New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-03
TROLLEY STRIKE WAITS.
CONFERENCE TOMORROW
Employees of Coney Island and
Brooklyn Dislike Schedules.

MOtOrmen and conductors of the Coney Island
and Brooklyn Railroad are up in arms against the
new summer schedule which has just been ar
ranged by Superintendent Sullivan and are strong
ly talking "strike." although the members OF the
grievance committee of the local of the Anal
gamated Association Of Street and Electric Rail-
road Employees. to which they belong. are doing all
in their power to hold the men back.
Rein Orr. secretary and treasurer OF the asso-
citation. who has been in Brooklyn since Friday
investigating the grievances of the men, will have
a conference with President John l. Helms OF the
Coney Island and Brooklyn. tomorrow. Mr.
Helms admits that the conference will be held
but will not admit that the men have any griev-
anees. He declares. however. that the company
does not strike and will do all in its power
to prevent it.
J. J. Durgin. president of the local union. and
members Of the grievance committee had difficulty
in keeping the men from going a strike at
o'clock yesterday morning. they had declared thew
would do. Mr. Durgin and the others all the men
as they came into the Ninth-st- depot at a m.
yesterday and asked them to postpone any acton
until after the conference with President Helms The
men agreed and meeting OF the local has been
called for Wednesday night TO receive the report
Of the conference and take any action deemed
necessary. If strike is decided on 1t Will prob
ably be declared for a. m on Thursday.
The men have been more or less restless under
Superintendent Suilivan's schedules for some time
as they say he has tendency TO work In soma
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cut out after the men have protested against f.
The latest summer schedule, they declare Is too
much. and it has brought matters to a head Tia
men work under three Considerations as follows:
Short triPpeTs, who have no less than three trips
q Gay Tor which they are 10 receive 81 81
-Four trip men. who shall receive s. day for that
work and get extra pay for overtime.
trips. nail
Ihere is a provision in this agreement. which has
always been satisfactory to the men. that all over
time shall be paid for at one and half times the
regular rates The men declare that Superfnte14
eht sullivan is inclined 10 evade this agreement
4hey say they are paid only regular rates for over
uIne and some say he wants them to work tvvsIv..
OF fourteen hours a day instead OF the usual ten
ACCORDING 10 the new summer schedule thu ma,
say tAey viii have 70 work fifteen hours and fortv
nine minutes 1t provides that the men must 20 -
the Nlnth-st- depot for their controller handles al
then ride TO Coney Island 10 get their cars y,-5
a. - ,tltPush Work they must leave their cars
~ ne ISitnC and return controIler Es~tjles -
vo NJ inst depot again The men were to resie
P1S VIy Ior the time they were actually er7rIr-ysf
IN It '.-e4r own car, and they declared thew wG,,rJ
tsG l more tldn an hour every day YESTERDAY g.,
ii4Ilteiluelt SULLIVAN promised TO allow rh1 80
70 ce-IS Ior the round "trip between the 5eno- 49,
lSId saying this would give them Il an F,-
u4llS hours ana t0rty-fCur minutes work The M,
so tiley actually viii have put in Hfrear bcrrrs
Celve $ 1872 9-'-''~ re-