Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-27

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Five mayors, the board of directors Oh
the Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Rail-
way company, Councilmen Berka Bur-
mester and Funkhouser Of the Omaha city
council and Messrs. Euclid Martin, j. A.
Sunderland and e. e. Bruce Of the Omaha
Business Mems association met in pro-
longed conclave yesterday TO formulate
proposition on the basis OF which a settle
ment Of the present street railway strike
might be achieved. The mayors present
were Dahlman OF Omaha, Koutsky of
South Omaha, Maoney Of Council Bluffs,
Tucker of Florence and Tracy of Benson
No representative of the striking street
railway men was present, nor will the men
know anything Of the nature Of the propo-
stion offered them till they read It in the
newspapers this morning For some reason.
no copy was sent to the mass meeting of
the men, held at Labor Temple last night,
and copies of the document were withheld
from the newspapers until after 10 o'clock
Secretary Leussler said last night that
copies would be posted at the car barns,
and that the men might go there and read
the te"ms on which they are asked to re-
turn to work, The offer is good until noon
of Tuesday September Is.
Text of the Proposal.
The text of the proposition formulated at
the conference Isl
fba
& Council Bluffs Street Railway Com
pany:
You are hereby notified that on or be-
fore Tuesday noon. September .2S, 1903.
meritorious employees, including at least 90
! per cent of those who are now out on a
strike will be received back into the en-
ploy of the company at the same wages
which each was receiving at the date he
! quit our employ, subject to the seniority
rights which have been acquired by those
! employees who have remained In the ser
vice Of the company and those who have
been employed for permanent service
| since September II, 1909. Former employees
who fail to report for duty on or before
the date above mentioned will lose all of
their rights hereunder, and their positions
will be filled by the company with others
who are seeking to obtain them
Conditions of Employment,
Those who re-enter the employ of this
company will do so under the following
terms and conditions;
Il. 1t will be the policy OF this COM
pany in the future as in the past TO pay its
employees as good or better wages as sim
liar employees receive in other cities where
| like conditions prevail to those In this
community. An increase OF pay, which
| will amount TO at least l cent per hour
/ will be made as soon as the financial con-
dltion Of the company win justify, and
II the strike ends at this time within one
! year from this date.
"2. This company viii keep I'm its en-
ploy sufficient number OF extra men, SO
that regular employees may lay off In time
OF sickness or for other purposes, on rea-
sonable notice to the company.
"3 careful revision of the schedules
| will be made within sixty days, and the
present features, which have been OBJ
iected TO, win be eliminated so far as
possible.
"a In the event any employe OF this
company is dissatisfied with the treat
ment ne receives from under-offcials, he
shall have the right 10 appeal 10 the gem
eral manager or the president, or the
board Of directors, and have the case re-
viewed without prejudice.
90. All motormen and conductors, when
called upon 10 take out extras, will be
paid from the time they report for duty
until they are relieved
"8. This company win make no contract
with nor recognize nor deal with any union
among its employees n viii deal with all
It's employees alike as individuals.
u. The future policy OF the company in
1.-THE employment Of new men viii be 70