The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-11
The Smitchmen,s Strike.

The switchmen's strike is still on, and no
change in the situation has taken place.
The strikers were quiet yeterday, and
made no effort to bring the trouble to an
end. They spent the greater part of the
day around the waiting room of the union
depot as if they were waiting for the
oificia 10 come in and and inform them
that their requests hau been granted.
However, nothing of the kind took place.
The passenger trains were being set out on
time, ana the freight cars were moving as
ii no strike was prevalent. Imagine how
1t seemed to the eye of the observer when
such officials as Manager ReSSiguie, Super
intcndent CorWin, Superintendent Merit
heimer, Assistant Superintendent Fowler.
superintendent Ryder, along with The yard
masters OF Salt Lake and Ogden, were
making up trains, pulling pins and per-
forming the acts OF switchmen in general.
But such was the case and not car was
moved in tue Union Pacific yards yester-
DAY only by these men. Although it has
been many years since they performed
duties Of this kind, three en- gines were kept
busily engaged, and last evening the yards
were pretty well cleared up.
A HERALD reporter saw Mr.. Ressiguie
riding on the brake of a box car yesterday
afternoon, and thinking he might gain
some information that would be of inter
est climbed up where he was. The man
ayers hands were biackened somewhat by
handling the rusty pins, and his face showed
the tnge OF the smoke IRON the locomo
tive. should the difficulty be brought to
an end, would you re employ the men that
have gone out!'' the reporter asked of Mr..
Ressiguie. mo, sir, they will not be taken
back; they have left the employ of the
company in dishonorable way and they
willnot be reinstated.n
Mr.. Bessiguie says from experience he
has learned that four men are needed on
Two Of the engines. those on the east and
west ends, but on the others he believes
there IS no necessity. 1.-THE report that the
switchmen's committee was not accorded
a hearing" said Mr.. Ressiguie, lis untrue.
] notified them from Pocatello that wouIu
hear their grievances on Monday, but they
were in salt Lake on Sunday and laid the
following communication before met,
OGDEN, Dec 2
To the General Manager, Union Pacific.
We, the switchmen of the Ogden ward
think we have Just cause in coming TO ;ou
with this grievance. We ask that four men
be put with each switch engine That 2
man be put in the passenger yard to cut
hose and chains. as ii is not switchman,s
work. That the men that were discharged
for refusing to work short handed be re-
instated. That 80 and 81 cents per hour be
p3lu III buC gdIuS, w udI Is known
as mountain pay, ten hours to constitute a
days work. That from now On the Oldest
man takes charge of the yard, as we think
there are men in the yard that can handle
it as well as imported yardmasters.
Also that brakenen that have been dis
charged for refusing to do switching in
Ogden yards be reinstatea and be paid foi
the time they were off, and the switchmer
that are of TO receive the same benefits
Hoping that YOU will look at this in the
proper light, we remain yours respectfully
THE SwITCHMEN OF OGDEN YARDS.
Mr.. Reseguie informed them that as fal
as the increased pay was concerned, i
could not be allowed as IL would be NOR,
than other yards on the system
were getting. and that the com
pany could not make any discrim-
ination for Ogden, not only that the yarC
had been too expensive as it was. In DC
tober, 1889, the expenses of the yard welt
$500, and the same month of this year they
have reached s., 900. The business was, i
anything, lighter than it WAS in 1882
The swtchmen feel confident The trouble
will be amicably adjusted and that they