Evening journal., 1921-05-28
PENNSY men
At POLLS TODAY
Road Asks Signal Depart
ment TO vote For Rep
reSentative
VOICE FOR AL
IN MANAGEMENT

The employees OF the signal de-
partment of the Pennsylvania rail-
road are voting for representatives
to negotiate with the management
as TO working conditions TO be sub
stituted for those effective under
the national agreement, which ceases
TO exist on July 1. The signal de-
partment men were the first group
TO hold an election, and the manage
ment yesterday took occasion to ap-
peal TO all employees TO enter whole
heartedly into the spirit OF the thing,
because Of its far-reaching conse-
Quences to the welfare of the COM
pany and the men. The appeal, in
part. was as follows;
The plan that has been proposed
to the employees concerns not only
the negotiation OF new rules and
working conditions. II is plan
whereby the employees of this rail-
road. through representatives OF
their own selection, will have a
voice in management in all matters
affecting their welfare.
II is your right to vote your choice
Of representation. according to your
own interests and without prejudice.
The United States Railroad Labor
Board in its decision No. 119 has
emphasized that right as one Of the
cardinal principles governing the
relation between the railroads and
their employees and the management
Of the Pennsylvania is making every
honest effort in this vote to afford
you an opportunity to exercise that
right as you yourself decide.
The negotiation OF rules and work.
ing conditions will be the first busi-
ness between the management and
the representatives whom you elect,
but it is not the purpose to stop
there. Many of the problems con-
fronting the railroad today concern
every individual employe, and It is
the sincere belief of the officers Of
the road that we can better solve
them in conference with our own
employees through mutual under
standing of the facts affecting our
common interest.
The details OF this plan. under
which employe representatives are
to have a voice in management, are
now being worked out for discussion
with such representatives when they
are chosen. II will be the function
Of these representatives in confer
ence with representatives Of the
management to shape this plan and
organize themselves into commit
ices 70 handle matters Of mutual
concern.
In general, the proposed plan is
Ibis: Each class OF employees, sucf
as the signal department employees
The maintenance OF way and struc.
lures employees. the clerks, the
telegraph department employees, the
shop forces, mechanics. their help
srs and apprentices. will elect three
/ representatives on each division, or
in the case of the shop forces, ir
each master mechanics jurisdiction
and II empowered by a majority
vote of the employees concerned, vii
sneak and act for the employees OF
the division for which selected.
The chairman so selected will be
come members OF a general com
mittee. which will in turn select I
chairman. The general committee
or such portion thereof as may b.
decided by the committee itself, vii
+ speak and act for the employees be
fore the general superintendents an
general managers. The plan, o
4 course. also contemplates the selec
ton Of a system committee and o
system chairman to speak ant
4 act for the employees OF each clas
4 on the entire system.