Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1914-02-24
BROTHERHOOD OF RAILWAY CLERKS
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Detroit. Mich. Feb D. 1911.
T" All state F-d.fatIons Ciiy Central n,.ll,.
OF Labor and Affiliated Unions
Friends and irothcrs.--A crisis involving the lf.
nrinclpl" of organized labor has been reached on
ina fet" Marquette Railroad system which Is now
In the hands OF receivers
In MAY. 1919. whale the shop trades organizations
we're conducting negotiations with tn. manage.
m"ni an organic explosion Unauthorized strikel
OF the men involved at Grand Rapids Mich oc-
CURED This action shortly thereafter. resulted IN
'"nlpi.'e sum. OF tn" shop trades IN the .ntir.
system tsom. 2Soo mil.s OF raiIroadD TIL. exact
causes which led 10 this strik. have been
Investigated
barring tn. summer Of 1913 IN. I,ro,h.rh God of
Railway Clerks, through their regular committee.
ana IN IN" usual manner. began negotiations with
the management. with the object View OF
amending their existing agreement which agree
n"ht had been In effect from September |. 1911.
having been made at that time with IN. manage
m"nt 81 the railroad. no, then In the hands Of
receivers In March, 1912. the railroad went in, To
the hand. OF receivers aud On September / Is.2
the general system committee. through n.xotla-
tions PRIOR to that TIM. with tn. management Of
The railroad. In the hands Of receivers am.n ded
ih"it ssf"'m "nt a. Of that lat. which va. ia
effect. contract with tn. court After having
o"ndu'teh negotiations with tt. management dur.
1s ~" summer aud fall of 1913. IN. system com
m'tt"r Of ia" brotherhood 81 Railway Clerks wer.
informed that their .Ni-tihg agreement would l..
cancelled 10 taxi Effect December -. 1918 TIL.
general - confer with Ntr, Grand
President J. FORESTER. with a view To- settlement
ANA On december 18th issued =, stem bulletin for
mailt csnrrilins III. clerks agreement Th- broth
~ hood then took system vote of the membership
TOT IN" purpose OF sseertsihing their views the
subject About - per cent voted In favor Of
sttik". hut before adopting that measure. Vice
'rAhh PRESIDENT FORESTER appealed to the Hon
"tahi" v" " Wilson. secretary OF the United states
department OF i~sb"f with n view to mediation
rue secretary appointed M James Hogan as COM
missioner OF Cancellation ne havinx been successful
In settling dispute between the Chicago n Alton
railroad ana the federated shop trades On that line.
IN pe'emo"r, l'Is The conciliator has been en-
gagged In constant efforts looking toward . peace
sois settlement since January '. 1914 The re-
cei'.rs and the manager seem To be averse to set
tiepeht "hue the court. the Honorable Arthur J.
rutle United states District Judge for the Eastern
bfsrict OF michigan who II the final authority IN
the matter, 10 derirour OF settlement The clerks.
thefefore, have employed the Honorable Frank II
watson formerly United states attorney at Detroit
Tor nearly i've years, and later special assistant
hit-d states attorney Ia the prosecution of the
celebrated bath tub antitrust law case, counsel
for the purpose OF safeguarding the legal rights
OF organized labor on the Pere Marquette Every
thing Indicates the necessity for legal proceedings
IN court as peaceabi. and lawful manner OF al.