The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-19
UiGES OF MOTORNEN.
Reported Demand Upon the metropolitan an
Knight Pines Threatens n strike.


Knight Pines Threatens n strike.
1t was announced at the meeting OF tho Cen
trial Federated Union on Sunday week ago
that IA new union of surface railroad lines in
this city had been formed secretly and afflli-
ated with the Knights OF Labor. delegate
was admitted to the G. f. L.. but his name was
withheld. on the ground that he would be
black listed IL known.
At the meeting OF the C. f. U. yesterday this
delegate announced that tho motormen on
tho Second. Fourth. Sixth and Eighth
avenue divisions Of the Metropolitan
Street Railway Companys lines wanted a
change in the pay system and n guarantee
Of at least 81 % day; and that through John
n. Parsons. General Master Workman Of the
Knights they had presented certain requests
to the company. One thing they asked
for. the delegate said was to be paid
22'a cents an hour instead Of 80 much trip.
They also asked to have the schedule OF trips
so arranged that 81 25 should be the minimum
OF mans daily earnings No answer. he
said. had been received but he expected that
there would be no OCCASION to resort to arbi-
trary measures"
1t Developed on. inquiry that the whole mat
the hands Of G ~ W. Parsons, who is an en-
ployee OF the. New York Post Office. The mo-
tnrmen who have Joined the Knights are said
to be but small fraction OF the whole body OF
motormen.
several employees OF the METROPOLITAN Com
pany with whom a Sun reporter talked last
night said that neither motormen nor gripmen
we're generally organized. II was said that AZ
teen or twenty OF the motOrmen OH the Second
avenue division had Joined the Knights
Gently, but that there was no general move
ment among the employees to enroll in any
labor organization.
1t was said that on Sunday. the l1th the
company voluntary acceded to the wishes OF
the men in respect to the mum ber of trips to DO
made on sundays and that the company had
decided to increase the pay OF conductors to
So % day.
There is a District Assembly. No. 70. which
has jurisdiction over knights employed on
street railroad lines. and which in the past.
before the wane Of the knights, got up strikes
in New York and Brooklyn. Its Master Work
man. whose name is Pnea. made speech last
Political League at 40 University place.
The people OF New York" he said. will
wake up some morning in the near future and
find that 1000 employees OF one OF the larg-
est corporations in this city are on strike.
After the meeting Pines said he meant the
METROPOLITAN street Railway Company. Within
the past Ortv-eight hours. lie said, Mr. Par
sons had sent to the company demand
that the wage schedule Of the motor
men be rearranged Pines said that I'M
from Is cents to 80 cents a trip on the various
electric lines. the amount VARYING in propor-
ton to the length OF the trip. He said that the
men were compelled to wait about the depots
for thirteen consecutive hours each day to be
assigned TO cars. Each man is supposed to
said a man got only two or three trips day.
Thus il was possible he alleged, for man to
be on duty thirteen hours and yet only make
80 cents or 40 cents for the days work.
- President NreeIand OF the Metropolitan
Street Railway Company is at present out OF
the CITY