens and Brakemen's
unions. The conductors, as stated, will join
the federation, and all employees Of railroad
companies have been asked 70 join, irrespec-
tive of the positions Ia which they are EN-
ployed. II is said that the telegraph opera
tors along the railroad lines win also be
represented in the federation.
Il is understood that the title Of the now
organization win be "The National Fedora
tion Of Railroad Employees in the Transporta-
ton Department, and according TO the art-
cles Of agreement each brotherhood or union
of railroad employees will elect one delegate
to represent lis own body in general coun-
ell This board win receive from ell divis-
IONS or lodges, OF engineers, firemen, switch
men, brnkemsn, etc, any complaint or griev
ance made to a lodge on division By a mem
/ Der against the company by which the man
is employed. The board, or council, will then
/ consider the grievance, and will direct the
body, engineers, firemen, or others, as the
case may be, what action 70 take in the
matter.
In cases where il Is considered that an EN-
! ploye has been unjustly or severely treated
/ ure organization 70 which the complainant
belongs viii bs directed to request his rein.
statement u the redress Of the wrong com
planned Of, and in the event Of this request
being refused, win, with the sanction of the
council, order strike Of those men employed
in the same organization ON the rord. l. e.
Of ofengineers, il their brotherhood Is aggsieved
1 Of firemen, II one Of their union is the com.
| plainant and 30 on The strike is TO he con.
fined TO that organization solely in which the
complaint lies, so long as no "scabn labor 4
I employed TO fill the vacancies OF strikers bnt
In the evenn Of "scabsn being taken on b al
the vacant places, all the employees on he
road will be ordered out, and toidi and pt's-
tive tie up Of the road will lie ordered
The financial basis Of the federation will
| apparently be sound, as the agreement pro
vides for pooling of all reserve funds Of the
various organizations comprising the new or
\ ganizations, and it is said thnt the fund
already paid in from this source aggregates
\ over S50O,0OO, irrespective Of arrears Of sub
scriptions and balances now standing to the
credit Of the organizations which have not
/ yet made returns Of their accounts
The Brotherhoods Of Engineers and Fire
men have paid toward the support Of the
| Chicago Burlington and Quincy strikers S.
per man month since the beginning Of the
strike, and Chief Arthur, Of the engineers.
announced here TO the federation that 30 per
cent. Of that assessment had been paid with
out drawing upon their reserve fund up to
this time. The federation unanimously passed
a resolution TO support the Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy strikers until their wrongs
/ are redressed