Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-02
Wage Negotiations Between Unions and Roads
Broken 0ff--Lafta Refuse to Continue Unless
Public Has Say Controversy Now Up TO Labor
Board. Not Yet Appointed by PRECEDENT Provides
for Three Representatives Each from Workers
Roads and Public

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CARNATIONS between the conference
committees representing 1hs rail-
of tonight when Ing -I-i.,'oad repre-
asr1Et.ras declined 70 continue can-
siue-zIinr n demands winch hEre
bean estimated % -UIGl s.. ob0-peh .Dee
unless -he public YVES gwen VOICE
II the proceedings.
Tude- the prpT-Isiuzls u -hf I-2TTs-
,,u-lR1ion arr. -iIe wage controversy
iai,ur hoard. winch Is YET u ~ ap-
pointed nv President WIIsa1- The
lew PROVIDES 1n- three representa-
ives N the pnnlic On Tins beard.
Z r. White. chairman u he nil
way executives conference commit
rt.a. announced me DECISION Il a
statement which SAID Two slnes w-elp
II disagreement Is II -he PROVISIONS
N rae Transportation arr T1Is uulor
representatives were SAID u hold
that lnE law conpeIs an agTeaIntln
oe-ws.an me railroads ans -ne an
nlOvees TIr1pT X aZuy opportunity 1nr
TJarucIpatinn Uy -te -nIlresssII-I vas
~ tne public
The -airuaC committee men heia
that sucn III agreement mlE.E ne
reached but they did mn ua!ieve 1tIi-1
'-conE-ass aver contemplated 1tr-t =
, CONTROVERSY lnvnlrruE 80 great Ell
addition 70 transportation cnszs -nm
Inc public and Is therefore 80 vItaIlv
Interested ID Da disposed nv direE.
negotiations
'eir- WtI1s's szG-e-neu: slld II
par.
The representatives D. Inc rz-II-
-oacs -ake -ile position thar rhtsy
cnuin mn assume Lhs responsibility
IL adding suCn 4 burden % -hs COSTS
u transportation winch i1I-e Tes,:.s-
sArziy horne Nv the uunIiC. wIrhaIl1
me full knowledge ana consent u
-ns public through rs reu-eseu1E
1"es amt ctIar they must therefore
Decline Lht Requests aud ie1 -tIe en-
IRE rna-te- nH disposed n III IA.
transportation ar.
This means LhEt cha cnr1--ur-s-sy
must hs submitted 10 -ne -1iI-uar
ii-i'nr neard 70 be approved lyv the
nrfaslteiIT II acceptance with M
arms N rhe aaw winch the Duhlic
VIII nEre three r'eTresa1IsT ives. -f1s
employees three End the railroad
management. three
n srnroTT o. -tls position tzize-, ~
The nEnAgene-1T cnnfereas ttTz1 -Yr-
E-ess cid not intend chat Z Isar-e- IL
c-eGss n transportation cpsrs should
Ire Tnatie without tiTs consent NJ ire
pnniic. dr. White quoted section gG- 81.
ths transportation aC- giving lhe labor
BOARD power ID suspend VEG lE-ee-
rIen1 likely 10 require Substantial resrn-
fUs1neGt q GeiEn1 -HIes. He alsp
1nIHTeo our ctp The iaW erJoIrs lie
concurrence N one rneragTe- NJ 1tit- nun
liz srnlTp III 1tls iADU- board IN arr IN
pDr-I1nf cuss d make Z decision t.fFers-
five
A. ms office n II 2 5ewei.. chair
man ~ the -I.iIwRy ern9iovey' c-urfe--
eTTcs. i Was sEzla TIRE unions Ezd nj
comment 70 make IN -hs -;1ntrre n re
wRrs negotiations mn thAl Mr. Jewell
u1EEh- MAXI q statement IpInur-nw
Notifying Mr.. Jewell thai the rrgauxre-
nsr1t cnr1e-ees r1us1 decline .he wnr-s
tiernzHtiE and summit the controversy 70
The c-i-pzr-ite hsDz-t created Try he
transportation act. Mr.. White wrote
CrEt "a YER conservative estimate ~
the requested wage increases which
must ne mat ny Increased -z-es WIS
more than s1.nD.eoo.oCo
Tins estimate" lfs said Is BASED
only or he requested changes n ttEs
rates Of p2v gni no attempt nz4s nea1l
TTIatie 10 estimate the cDsr 1f changes II
rules which would further materially
Increase ing total Consideration o1
ypur requests and the bases uIlon winch
they are rreaIcZ1ea has Convinced orr
corfn-ees that 1he-e is no intermediate
ground wnicn could be reached thai in
ftselt wouid mt represent zn aggregate
SUN 80 great aE ID ~ beyond the Ifyss-
sihilitv NJ ollr reaching = settlement
Nominations fur the Crl-pzrri1e board
lIEve bean reached ny @hs UNIONS and
the railroad board. UIIT P-esIdsr: VII
son hax given m Indication as II when
he will zlIpnin the 1nelnpe-s
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