New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-18
UNION PACIFIC MEN STRIKE.
HUNDREDS OF EMPLOYEES IN THE SHOPS
GO OUT.
THEY CLAIM Tu,rr THE COMPANY HAS VIOLATED
ITS AGREEMENT IN REGARD 10
unI-RS OE WORK.

THEY CLAIM THAT THE COMPANY HAS NloLAlDD
ITS AGREEMENT IN REGARD TO
HOURS OF WORK.
OMAHA Neb, April 17-six hundred men en-
ployed in the Union Pacific shops here struck al hoch
to-day. The men who went out were t'e maohhi''S'
boiler makers, blackSmiths, mouldcrs ana pattern
makers. The employees claim tlat tlc company ha'
acted in bad faith concerning the fuihimcht Oh an
agreement entered into to allow the force of men en-
ployed to reduce itself whe1 uc time was be"" inc
standard OF nine hours day. IL Is claimed that
the company. instead Of allowing the Iorcr oi men
employed to reduce itself naturally. has Kept up 'h'
full quota OF men. and In some SHOPS ''"'h' III
/ cluded, has increased the force. lie company
| not only increased the force, hui reduced ule
standard OF time from nine 10 eight houis lot II
working day on January IL OF this year. The en-
poycS claim TO have a written agrc'H'ht ss"'u
hy General Manager Dickinson and Assistant rupciin-
| tendcnt Merzhcimcr that while they are worRih2
eight hours II Is understood that places oi mon "h"
leave the service will not be filled except ""eh ao
solutcly necessary in order TO carry on 'hc worn
advantage. The employees claim that u" clort mas
been made 10y tls, company 70 live up I" 'l' terms
of the agreement. Tl" Executive Board represent
ing the employees has been cndcavorng 10 persuade
s H. II. Clark and J. II. Mcconnell. general manager
and master mechanic Of the Union Pacihc sNHt'h' !"
| modify their views concerning the Interpretation o'
thp agreement. The officials held several cohi'r'ho
| wifi. the committee. but unable 10 arrive III
a satisfactory agreement, and the strike too"S WA
| tl" result.
From conversations Will, officials the consensus Of
| onnIon was that the road has never been III b"t'cF
condition 10 undergo Il strike than AT TINS tlhlr' Inv
| rolling stock Is In much better shape ai'ho"sh
coming out OF winter. tlan in October last. vi i"o
engines on the Nebraska division alone 'her" Is not
one that has not been in the shops IN lhc liSt '"o
! uon,hs and although the shops have been turning
!. Y.
gone light and heavy rcrars. the oh'ils 90 ho'
hesitate to say that they can 60 on for the next
ninety days without the men who went on' """S
: H. H. Clark. when seen this ai"ino'h' Te'"''o
,o make any detailed statement oil III" dH'i'''' .
hctwccn th. men AID the company, sa>ing that his
remarks might he miSCCnstrucd and th't Ir'"u"n
would arise. The men, he slid. hhd SIMPLY "S",u
NOR, than the company could grant. and he conlu
mn, to tb, cxte,t desired. surrender his authority
over them. ~ -, -
Mr. Mcconnell said to-day that tho difficulty wa'
not a matter of wages or hours OF work. hu' S'''I
the refusal Of the company TO sign new contracts 'u"
mittcd by the men rgulalhG the '"''i'""' ~
which they should work.
Tb. KNIGHTS Of Labor among the shopmcn refused
.o strikc. as bulletin wa, po,trd By the Executive
Committee Of District Assembly No. -, ordering ~
knight, 10 remain at work. as hy striking they "oil'
,iolat. an agreement entered Into 10y 'he "@@c"'o'S
and the officers Of the road. The number Of Nhlgt'
company, shops at North rai;c also went out TN
noon.
Kansas City, April 1.-THE contemplated strike
the machini,ts boIlcrmakcr- ana backsmlths cm
poycd in the shops Of IN" Union Pacific Railway a
Armstrong near here, went into effect at i y
O'Clock today. The men generally return to "ori
from their dinner at that hour. but today 40 I"
them did not resume work after the dinner hour
The strike includes all the machiul,ts biichsm'h
and boiler makers employ in the shops. IL WI"
learned tai the acted undrr Instructions i''n"
from Omaha, the headquarters Of tn roid, and tia
the strike general over the entire system IN
morning Il WIS ,stimat d that the strike would Involve
5000 men. strung out half way across the coniinen
from Omaha 10 Portland. or" There are iare" fore
at Cheyenne. Rawln> Laramie, sht Lake ard ogden
Cheyenne, WyO.. April I7.-Th, bOlcrmlkris an
machinst, employed In the Union Pacific shops u
this point struck AT II 80 this morning. Many I"
the striking mcoLaiics di,>aiincd with III" orhc
which comrcls them to quit work, and AZ m""ii;
this afternoon this clement give expression to ii'l
views The blacksmith, ard wo. dworl,crs refused l.
strike superintendent O'liclmc has been ARRESTED
| for drawing "a pistol John lich". who CAV" th
signal for the men 20 ont. only ahont 100 mel
are ont here. but others may follow.
Denver CI.. April 1.-The employ yes Of th" tnloi
| Pacific road at ihi, point are apparently ready e
20 out On "a moments notice ana N" only awain
orders from Omaha. They include the Maohinist
| Union and The Amalsamajcd Association Of Engineer
and Doilcrmahcrs. numbering ab jui 200 iarn.
Lii Junta, col. ALril 1.-The Eor-union sh"pnci
brought her, from Denver OH Thursday to take ui
| ,lac,, OF tie Santc Fe strikers walked out 81 tl
shop, and Joined the strikers this morning. r'
c,ption VIII hc given TO the ncn-union men To nigh
by the cd men. aud they will bc shipped back Il
| Denver Ia the morning.
Topcha Kan. April LITTLE Santa Fe strikers ar
r.,tIv encouraged by the strike the Union Pacific
lu dn moi like the action Of the Sanin Fc engineer
and rremcn in refusing To lena aid and comfort 4
,n,r When the Fr ,neiuc"rS w"r" oui tW
% vrnrs ago the maChini,;s were ready l" tak" on
Inc engines The engineers haN" not forgotten I'M
and ar. not dis posed Ia help the machihatS now.
Laramie wy. r.. April l1.-lhcrc was exritrncll
all morning among the employees Of thr hih i"'ln
snor, i'm nls city IL being understood mat NJ moo
=, t,lcc ram would Il" received announcing strlh'
Master Mechanic Davis said that he Knew ol II
strike further than rumor; that no comiIif'er ii'
,rnited ON him and that there had been no Ni"atlo
of The contract made with the employees lhSl spT ml
.n far As could De- Learned from other sources III
,ritn iS a sympathetic one, brought about 10y III
c.nt, f., strike, of the same class Of "npoyr'
There are six shops on the Wyoming division "i tii
iuIon Pacific and there about orty shops ait'
ecthrr the system . . , - ~
solt Lake inh April 17.-Ahcut hny men EN-
Moved i'm the shop, Of the Union Iacinc quit WORK ~
dny I'm obcdicnrc orders received from tnc M'
cIInists, Bolcrmakcrs and Black,mitiia 'hoh i
Omaha.
SANTA FE FREIGHT TRAINS ABANDONED.