Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-18
P. R. 7. CARMEN SPLIT
ON GRIEVANCES; SOME
BACK UP CORPORATION
More Than 5000 Attend Contin-
uous Mass-Meeting and Hear
Speakers Urge Them to
Ask Wage Increase
M AY ADJUST TROUBLE

A'l ~ Il @AipJ - - L llND - - i1AA
Cuion labor leaders who are directing
the efforts uf the Rapid Transit Company s
motormeu and conductors 10 obtain - cents
| an hour pay. with time.undhalf time pay
for overtime, abolition Of swing runs and
other concessions from the company. held
Il conference this afternoon at 232 North
9th street headquarters of the local union
carmen. Harry f. FLYNN. president of the
local associations T.. j. Shea Of Scranton,
and w. Il. Fitzerald. of Trenton, partiCi-
pated
Flynn said the personnel of the commit
tee which is to carry the demands of the
union carmen to President Thomas T.. Nit
ten. of the Rapid Transit Company. was
discussed. He denied reports that the real
inspiration Of the demands was the desire
Of the union to assert its strength by Noic-
ing the demands and, under cover of cham
pOning the Carmcn'S cause, Of playing
into" the hands of the company. There
is no 'frame-up. Flynn declared. This is
straight-out finish fight. We are stand
ing together"
OF the G2O0 men operating the cars of the
company, the union claims about 1000. The
others are said to be generally satisfied
with conditions. especially after the raise
in wages which was granted by the conf
pany under the cooperative plan less than
three weeks ago, The union demands not
only higher wages but $3.50 a day for
'''N'' '''N' ''''' 49, ''N'''' -
proposition was placed before more thaE
5000 OF the carmen at an all-night mass
meeting. Whlch lasted uhtil TO-DAY
'Concdeut with this thousands of cir
culars calling another maSS-meetinE for to-
night are being distributed today by motor
men and conductors satisfied with existing
conditions following Il statement OF CON
udehce IN the company issued by the same
faction
SHEA SAYS FINISH FIGHT"
A..
Amalgamated Association of Street Car
and Electric Railway Employees of Amer
lea said today:
rms IS AN "utanc'out hsht 10 hnlsh.
IholnaS ~ Mltteh' president OF the PhlIa-
dephia RAPID transit company VIII ma
qu'cNN tI,at @ ne mas II" shah Datue on ms
hauuS me men nave peeh Dadly puhcoed
under the cooperative plan and during the
last ilVe years working conditions have been
growing steadily worse,
Shea disputed the claim made public to-
day through the Cooperative Committee.
Fn,,o, T,,e PSr ,5 uE,o , ot Tue carmen are IN
"The claim is absurd sixty ner cent or
the total force of car,nen In philo,IsInbia
Is affiliated with the Union and are ready
To 20 the limit for the Enforcement of their
demands. The resolution indnrsinr The
Co-operatiyt. plan which is signad nv, 7n,o,,,
hers of the so-caled Co-operatiye Com
mittae il a tolsa inasr,,,cb as ,,a to,.o :,
4
drawn at the instance of Thomas n NIit-
ten and other officials Of tba pbiIada,t,i,t,
Rapid Transit COMPANY
"This resolution does rot a,,nrose t,,,
sentiments of n noforit,, nf tbs ,',,,,,o,, ns
Philadelphia The committee which I'M
present the demands M tbe co,,,a,, 49,
Thomas % Nittan win he annoint.d ,1,1o,'
by Harry f. Flvnn nr.sidant of tt,a I'.aaI TYaIS
Association n the con,non,, raF,,a'' ,''' ,''
treat with the cornn,ittae tbS ,,Irt's +,'S t w.
will he taken in,nediatel,, ,,,,,h IN, 80
abIs result that n,,,,,. ttnii ~ 'he LTD
deInbia win come a. a s,o,,dst;Ii 1T "''"'
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huillorS OF virtual agreement between
me employees ana the company today
caused tne opinion IN hnanclal circles that
lne Ii trouble would ne quickly adjusted The
ulStuI ~ pauNe MdT Iss'Iueu as mere hurry
lhat would result IN me employees receiving
a. pa, rs6', ~ Sr sr b.ra' e'aoS anu me company
s,a,GiSs, tbe nn,ir7,i a,,t SoIWitn-
trust certiacatss fsii :, ,,nIiar a., =, ~, H.
t,s, ~ '''"' Iau-
NAME DEMANDS IN FEW DAYS.
The meeting Of employees, which ended at
$3.50 o'clock this morning, was held under
the joint auspices of the Central Labor
Union and the Street Railway Employees
Union in the United Trades Building, 232
North 9th street