The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-21
RAILROAD MEN MEET.
TRAINMEN AND CARWORKERS
 HOLD SESSIONS.

Supposed to be Considering the Advisa-
 biIisy of Forming a Council or Feder-
 ation-OmciaI of Car Workers Says
 His Union wiII Not Become Part of
 It-conduetors Hold Meeting.
 The New Haven division of the Brother
 hood of Railway Trainmen met in Odd Eel
 lows hall in this city Saturday night. hold ing regular session until near midnight.
 There was a fair attendance and the meet ing was one of importance to the division.
 as matters affecting the interests of the trainmen were discussed.
 It was declared at the close thai nothing Of importance was done
 Mucn secrecy was maintained as to the business transacted, but 1t is said that the men considered a proposition to form
 yoint council of railroad employees, the same 10 include all classes of employees on the system, outside of the engineers, and cov-
 erlng the trainmen, conductors, car work
 CTS, machinists. boiler makers and similar shop men.
 It is claimed that such federation as this, II It could be carried out, would be in-
 strumental in helping the men to adjust tnelr wage differences with the railroad company
 If such a federation is formed it will be created by vote of the local railroad labor organizations all over the system. There is some question as to whether it can be form ! ed or not.
 There Is unQuestionably much feeling among the men over the labor conditions on the railroad as they stand at the present l time
 Another matter that the trainmen discuss ed, It Is said. was the question of calling the grievance committee of the trainmen here to act on certain changes in the sched-
 ule of runs and wages which was adopted by the railroad and the trainmen last spring. This schedule can be abrogated at
 any time now by the desire of either one of the parties to 1t.
 The railroad car workers also held
 meeting in the same building. and at the same time. About forty delegates were present, representing several thousand em- ployes. All of the fifteen locals of car workers on the system were represented.
 As will be remembered. the first meeting was held two weeks ago, when the griev-
 ances were discussed. The delegates. re- ported the views of the other locals back to
 their respective unions, whereupon they
 were given instructions to act in the best interest of the members.
 The meeting was called to order at eight
 o'clock and lasted until 1l:30 o'clock, when adjournment was taken subject 10 tne cali
 of the chairman. It is believed that the next meeting will be called within a few
 weeks, enabling all of the unions in the
 meantime to meet and give further fnstruc- tions to the delegates
 One Of those present sad: mere nus been no action taken thus far.
 The Car Workers union of this city held
 a meeting yesterday, but nothing could be learned as to what took place, except that
 the delegates made their report It was
 stated Saturday that the meeting would pc held for the purpose of considering the ad-- visibility of conferring with the officials of the Consolidated railroad to ascertain how
 much longer the eight-heur day in the shops of the road will be continued. An official of the car workers stated Sat urday night that there was no truth that the union would become a part of the feder- ation or council.
 The railroad conductors held their regular meeting in the Odd Fellows building on
 Crown street yesterday morning and 1t was stated that little business of importance was transacted held a meeting in which their grievances have been discussed, and will, 1t IS stated soon present them to the company.