New-York tribune., 1910-11-13
STRIKE Of EXPRESS
WORKERS At AN END
Jersey Employees Join New York
Men in Accepting Terms for
AmicabIe Settlement.
GENERAL DISTURBANCE OFF
Adjustment of Hours and wages
bv December 1-Merchants
Methods of Mediation ana
Compromise Meet
Union Approval

Union Approval
Tha strike Of express drivers IN Ne"
York and jerry CITY was officially oe-
c1ared over bv william, H Ashton Che
general agent Of the strikers az o ciocA
last night His announcement maze
Immediately after he had heard from tT9
Jersey CITY meetings Of strikers lNd'
they we're ready to accept the terms a5
outlined in the express companies letter
o@ Thursday 70 Henry r Towne- means
oractfcaIIv that both sides have con-
coded points and arranged a compounds
The striking express drivers return 70
work tomorrow morning wearing union
buttons. but with their union not OIL
cfsIIv recognized. Those OF them "ho
have been convicted Of personal violence
or fncfting 10 riot during the progress
of the strike however. NAV be refused
York under the agreement OF the COM
NAMES. but apart from that the old en-
Moves will find Jobs waiting for them
The announcement does not mean that
+hA chauffeurs' strike is over. but u -
conceded bv the union men running taxi
cabs that the back Of their strike 3
,-.o+fraIIv broken by the action taken
,-eS+ardav bv the express drivers Some
f-1- 5anar+r,ent store men ara also hold
i7e ont but their sftus ton IS Ike t,at
or the chauffeurs. and j. Is hkely tnar
without the moral support Of the express
drivers the department. store men VITO
havs STAYED out will return 70 work TO-
morrow
80 far as the express drivers are COT
oarnAd. thev are going back on t1e open
=hon plan. an eleven hour day, ara me
g51-an word of their employers that hours
and wages will be adjusted on new
basis bv December I. this basis 70 oe
arrived at by conferences between me
officials OF their separate COMPANIES ana
/ committees Of the drivers to be appoint
| ed for the negotiations
| Further than that they ara relying On
/ +ba moral backing OF Mayor Gaynor,
Navor wftrpenn OF jersey City and
Henry P Tovne- president Of rhe Aer-
| chants Association of New York. 20 see
that thew get fair treatment from the
| companies. And the drivers believe that
these three men will see 20 II that t1e
| roronanfes do not take any advantages OF
| rechnicalftfes in adjusting matters after
the strike
! L seemed that every possible point
was cleared up by late afternoon yester-
| dav except for one minor difference con-
carning the payment for overtime work
/ between now and December / On that
point the union officials understood that
| the men we're TO get p cents an hour for
/ overtime while representative OF the
! cOnpanies put il that they were 20 re-
cefve a quarter Of a days pay for any
overtime work until the December ad-
/ justmert was arranged
\ The men are not quibbltng over that
point. however: they are satisfied they
are TO get something extra for overtime.
| and thev feel that with the congested
condition OF express traffic az the pres
| ent moment there win be plenty OF over
time work 70 be done. and they are
nothing Ioath 70 have the chance 10 earn
extra money after their Iay-of-
"The Best Thing Says Ashton.
Y think it's the best thing that could
have been done" was the way Ashton
summed up his comment when the news
came from Jersey City. and he followed
that up by promptly seizing the oppor-
tunity Of officially declaring the New
York strike ended simultaneously with
the Jersey City announcement
On the points outlined in the express
CONF panfes' letter TO Mr. Towre the New
York drivers voted on Thursday night
and recorded their opinion that If the
Jersey City men would accept those
the same.
Ashton had his unions vote back oc
him. therefore. when at o'clock last
night. on learning OF the result in Jer-
sey City. he said.
Il officially declare the express drivers
strike ended. and accept the proposition
as outlined IN the Towne letter 7 re-
quest the men 10 report ar their old
places on Monday morning. with their
union buttons OF. and do all they can
70 clean up the accumulation % express
matter. so as not 70 inconvenience the
merchants OF this city any longer. as T
believe the express companies. as inii-
Gated in their letter 70 Mr. Towne. VIII
deal fairly with the different committees
as 70 hours and wages 10 be n opera
ton after December 1"
The general manager Of the strike
added. however, that the strike OF the
Chaufers and Cab Drivers Union SIN
remained to be settled II was announced
that the chaurers would hold a meeting
tonight at Utah Hall. 25th street and
Eighth avenue. As 70 the drivers or
store wagons. Ashton announced early IN
the afternoon that the differences be-
tween the frm OF Park & Tuford and
It's drivers had been adjusted and he
appeared 70 think that what few store
drivers stiu remained out would have
their di@erences adjusted in the near
future.
Men Desired 10 Resume Work.
Union agents who had seen service IN
other teamsters' strikes openly com
mented Yesterday that the men would be
unwise 10 refuse the terms outlined in
the Towne letter. particularly in view OF
The fact that about half OF the drivers
for the American Express Company re-
turned 10 work yesterday morning
Before the Jersey City meeting pickets
who had seen drivers on the American
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