Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-01-13
TULSA TELEGRAPHERS
PROTEST WAGE RULE
schedule of Compensation i'r"'ui-
gated by Postmaster General
iurlc.on Meets I'votc~,,
AGREEMENT IS VIOLATED
Claim That while Hale u ndrr
Guisr of an incrcarr, In Reality
n IL q Drastic Reduction,

Tulsa telegraph employees have
ioincd other operators IN their pro-
lest against the schedule % com
pen.aiion promulgated by Post
master General ufl-son. which
they say. = under tho Euisc ~ AN
increased wage. but In reality IL In
effect u drastic reduction
An agreement was entered into by
the Western Union last year with its
employs. covering "a REVISED schedule
OF wages wherein II was stipulated
that the schedule when formulated.
should be retroactive to Angus, /.
Tulsa employees of tho Western
Union have entered into vigorous
protest to Mr.. Burleson's compen-a.
iion scheduic. declaring II To DO un.
fair. The inoreAss granted by the
company last summer. they say.
while In sufficient to most tho de-
mAnds OF higher cost Of living. with
sunday aud overtime. enabled them
10 eke out an existence.
A. the outset Of the nsgotiations
Tor the above mentioned scheduled
an aGreemtnt wAs reachsd between
the Company and employees that the
schedule. when com pistsd. should be
effective on August ! and after the
schedule was submitted for Mr..
Burisson's approval, up 10 the time
Of hle Issuance Of the wage schedule
ON January .. the employs con-
tinusd 10 work under the Assurance
mat when the postmaster general
rsieassd the schedule they should
receive seek pay from August ! a,
the Nev rats.
Durlao the entire psrsod Of the
wAs go oor . number of years prev
teu4 eomoero!si telegraph smpicyss
- . Q1U hAve never received . goa-
eral Aoeg90Do- The heavy toll tahsn
fre mtheoe genks By the call 20 the
oeloru eAea1bed upon the smployss
Who remained q their pos@ addsA
eutiee. vnvoAsoAAbty long housu ana
distressing 0on1ltieae, all of which
we're scspoo1 oheerfully with the
ooAeetousnens that thsy we're deias
shear BIZ fef our government In ~
tIms - neoes accepting without pso.
tSee eeaeltSens that .1uPihe psace
time veull net have bssa. lslssNtsd
yA 2 oeesys." A1l y ti1e thAs
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vees esullsl ihsSSeS sss1s q IL.
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Yreoo9s iopglA1A th0e oe61esytng ail
l1eeaovo XAroe iaefsaee1 IN.
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~ was = SsaSS WHEN vss SivIasS
sne. eeur .qvasterly Dasmsnls.
meat 1ieeeVntenaaes1 ths bonua
Plea. = tha( Il srsatsd . bad prs-
csNent the postmaster ssnsrai dis.
coe0eue1 the benuA The smployss
vhen rclussiee thaf IN lieu cf the
beaus thsy ~ srNatsd An incrssss
0f u per cooe hut Mr.. nurlsoon re-
fueed g Aiiew more than 10 pss
cent, This was Z dlstinct cut in
sarnlnes for the employees Aa6 the
western valon rece0nisiAs thu fac,
aGres9 70 rslmburss any smpiSyc
:nftssag . - n this afranssmsni
70 the amount " the dlscrspa ancy,
but Notwithstanding that many en-.
pleyo vsrs he4vy iessrs BY this plan
NO aa3ustment has ever been made.
a cemgniteee compossd OF n. a.
kns2r = ne0uirs. osear Dalton
ana y. O. weaver. rspreasntinR IS,l.
- ts)eeraphsru, have drafted . reno.
lutiep asainst Mr. Burisson's sched-
uie. II b their purpose to make :
public appeal FOR . change In thu
compensation schedule which affecss
a million and = half workers Of the
United 8tatee.