Evening journal., 1921-05-12
PULLMAN men
OPPOSE co. PLAN
Workers Protest Against
Method Suggested For
Settling Disputes
MANAGER TOLD
OF THEIR STAND

plant OF the Pullman Company al
legged was TO have been a packed
meeting this morning TO have the
Wilmington shops OF the company
anpcar to favor the company's plan
ia settle wage and other questions
between the management and an
employees committee they said was
ihvartcd when resolutions protest
ing against the plan were presented
to John NJ Cannon. manager of the
plant. These resolutions were unan-
.mousiy adopted az mass meet
ing OF the employees held last night.
Tho resolutions were presented 10
AIR Cannon hy committee OF TWEEN
-t-nve workmen representing the
various trades al the plant at 10|
o'clock this morning. Mr Cannon
and other officials OF the plant re-
fused 10 discuss the matter of the
conference. The workmen. when
questioned. said that they had pre-
scnted the resolutions TO the manage
ment and that nothing further was
90 be done at this time
AT noon. when the workmen
stopped for lunch. Il was evident that
the plan outlined by the company
was opposed Those who would
talk insist that unless the company
renews its agreement under the
principles OF the Railroad Board.
'hcy would refuse 10 work. The men
openly say tina tthe question at issue
is whether the various labor unions
or the company are to make the
rules by which the union men work.
fra "a nf
the employees OF the local plant are
associated with the A. F. OF L..
through their various organizations
The plan proposed by the Pullman
Company was discussed al meet
ing held In Pythian Castle last night
This meeting was attended by 500
employees at the plant when the COM
Mite Of twenty-five was named TO
present opposition 20 the local man
agement's plans. The resolution
I adopted follows:
whereas. newspaper announce
ments have been made, and there
have been strong rumors current
throughout the Wilmington shops
of the Pullman Company to the ef-
feet that a mass-meeting OF the said
workers is to be held Thursday
morning. May -. 1921; and
Whereas our reports about the
said meeting. are on information that
loads us to believe that paid specia
: representatives OF said Pullman
- Company, will, by methods OF in
4 timidation and coertion, endeavo
e to show that the majority OF tn
e workers on the Wilmington payroll
o. are in favor Of the plan OF EN-
- pioy Representation" as stated in
A a special booklet which has had gen
eral distribution in the plant; there
= fore he IL
Resolved, that the special com
. mittee OF twenty-five elected at thii
meeting OF Pullman workers, held IN
, Pythian Castle. this iitn day OF May
1921, be and the same are. hereb,
ordered as our representatives a
the said mass meeting to be held a
the Pullman shop during the day o
!, the 12th OF May 1921, to ofiiciall,
y protest against the acceptance OF tn
/ said plan on behalf OF the worker
at the Pullman plant; and the sal,
q committee Is hereby authorized O
II state upon our behalf that we desir
2 the future agreements with the Pull
P: man Company negotiated under IN
8. principles as laid down in Decisio
D. No. 119 OF the United States Rail
s.. road Board. under date OF April /.
"a, 1921, and that the said agreement
r. shall be In language suitable an
H. acceptable to the representatives
OF the System Federation OF Pullma
G. Car Lines. aihliated with the Raj
" way Employees Department OF n
II. American Federation Of Labor"
Several OF the employees who spol
- explained that the decision
the Railroad Board carried with
two penalties for non-complian
with the order. one for the emplo
ing company refusing TO comp
with the order and one for the er
m ployes.
. The existing agreement betwe,
II the Pullman Company and its er
u ployes. it was explained. terminal
July l. Authorized representativ
OF the Pullman employees, II W
stated, are now in Chicago. rea
,r 20 meet the representatives OF I
company for the purpose OF nego
'H ating a new wage agreement. as pr
c. vided by the Railroad Board.
r. In place OF new agreement
q. provided by the board. the m
charge the Pullman Company is NJ
trying TO institute a plan Of its Oy
lg entirely at variance with the orde
~ OF the Railroad Board and whi
: would have the effect OF nullifyii
the plan laid down by this board
= Under the ruling OF the board, Il
- claimed. the employing compal
a must meet the representatives OF q
" workers TO negotiate wage agre
ments, and in the event OF non-con
pliance with this requirement q
: existing agreement is TO remain
a force.
10 or. on the other hand. should n
" employees not comply with the metl
u DDS prescribed by the board. the r.
IL spOnsibility OF the board wou
cease and the employing compar
10 would be free to negotiate settl
DO ment OF any labor dispute withoi
referring IL TO the board. but n
matter would be referred for d.
cision to a Bureau OF Industrial r.
lations and the decision OF the bi
es reau would be final.
IN IN Ihe plan outlined by the cor
the pany, TO which the men are obiec
IN ing, Is substantially as follows:
ing me establishment at the Gener
the Oinees OF the Pullman Comnanv
pe Chleaso OF a Bureau OF Indust r
non ieNlations, which shall consist ~ q
ana 'cutive officers OF the Companv a
thc pointed by the President ana VIII
VIII report direct 10 tha r,,ts =