Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-03-18
Cars Again Running Today
as Strike Comes to End
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1--WE have expended a great deal of
time and money to press home to
our members that under all these cir
cumstances, it would be the part of
good judgement to accept the recon-
mendation of the National War Labor
Board both men and the company.
when it became apparent late this
afternoon that our members would do
this Mr.. McCarter issued a statement
which is not only an insult to all our
members and a population of his
agreement with the National Wal
Labor Board, but absolutely untrue.
w almost eel it our duty thai
unless Mr.. McCarter withdraws thi:
statement to recommend continuance
of this strike, but in justice to thu
representatives of the United States
Government, who have so diligently
earnestly and increasingly represented
the interests of the public, we agree
that the men return to work in the
morning.
w are utterly at a loss 10 under
stand how the representative of the
greatest public service corporation of
this state can expect to longer enjoy
anyone's confidence.
THE JOINT CONFERENCE
BOARD, AMALGAMATED ASSN
STREET AND ELECTRIC RAIL
WAY EMPLOYEES OF AMERICA"
Today the joint conference board of
the trolleymen will meet with vice
president of the Public Service Cor
poration, Edmund w. Wakellee and
take up with himNthe list of demands
submitted by trolleymen with theiI
strike ultimatum. The Union leaders
say this body is going as a union or
ganization and anything they do will
be accomplished for the union and
subject to the vote of the union. il
is expected the joint conference board
n the company will reach an agree
ment on what features they can in
the proposed demands, and what can
not be agreed upon, will be submitted
to the War Labor Board.
President McCarter's letter to the
representatives of the War Labor
Board accepting the strike settlement
follows: Dear sirs: The proposal made
by you for the settlement of the ex-
listing controversy between Public Ser
vice Railway Company n its en-
ployes under ever date, is acceptable
TO this company and it agrees thereto.
Very truly yours,
(Signed) THOMAS N. McCARTER,
President.
Charlton Ogburn, Arthur Sturgis
and William p. Harvey as representa-
tives of the National War Labor
Board suggest the following as the
phSiS VI thc
troversy:
"That the ruling made by Messers.
William III. Taft and Basil M. Manly,
Joint Chairmen of the National War
Labor Board, in the Omaha case, be
adopted by you"
Under this ruling. any committee
or joint conference board, composed
of the employees of the Public Ser
vice Railway Company of New Jersey,
appointed at a meeting of any Dlvls-
ion of The Amalgamated Association
of Street and Electric Railway En-
ployes of America, shall have the right
to deal with the officials of the COM
pany concerning any matter or mat
tiers in controversy. This does not ne
gative the right of employees TO treat
with the company. directly os through
other committees.
It is understood that the company
has withdrawn and abandoned its So
called cooperative or collective BAR
gaining plan recently promulgated.
ANY other matters in controversy
between the company and its EN-
ployes now organized may be referred
by either party to be the National War
Labor Board for decision.
"All men now on strike shall re-
turn to work Immediately upon ac-
ceptance and ratification o f.this pro-
position. The company shall take
back all men who report for work up
on acceptance of this proposition with
the same seniotity as heretofore ex-
listing"