New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-08
Street-Car Strikes Are Called Off;
Green and Red Lines Resume To-day
DETAILS OF AGREEMENT WHICH
SETTLED GREAT CAR STRIKE

Detail, Of the aareement reached beeen the New York
Rairay Company and its employees are as f0low' the matter
pareneses having been included IN MI Shonss proposals az
the request Of ". d. Mahon:
1.-The employees the legal and moral right to organize
and the company pledges that will not interfere with the en-
poyes their exercising of these rights to organize ehr oy
intimidation discharge, shall employees under
take interfere with other employees in their exercising OF he
rights to decline organize either by intimidation coercion
hs applies we'll to members of the association whether they
be employees of the New York Railways Company not)
2-Tbe company will receive and treat with committee OF
the employees and all questions that arise between
them This committee to select such pokesmen or advisers as
It NAV choose to represent them without objection the part
the company and the company will in no way interfere WIN
the the committee of employees it being understood
that shall select to represent it the ohcers or
other representatives OF any particular oganIa'on e pp
ance on behalf the shall not be deemed to be
recognition the part of the of the organizations OF
which they aret the officers representatives.
8-Tha the question of wages and working conditions be-
tween the employees and the shall be taken up by and
through of the employees with the officials OF the
company date be agreed between date
not to be later than the Goth day of August, 1916
The committee and the company in conference shall attempt
to reach satisfactory settlement all questions OF ana
working conditions and upon such points as hey may IAN
reach an they shall submit to board OF
composed dsntesed one to be selected by
the of the to be selected by the comec
representing the employees these arbaors to select
the third
TN case the arbitrator selected by officials of the
PAW and the selected by the committee representing
the employees shall fail within days to sect the third arbra
tor then such third arbitrator shall be selected by Oscar Strauss
Both sides to have full opportunity 10 present an 1ue'o
with their points submitted to ar
btraton award of the oriy of the arbraors IN
writing, shall be final and binding ....
It also agreed that all disputes tha may arise between
the company and employees the future which they cannot
mutually agree shall be submitted to arbitration as herein
provided. M =,
An the of public safety and public service the
clearly understood that the direction ana con-
troll of employees looking to efficiency in the service
remains with the company and not to be the SUBJECT
ference or arbitration but if dispute should arise whether
pacuar falls within the above class that question sha
he subiec to conference and arbitration above provided for
5SIf the above is agreed to and accepted, it is further
d that the cmpoves shall off the strike and return
to work immediately the positions they occupied prior to the
time of going on strike, without prejudice .
Tb agreement to be underw by Mayor Mitchell and by
Oscar Straus chairman the Public Service Commission tor
the lst District.