The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-28
DEMANDS MADE
BY SHOPMEN
Statement From Union Pacific Off
cIals on the Demands Which
Threaten the Coming
Strike.
JUST AN EVEN DOZEN
Federation Of Employees Of Several
Lines Want to Take Full
Charge Of all Labor
Questions.

OMAHA, CNeb., Aug. 2s.-At the re-
quest OF the Business Mems Associa- !
tion of Omaha, powerful anti-union
organization here Union Pacific Of [
ficials made statement on the de
mands of the shopmen in the present /
threatened strike
The demands of the shopmen of the
Hartman system as stated by the
railroad officials are:
''1-They demand that the company
shall no longer treat directly with its
own employees or its own organized
labor, but that it shall deal with
federation of shop employees consist
ing of workmen employed upon the
Southern Pacific, the Oregon Short
Line, the Oregon Railroad and Navi-
cation company and other Hartman
lines, including the Union Pacific.
This means that the employees of
these other lines may make and at
tempt to enforce demands in which
employees of the Union Pacific have
no concern and may call a strike
which is in absolute conflict with the
interest of Union Pacific employees.
"2-They demand that the company
stop treating with the separate me-
chanical crafts of it's employees and
| that 1t treat with federation of al
craftsmen engaged in shop work,
consisting of machinists, blacksmiti4s,
boilermakers, car department en-
! ployes, sheet metal workers, timers
and others. This means that certain
crafts may insist upon demands
1 for other crafts in which they have
no concern and which may be in di-
rect conflict with their interests.
"3-They demand that all present
and future employees, not members,
shall join their organization in thirty
/ DAYS. This means the discharge OF
q all those who will not or cannot OBJ
j tain membership in their organiza
ton. In other words, closed shop
"4-They demand the adoption oi
rule which will result in requiring
4 the promotion of the oldest man in
given shop to the position of fore
man whenever vacancy occurs. This
means that the men will select their
foremen, thus depriving the compan!
of the privilege of selecting it's owr
officers
s. They demand that men in charge
/ of mechanics must be mechanics; II
, other words, that foremen of mechan
, les must belong to their organization
i because. in order to be mechanlt
i nnder the proposed rule an employt
! must be a member
They demand that workman
: he not discharged or suspended with
q out the previous consent OF commit
: tee of shop employees.
y They demand that employs
! shall not be required to undergo an.
n form of physical examination or q
a make out any form of personal rec
ord This means that the compan
. NAV ne barred from obtaining any IN
!. formation as to their physical or otf
il er qualifications.
a 3 They demand that the con
n petency of employees entering the SCI
6 vice shall be determined within 3
n days This means that if an employ
after thirty DAYS service is found
: he incompetent, he cannot be oil
3 charged IN that ground
r. 9. They demand fiat increase
i seven cents per hour and bonus
y ono hour per week for all shops an
. l., addition thereto demand othe
"a methods of increased compensatio
- for time worked, which In the aggr
a cate amounts to s1,5Oo,ooo per yea
Ia IN the Union Pacific alone.
10 They demand that employees
10 outlying Districts be given leave
h absence and transportation upon te
~ dav demands without regard to II
needs of the company or the nump' ?.
~ anplicants asking for leave at u
time or the ability of the compaf
to furnish substitutes
G. n They demand that employ
shall remain in the hospital as iol
.e the patient and members OF q
'" association think he requires II, !
gardless of the views of surgeons
charge
a 70 They demand that all employ
m be paid by the hour abolishine
on monthly bonus or premium systeI
re 81 compensation, Notwithstanding 7
- fact that some of the crafts In :
Nv mast have requested the bonus syste
he which has enabled them to ma
ILL., high premiums over tneir "a
wages.