Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-22
REFERE NDUM
IS PROBABLE
ON AWARD Of
BOARD
Indications Are That the
Wage Increase Will Be
Submitted to Employees for
Acceptance or Rejection.
AN OUTRIGHT REFUSAL
is OPPOSED BY SOME
Decision Was Fair and Tri-
bunal Refuses to Reopen
the Case; No Good Would
Be Accomplished Thereby

ray MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wtsxl
Chicago, July 81 (by the Asso-
| ciatcd Press) ),--Submission OF the
$500, 100000 railway wage award
to referendum vote by the 1,S00,-
coo railroad workers without any
1 recommendation from the union
leaders either for its acceptance or
rejection appeared probable to-
night.
This was the opinion in labor
circles following rejection by the
United States railway labor board
| of a petition for rehearing of the
case.
The more conservative union
counsel has steadfastly opposed
outright rejection of the labor
boards decision
After asking for rehearing ii
appeared doubtful that the union
leaders could consistently recon-
mend acceptance of the award, as
their action indicated that 1t was
unsatisfactory to them.
The labor board declined to re-
lopen the case on the ground that
its decision represented the con-
clusions reached after an exhaust
i've survey In which both sides had
been given ample time to present
IAN facts.
No good could be accomplished
at this time. members of the board
stated, by granting reheRring.
which would only serve to delay
the case and prevent the men re.
lcelving the increased back wages
in their August | pay envelopes
Day OF Conferences.
A day of conferences between
presidents of the eighteen unior.s
recognized in the award and H.
600 general chairmen Of those or.
CARNATIONS failed to develop any
common ground on which the lead
els were willing to issue a state-
mcnt.
Two days and night of meetings
have failed to bring the leaders to-
gether, and w. G. Lee. grand presi-
dent o fthe Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen, indicated the presidents
: would have no recommendation TO
make to the general chairmen be-
fore tomorrow.
Reports reaching headquarters of
both union leaders and managers
that In most cases the men we're
waiting for their officers to act
The first reported strike was re
$ corded in Chicago late today whali
: about 100 Grand Trunk railroad
= employees walked out, according 70
company estimates. Strikers, how
ever, claimed that 900 men figurel
D in the walkout. Company officers
/. said no demands had been present
5 ed and that II was presumed the
men were dissatisfied with the
: board decision.
| From a few cities came reports
that the men had voted to reject
= the award and stand on their orig
( inal demands, but the ones so
+ voting remained at work. ~
} Important Decision Today.
The decision to be made by the
: brotherhood officers tomorrow
may have an important effect on
the future of their organizations,
in the opinion of clpse observers.
4, II is not secret that for months
there has been dissa tisfactiofi
within union ranks over failure of
the officers to obtain the raises the
: men demanded.
i 1t was this dissatisfaction which
! eliminated IN the sporadic strikes
L in April. Men who joined the now
: unions insisted they were tired of
the policy pursued by the labor
politicians"
! The brotherhood leaders then
\ insisted the men whould wait for
q the governments award, but now
9 that 1t has come they arc fully
alive to the tuct that II the men
: reject It, they may also blame
G their leaders foe not obtaining all
that was asked.
Tomorrow the case OF the 75 900
: employees of the American Express
company not covered in yester-
DAYS decision, will be taken up.
The board has promised a speedy
r decision. Most of the testimony
was presented at the same time as
theHraiIroad employees.
May Accept Award
: 1t was reported tonight that ten
n of the sixteen brotherhoods had
+ voted to accept the award with
o the proviso that new demands
: would be Immediately prepared for
: presentation to the board. Three
$ Of the remaining organizations
/. were said to have rejected the
t award following an Immediate
: referendum on the striker issue
: The remaining three. which. II
n was reported. included the Broth
: erhood of Railway Trainmen and
: Order of Railway Conductors. were
e said to be ION the fence"
: The executive council of the six
a teen organization heads was still
in conference late tonight,