The San Francisco call., 1907-06-21
TEtEGRAPHERS IN CITY
MAY QUIT KEYS TODAY
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tle management Of this company. The standard
salaries Tor regular positions as established 10y
he increase Of March 1 will be maintained;
and the mpany viii pay 10 any man appointed
o. promoted 10 any position the salary attached
- that position after that increase. and viii
pay 10 extra men the saLaiLeS ~ s 10 80
their work of March l. inclusive OF the III
This company has not Disseminated against.
nor viii IL discriminate against any employe. OF
tiIe company because Of afhliEtion non
afflstion with any organization. and II IL can
lie shown 10 that any subordinate mas
dismissed OF Disseminated against any telecra-
pher because of afhliation with any organizh-
tlon. such telegTspher shall be restored 10 MS
absolute good faith Of the western Union
frlceranh company in its relations 10 its en-
Ployes beg TO say that II any telegrapher feels
ghat he mss any grievance under any OF the
foregoing conditions and that II be cannot
secure satisfactory adjustment Of bis con-
naint with the officials Of the company. we
SriU submit the matter 10 the arbitration of
three parties. one 10 be selected by the teleg-
sauher one 10y the telegraph company and the
.hiul 10 be selected by the two so chosen. In
tue event that the two cannot agree upon q
third arbitrator within one week. we VIII be
very glad 10 have such third arbitrator chosen
~ the chairman of the interstate commerce
commission and the commissioner OF labor act
As a further evidence of our entire willingness
~ deal fairly and preserve amicsble relations
directly with our own employees any teleerapher
ssho IL any time has q grievance can take 81
- wishes through apv COMMITTEES that he may
select from tho other employees of this company
q 5sre outlined above in brief the position
that fbe Western Union telegraph company
holds in regard 20 the matter We have DIS
cssse5. and you are at liberty TO make any
lsse Of this letter that you see At. Yours very
rr6ly R. c. CLOwRY. President.
The Postal telegraph-cable company
takes the position that it is not direct
lv involved in the controversy. Ed
ersl manager. gave out the following
statement today as to his companys
attitude:
Il wish to say for the Postal tele-
graph-cable company that the state
ment that the company refused to con-
slider complaints from its employees
either as individals or as committee
is entirely untrue. We have always
been very glad to meet any of our en-
plOyes and TO consider any matter that
they might care to present.
For instance, our Chicago employees
recently made an application for a still
further increase of wages. Inasmuch
ss we increas sed the wages of operators
chief operators and managers 10 pei
sent on March I. and on April / gave
the chief operators an additional in
crease and also increased the salaries
Of our electrical force. we did nat fee
justified in making still further in
creases, and we explained to them the
reasons why"
SAN RAFAEL. June 20.-At a secret
meeting last night the telegraphers
employed by the Northwestern Pacific
railroad on the shore division ways and
means were discussed to present their
grievances to the company's officials
Pelegraphers on the North Shore divi-
sion say that they are paid from sec
TO SIS per month as against a scale OF
$50 to sI20 paid elsewhere.
Another meeting will be held soon,
when definite steps Will be taken.