Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30

get our price II we COuocHt U 6o " Iwork with the strikebreakers." | The checkers that went out were William Harrison, William O'Donnell, William Lloyd and Edward McNa-
 mara.
 At noon time rumors began to fly that If the men did not work this af- ternoon, the checkers and freight handlers would be discharged and an effort would be made to have the newcomers handle the freight. At the same time it was said that if the men would return to work they
 would receive $1.60 day and would receive six hours overtime at the end of the week, that is they would re-
 ceiye pay for six hours without doing
 any work for it. But the men would
 not consider it and it looked as if all
 negotiations would end. Another
 reason, according to one of the
 freight handlers why there has been
 trouble of late is because of handling
 the night cars by the day shift.
 Freight handlers as rule, work sev- en days a week for which they re- ceive seven days pay and three hours overtime, nine hours with the six extra which has already been men, tioned and there has always been a night gang. But because of the rush of freight of late. the day and night gangs have been working together and the change was not all agreeable to them men, as they were kept working longer at night, so they say. and some days were not able to get time for dinner until 1880 o'clock.
 When it was seen that the strikers and the representatives of the Con- solidated could not come to terms, the company began to pay of about
 12:30 and the old employees were told that if they did not care to go to work they could receive their pay in the office. Immediately the strikers began to file into the office and the checkers and freight handlers were considered discharged.
 At the same time some of the strike breakers who had been brought this morning began to do the work of the strikers. One of the most conspicuous men around the freight station was our old friend NJ. | J. Leary, who with his coat of and 1 his sleeves rolled up, was unloading a car and piling the freight on the | trucks which the foreigners were en- deavoring to handle.
 Assistant Superintendent Joseph | H. Dunn was asked this afternoon if | everything was off between the old | men and their employers. He said that the men were simply told that they could receive their money at the office if they wished to. He said they had all the men they wished for md in his opinion good progress will be made tomorrow. We have a number of men on hand whom we will put to work. and many others Ire on the way When asked what grievance the checkers had. Mir Dunn aid he knew of none except that hey went out with the truckers. Mir Dunn evidently regretted that the itrike occurred and had no words of ensure for the old employees.
 The strikers when they received what was coming to them were hustled away from the freight sta- ion and Jack" Mcdonald. chief of he road detectives. kept the men on he move. Any of the strikers whom le met he told to either go to work [ he wished. saying We can find oom for you" or directed him to valk fin and get his pay. They were lot allowed to loiter around the sta- ion this afternoon. as they were this morning. !,
 At 1 o'clock all the strikers were ' understood to he discharged. but it i eemed to be understood that anyone , rho wished could have his old place. '
 John O'Neill. who with Edward z 'urke and Joseph CIsfey. composed he strikers committee. said that one of the men had returned to Tork and none would William Har- lson. who evidently was the mouth iece of the checkers. was not at all !. 'orried and seemed to think that the heekers would have no difscuIty l. nding jobs
 Many of the strike breakers who ere brought in this morning were skiing for trarsportation. bat ex- herif Mcdonald when asked if the e 1zd would take them back home. lC lid that the strike breakers uho had h 3ue to town would have to Iook Iv