Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-03-06
RAIL UNION MEN
CLAIM RAW DEAL
Strike Decision Is Set for Meet
ing Next Thursday.
CHIEFS TO MEET IN CHICAGO
Head OF Maintenance of Way En-
ployees Barker Says Men Want to
Co Out-Oemand 25 to 80 Per
Cent Increase.

Chicago, March 1.-The railway
strike Issue will be decided finally at
a meeting OF railway union heads in
Chicago next Thursday. Despite the
apparent postponement of the pro-
posed strike two weeks ago at the re-
quest Of President Wilson. the stua-
ton already has reached new crisis.
President Allen E. Baker of the
United Brotherhood of Maintenance
ii Way Employees announced from
Detroit thar general call had been
!Ssdcd ~ the general Chairmen and
executive officers OF the brotherhood
20 meet on Thursday at the Atlantic
MOTEL here TO take final action. The
galway shop laborers also will be
represented at the meeting.
Says Men Want to Strike.
Mr.. Baker declined to commit him
out asserted there is overwhelming
evidence that the temper of the broth
arh0od fay0rs q strike.
No one officer of the brotherhood
has authority to say what action shall
De taken" lie said, but / am calling
together those who have the authority.
Regardless of what any other broth
arhood may do. the maintenance az
way men will decide the issue for
themselves"
Attaches OF the Atlantic hotel said
that neither organization had made
reservations for the meeting nor had
minated. their desire 10 yet.
Rail workers Angry.
Washington. March with the
railroads OF the nation passed into the
hands of private owners once more
and ready to demand rate increase
Of from p to 80 per A'nt, there imme-
diately looine6 up the possibility of
strike among The rail workers.
Leaders here said that the new rail
road alliance would prepare strike ma
chinerg AZ once 10 meet the first hos
tile move by the railroad companies.
The presidents reply to the railway
men on their plea for higher wages
has brought about general dissatlsfac-
ton among the men and leaders are
worried
Shop Leader Says Raw Deal"
1--WE have had ii raw deal" said 7.
f. Malloy. vice president of the Broth
erhood Of Maintenance Of Way En-
pIoyees and shop Workers we have
had one froa the government ever
since 1918. The president asked us to
postpone our strike and we did 50.
Now he comes back aud does not even
mention rs in his letter and gives
nothing whatever to the railroad work
trS
we have men who are working for
500 ~ day and the highest is paid
only $50 q week Since September l.
We have been waiting for relief and
now the president asks us to wait still
longer We are tired of waiting
NO Strike say Leaders
Wash, ngtou. March There will be
M nationwide railroad strike.
This positive announcement was
made by sGgh officials of the railway
laho, unions. representing the more
than 2N@0e0 employers who operate
the railroads, which passed into pri-
waite operation Monday morning
Althougli these officials manifested
the greatest resentment over the pass
age of the Cummins-f~ch bin and its
Endorsement 10y the president, they in
Dictated that they will fall into line be
hind Samuel Gompers. president of the
American Federation Of Labor. who
has taken a whats the use" attitude
The general view &c labor on the
legislation returning the roads to their
private owners is that ii is class legis-
lation and thar It plays into the hands
of the operators.