The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-02
TROLLEYMEN TURN DOWN OFFER OF
 CONNECTICUT co.
New Haven Union Votes Against Wage Scale by Large
 Majority.

It was learned last night that at the conclusion of the final ballot of the New Haven Trol1eymen's union at , o'clock yesterday morning the union, as a whole, instead of endorsing the acceptance of the offer of the Connec- tieut Company's six year schedule ranging from 21 1-2 to 26 cents per hour, as was commonly reported yes terday, threw the whole matter down contemptuously.
 In the first vote. that of the day men, the vote was AS to 42 in favor of rejection. At that time the new prop osition of the Connecticut Company for the advancement of the wage scale from five to six years had not been fully understood but the day men, who wish to hold their jobs. swallowed it. The company had previously pre- sented wage schedule returning to the old eight year plan, which was six year schedule was sprung upon the New Haven men as a surprise. they having supposed that they were being called in to vote on<tile regulation five years schedule.
 j But it was when the night men. a younger body held their meeting yes works took place. As soon as the Connecticut Conlpany's proposed plan to put the road on a six years sliding scale instead of the five year scheme that is now in use, was introduced. the night men voted unanimously. af- ter a long debate,s to kill it. There were about 150 at the mornings meet ing, so that the action of the New Haven local on this matter was ren- dered absolutely final. There was
 much feeling and sharp recrimination of union officers and railroad officers in the debate. The talk of the night workers bitter.
 The action of the New Haven union carries but little weight in the settle nl0nt of inc final Ol1tC0nnn with the New England conference board and the Connecticut Company. For the reason that all of the unious outside of New Haven and Springfield have so far accepted the company's offer There are thirteen members of the conference board from the various un- the representatives of these unions will carry out the plan which the com pany seeks to effect.
 Among the New Haven men it was said that the six year schedule which had been sprung upon them at the eleventh hour was a hardship, that they considered that they were being made the goat Ky a lot of country trolley propositions but that they saw no way out of it but to register their kick and wait until next year, when, with the aid of their formulated State body they would come up before the road with demands to better the con- diticns they now lave.
 South Norwalk men have voted the new schedule, after a fight; Meyiden followed the same course.
 In Sprinf1geld and Worcester, how ever. the fight is on to a finish. There was not a dissenting voice in turning down the counter proposition of the New Haven road. In Springfield ten years sliding scale was offered. The men there are hotter in. indigna- tion than they are in New Haven. The union there will present a coun- ter proposition asking for a 15 per cent. increase in pay with maxi mum time limit of five years for maximum pay. It will also make strong demand for the recognition of the union.