Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-16
'CIERKS TO FIGHT
!. ?. R. R. PAY CUT
,ooo Members Of Brotherhood
Aoree on Appeal to U. S.
Labor Board
WILL WIN OR QUIT JOBS

MI. Grs, nro,cst against the proposed
Luz .dr,,i,n hv the rcnnsNlrahlA
va .T,,od announced ,rstcrdny nS =,
n i.s,i,c April 20. was made last n'Sn
s. more than 1000 members :" Wv
eF,'| meeting Of the Brothcrh"4dI ct
A. IIorkg in Rittcnhousc liall'
Kall".tL ;rd street aud llavcrford ave
fnN =, r.as nrrccd to place IN" lsSu"
nuc, " ,,o National Labor Board. Con
pyS.' .o.s and the public. -, . .,.,
emir these bodies arc opposed I" th'
., ,bcn tho workers VIII VII
TCrn.' rrou thc employ Of the rniIroad'
dtaT Erhard. general chairman ot
,SC brotherhood. ,.,,,.
tnr "orics or ton conferences between
&" mud management of III" pcnn-
thC no Wv" Wailrood viii hc held in Pitts
HngH"'"n Commencing March II. N thcS"
pursH Tho exact cur in wages OI Carh
ne'..iGs"o,iop ,f work will be- presented
ea I,o railroad tu the workers repre-
scntal''S'
Cut 10 he Placarded
r,.oorls announcing that the pay Cut
u n'T Lo,o,nc effective April 20. will BE-
VII WI, on huIrtin boards on all branch e
. ,hc ss,cm. This will be donr in
eVa,;,nce with Il ruling that thirty
W"E', no,i.r j. necessary for any chang"
tn wage schedules.
]" T,"'c T"' rn,irr> inform officers, sub
.I;,otc oCTcials and employees that
"",Iomccd conditions since the present
II nay hernmc effective warrant Il
l"n,,,;or in salaries and wages.
H',I, tho meantime. says the notice.
| 90, !. the desire Of the management to
,..o conferences with their employees
nho orc dulv designated and authorized
y, rcnrcernr the subordinate Officials and
.nn,cyps for the purpose of reaching an
."rccmcrt A, to what constitutes Just
sSJ reasonable rates Of pay in the light
~ ,rcscn, conditions. The meetings
vm Lc held in Moose Hall. Pittsburgh.
roIoving is the schedule of meetings
| to hp held:
Uorrh Maintenance Of way and
,,r~cturps, and unskiICd forces.
Inrl Signal department en-
nloyes except signal forcmCn and signal
| inspectors,
Apr shop employees, except SUI
Apri 6-TcIcgraphors. tolcphoncrs,
kvprmPu. rtr
Anril 5 Stationary engine tStCam)
and boiler room forces.
April 0--Clcrir0l and station forces,
AuriI 1l-Eugine service employees.
Anrl 12-Tran service employees.
Apri l1-Train dispatchcrs. yard
masters aud assistant yard masters.
Nprl lG-Shop supervisory forces,
signal forcmcn. assistant signal for"nCn
and signal inspectors.
Five Managers IN Charge
Five managers of the Pennsylvania
Railroad will have charge Of the direct
dealing with the employees at the ten
conferences 10 be- convened. They are
IS. Kirk. Of this city. general man
ser Of the eastern region: /. Il. Ham
l,On. of Chicago. general manager ot
The northwestern region: Il. T.. Me-
Cary, Of Pittsburgh. general manager
Of the central region; |. W. Greer. OF
81. lous. general manager of the
Fouhwc,Irru region. and i. +. Smith
J.. works manager. Uf Altoona. Thrso
men have been III conference since
March .. when tn" board Of directors
made known the plan 10 cut wages OF
oil employees.
Officers ui tho company who are t.
bear the burden "f salary reductions viii
" "summarhy dealt with. They vii
rOt have ,h" privilege "f telling their
Hpprlors whether they arrrdr 10 tn,
cur, bur will merely be notified that
their pay envelopes have been Shrunk.
II the workers protest and the wage
rpductiou> do not become effective Apri