Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-02
|, A. & ". employees TO ORGANIZE
VOTE TAKEN AT MEETING EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING At AUBURN
Management in Accord with the Men and Hopes the Proposed
Union Will Be the Model Uni on of the Country Employees
Have No Grievance

a position to select members for Il. 4
vote was taken and the majority voted
to name the committee at that time.
This was done. These men were "a.
lected for the committee: Carl Hus.
kins, Dana Mccarthy and Thomas
vaughn, lewiston; Lester Buck and
Parker Lewis, Bath.
This committee will meet at q data
to be decided upon. At their nneetins
they will decide the nature Of the
Union and when meeting will be hsld
Tor its formation. There are some who
FAVOR purely local union with no AZ.
nilatlon with other organizations. whiIa
DINERS feel it should be a union ami
lated with some Of the national or
SANITATION
Gen. supt. eowis's Statement
Gen. Supt. Bowie of the L.. A. a
w., Tuesday morning gave out the fo1.
lowing statement concerning the meet.
Ing held in Auburn hall:
The employees held a meeting "a.
night and about 300, with General
Manager Ford and Assistant General
Manager Sweeney were present.
THE question Of a union CANA I'm
ana the vote was about equally d.
vlded' with majority in favor Of the
union.
Mr., Ford stated thta he did not OBJ
1ect to this in the least. A committee
was then appointed, including three
from the various divisions-three each
from Augusta and Lewiston, and two
each from the other divisions
II think the meeting was satiefac.
tory to the road If it was to the men.
They appeared pleased at what was
done for them. A luncheon was served
consisting Of sandwiches and other
light refreshments"
No Grisvanes
1t has been stated that the men of
the L.. A. & w. have grievance
against the road. Inquiries among en-
ployes of the several divisions OF the
road do not confirm this. All Of the
men declare that there Is nothing Of
the sort; that the relations between
them and the management are Of the
best and that they have no cause for
making trouble. They regard the &C.
ton of the management in calling the
meeting Of Tuesday morning as a sam
pie of the fair treatment which has al
ways been accorded the employees Of
this road.
Officials Of the company Tuesday, dis
cussing the meeting. said: THE same
interests own the L.: A. & w. which
control the Portland railroad. They felt,
as did the officers Of this road, that no
different treatment could be accorded
the men in Portland than was given
our employees on the L., A.. & w. w.
THE union Of the Portland men hsd
been recognized. No one here knew
whether our men wished . union or no.
For this reason Mr.. Ford called the
meeting of this morning. It was held
and the situation plainly set before the
men by the general manager. They vot.
ed for union. 1t caused neither sur
prise nor disappointment to the manage
ment.
THE management will do what It can
to facilitate this union and to make II
success. Mr.. Ford, at the meeting.
after the vote. expressed the hope thst
the proposed union might be made tbs
model organization Of the country. The
management will do what 1t can to mako
this so.
so far as the men Of our road having
any grievance we have never heard OF
it. They have made no demands upon
us and have given no indicationsthat such
was the case. Today number Of them
have signified to us their displeasure at
the hint made that there was dissAtis-
faction on the part Of the men.
"As to the character Of the union which
will be formed. the management will
have nothing whatever to say. It is in
the hands Of the men themselves What
they do will be acceptable to the com
pany and the company viii Do what It
can to aid them and uaate & . suseeeA"