The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1919-08-26
RECOMMENDATION IS
DECLINED BY TAYLOR
Charlotte Committees Report
On Car Strike Referred
to Mayor GOrrell.

The third week of the street rail-
way strike in this city started this
morning with apparently no change
in the situation, except that the
Southern Public Utilities Company
announces that it has thirty men
ready at the Charlotte barns to start
operation of cars on some Of the
lines in that city. Manager Pfohl
states that no announcement can be
made as to when an effort will be
made to resume service in this city.
The cars in Charlotte will be op-
Grated until dark only.
A meeting Of the platform men in
this city was held last night at which
the recommendation of Mayor Nc
Ninch and his committee Of a basis
uDon which the strike can be settled
was read and unanimously endorsed
by the local car men.
s The recommendation in full, as
brought to this city from Charlotte
is as follows:
'"Z. V. Taylor, president, Southern
/
&c. l.. Cloniger, chairman, commit
tee on grievances, division No. 901,
A. A. S. r. r. e. of America
&c. C. Wentz, chairman, committee
on grievances, division No. sos, I. B.
e. W., Charlotte, N. c.
Gentlemen:
fAfter having heard a statement
of the contentious of the respective
| tn
in the strike Of the street car and
ployed by the Southern Public Utili-
ties Company, We respectively rec
ommend the following as a basis of
| settlement, having in mind the in
terest of the company, its employees,
and of the whole community.
81. That the company recognize
the Amalgamated Association of
( Street and Electric Railway Employees
of America, and the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers,
thru their respective local organiza-
tions by contractinGLAtherewi for
the period of one year, with the pro-
vision that If either party desires to
modify or terminate such contract at
the expiration of the year, such par
| ty shall give notice to the other par
ty, in writing. sixty days prior to the
expiration Of the year. and if such no
i tice relates to proposed notifications
and ihe parties are unable ito agree
as to such notifications then the
same shall be submitted to arbitra-
ton and the contract shall be modi-
J fled in accordance With the award Of
-dhe-al'hitrafors, but " aeithef. Marty
| gives notice of any desired nodffica-
tion or of the termina of the con-
| tract within the dats mentioned
( above, the contract shall continue
| from year to year; provided such
| contract shall contain a clear and
! distinct provision or what is COM
monty known as the open shop
principle of operation, and that such
| contract shall also contain a distinct
provision, prohibiting strikes during
the life OF the contract for any griev-
ances or Whatever nature, and fur
| ther provision that grievances shall
be submitted to arbitration and both
parties shall be bound by the award
of such arbitrators, all Of which con-
I'tractual provisions were proposed to
be inserted by the national represen-
tatife of the said organization in con-
ference, the said contract to provide
machinery for the appointment of
fair and impartial board of arbi-
traitors.
80. That all other matters in con-
troversy, which the parties are un-
able to settle by direct negotiation
within five days from this date shall
be submitted to arbitration, the
company to APPOINT one arbitrator and
the two local divisions to jointly ap-
point one arbitrator and, in case the
two arbitrators thus appointed are
unable to agree, and either Of the
arbitrators so advise the governor of
North Carolina, then the governor
shall thereupon appoint third arbi-
traitor, who shall not be either an Of
fetal, employe, stockholder nor in any
way connected with public service
corporation, or member Of any or
ganiZed labor union, or in any way
connected herewith. The award of
majority of such arbitrators shall
be final and binding upon all parties
to the controversy; Provided, how
ever, that each of the parties shall
appoint their respective arbitrators
within 10 days from this date.
"3. That the terms reached by the
parties by negotiation or settled by
arbitration shall become effective as
of the date of the resumption of
work by the said employees.
~. That, pending the settlement
of all matters in controversy, the for
mer employees of the company shall
Immediately return to work, each to
the station of employment in which
he was engaged at the time of leav-
ing the service of the company.
Respectfully submitted,
"F. r. McNINCH,
Mayor.
"A. H. WEARN,
Commissioner of Public Works
wv. S. ALEXANDER,
&C. A. WILLIAMS,
CLARENCE o. KUESTER,
Committee"
Charlotte, Aug. 23, 1919.
1t Is understood that Mr.. Taylor,
president of the Southern Public
Utilities company, has been presented
with copy of the recommendation
by the committee and has rejected
the proposition. He states that he
will continue his plans to train men
to operate cars and that he will
maintain his policy, which he states,
involves the industrial freedom of
his company.