The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-15
No Strike Ordered in Jersey
City, but Erie Men
Are Much Dis
satisfied.
BAD NEWS FROM BUFFALO
More Trains Burned, and the Men
Very Ugly in Temper-0yer-
work, Under Pay.

Judging from the murmurs OF discon-
tent heard by JERSEY CITY NEWS re-
porter, who strolled through the yards of
the Erie Railroad this morning, a big
strike is imminent unless some amicable
arrangement is reached. The freight
conductors and switchmen have grew
ances, and although as yet no formal de-
mand to remedy them has been made on
the company, it is likely that there will
be in few days.
The demand will be made by the 500
men who are at present employed on the
Eastern division aud are members of the
Switchmen's Union OF North America.
This union is one of the most powerful
labor organizations in the country. 1t
was evident this morning that something
bothered the switchmen. They gathered
in knots of twos and threes In the yard
conversed In low tones. When a STRANGER
approached the conversation would cease
and the men would resume work.
Are the switchmen going to stYikeH
asked a brawny hishman who had JUST
turned switch for a long line of freight
cars.
"Not that know Of" was his reply.
'Then the men are perfectly satisfied
thems"
II did not say that, young man." he re-
piled. Come around in a day or two
and you may get some news"
MUCH DISCoNTENT.
Another sWiLchman with whom talked
said that there was much dissatisfaction
among the men, but that as yet no strike
had been determined upon.
If the strike does occur, it will not
merely be sympathetic strike" said he.
I'VE have just as many, If not more,
grievances than the men In the BRffalo
yards who are now on strike. The SWITCH
men and freight conductors have very
long hours. Some of them are compelled TO
WORK fifteen hours out of the twenty
four. Many of them are men With Fam
lilies, who live In towns along the read
and they have no time to spend with
their families They would not object to
working the overtime, however, If they
were paid for it.
Another switchman said that the
Swttchmen's Union would meet IN this
city some day in the latter part at the
week, and until then nothing would be
known.
At the Division Supertntendent's.efic
the officials said that they had not beard
of any strike among the jersey City men.
the company WIS not preparing for 8
strike.
SLOW FREIGHT ARRTvAL6
Owing to the strike at Buffalo the
freight Is arriving at the Jersey City
yards very slowly, The outgoing freight
is moving rapidly however.
Master Switchman Sweeney.of the local
lodge Of the Switchrnen,s Mutual Aid
Association was seen later by JERSEY
CITY NEWS reporter. He denied that the
Jersey City men were about to strike, but
admitted that meettng of the Rssocia-
tion would be held in Jersey Oity4n day
or two.
"The Jersey City men are not dissatis-
fed" said he. 1--WE 40 not beifeTe
that a sympathetic strike would
help our Buffalo brethren anA If
we should decide 70 go on strike we could
make it disagreeable, as there is no time
in the year when the railroads are buster
than they are at present. But there will
be no strike, as believe that the trouble
at Buffalo will be amicably settled in q
day or two.