The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-21
TRA|NMEN AGREE
ON BORDER RUNS
Finally Settle Dispute In
volving Operations Of
Trains to Winnipeg.
HANDLING A F
ON NEW BASIS NOW
Question Has Been in Dis
pute for Several Months.
Causing a Row Once.

After months Of consideration ard
negotiation the Canadian Northern,
the Great Northern. the Northern Pa.
cihe and the Midland railways have
come to an agreement with the Cana.
dian Northern engineers. conductors,
nrefnen and trainrnen as to the opera
ton of Great Northern aud Northern
Pacific trains from Emerson to Win
nlpeg. The agreement affects railroad
men of this city who run on the nortl,
lines.
This week the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific engines aud cahooses
are operated right through to Win
nipeg but by Canadian crews. This
was the main point at issue last Nav
wnen the men took such . decided
stand against the operation Of the
United States trains through Canada.
over a Canadian line. thereby throw
ing Canadian traiuu1en nut Of employ
ment. by utilizing American crews.
AFTER many conferences between the
officials Of the road interested tho
heads of the unions in question and
Sir Redmond Robin an agreement
was finally reached whereby the Can
adlan Northern crews would operate
these trains as heretofore.
Demanded Action.
|. hi agreement. however, was mere
ny temporary until a new one could
be reached. For a long time no move
was made by either side, then the
heads Of the unions. after receiving
MESA ges from Sir Donald Mann and
Sir William Mackenzie asking them
to settle this question as it was tying
them up at both Duluth and Vanccu-
yer OIL account of counter agreements
With the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific cancelled when the Canadian
Northern Winnipeg concessions were
lost.
!. Finally about a month ago the uni
TED committee Of the four Canadian
Northern railway unions interested
Went to st. Paul where they conferred
with the officials Of the American
roods. and finally reached an agree.
nlent satisfactory to the men.
Retain Same Order.
BY this agreement the Midland rail.
way Of Canada takes over the neces.
sary crews to operate the Great North
ern and Northern Pacific railway
trains between Winnipeg and the
retain their seniority. 4 new sched-
ule Of wages has been drawn Zip and
signed under which the men will re-
ceive about five Per cent higher wages
working for the Midland than they
did for the Canadian Northern rail-
way. The men also have the privilege
II they 90 desire to mako agreements
with the American unions of the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific so that
the men can run right through to the
first divisional point i'll the states, the
Americans doing the I'M on the
Canadian side.
In short the agreement means that
the Canadian crews will in future OPP
crate the Great Northern and North
ern Pacific trains iuto Winnipeg, al
though american equipments will be
used entirely. In this agreement the
names Of the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific railways do not ar-
pear, the entire question being be-
tween the men Of the Canadian Nort,-
ern and the Midland railway Of Cam
ada.
The brotherhood Of engineers. con-
d%uctors. tlrer1en and train men have
also reached an agreement with the
Canadian Northern whereby they will
place me on the new line being built
in the west. the standing of tae men
o nthe seniority list being retained
! on all Canadian Northern owned lines.