Pueblo chieftain., 1921-03-16
RAIL WORKERS TO REFUSE
TO ACCEPT ALL WAGE CUTS
Fight Will Be Carried to Labor Board If Reductions
Are Put Into Efect-Wage Standard
Must Maintain

by the road. and declined to join in
a Joint request to the railroad labor
hoard to adjust the matter. There
upon officials of the road notified the
mon the reductions would become ct-
fective April /. in any event.
Springfield, Mo, March 15.-1t WAS
ducc wages were submitted to repre-
sentatives of the brotherhood of main
tenancc Of way. by officials of the st.
Louis and San Francisco railroad at
their conference today. The brother
hood representatives informed the rail-
road officials, however. that they would
resist any effort to- cut wages.
Houston. Texas. March 15.-Reprc-
sentatives OF common labor of the gulf
coast lines after "a conference today
asked several moro days in which to
present tho case OF wage cuts to their
mon. Tho cuts arc scheduled to be
como effective April 6. The Southern
racinc's announcement of wage cuts
for April 10 will affect ten thousand
men, it was said today.
Omaha. Ncb.. March 15.-The general
committee OF the Union Pacific family
league. an organization of employees
formed to promote their welfare, went
into session today to discuss relief
measures for the roads employees who
wcrc dismissed from service as re-
suit OF reductions made in the Union
Pacific working forces.
Reno. New. March Notices posted
In the Southern Pacific shops at Sparks
today notify employees the shops will
be closed tonight until Monday.
nj F,ah Iv,
addition to workmcn laid off in the
last month. 1t was announced by the
Denver and Rio Grande railroad today
that ss5 more men would cease work
tonight leaving only 1S men in the
local shops to attend to running re-
pairs. No intimatlon was given as to
when work would he resumed on a
normal basis.
New York. March Is - All skilled
workers employed by tho New York
central railroad. with the exception OF
members Of tho big four brother
hoods. today announced that they. as
we'll as uuskillcd laborcrs. would re-
iect wage cuts proposed by the COM
pany.
ogden. Utah March Is. - Southern
Pacific shopmcn- employed horc wcra
Informed today that tho ogden shops
itc period.
Philadelphia. March is.-Thc Penn
sylvanil railroad announced today 1t
will post notices not later than Thurs
day informing all officers and employees
that II proposes to reduce salaries and
wages. effective April 20.
New York. March l5.-Railroad work
crs in the east have decided 10 reject
all proposals Of wage reductions and
carry their fight TO the railroad labor
board if tho cuts arc put into effect.
Representatives OF tho workers who
have been comforting here. It was
learned tonight take the position that
the present wage standard must bc
maintained and economic conditions
viii not permit reductions.
The workers position was officially
made clear today when representatives
OF the unskillcd mon notified the New
York Central that they refused to con-
slider proposed wage cuts from l1!- to
ployes today are not receiving sufficient
income to maintain their families
properly"
Representatives OF the skilled work
crs OF th- Sew York Central except
those In the big Four" brotherhoods,
It was learned. also have decided to
rcicct proposed wage cuts, Altogether
Approximately 10000 employees OF the
accumulated by the empire or by
public or private bodies dependent
upon 1t FOR the purpose OF disability
and old age Insurance.
Berlin, March i5.-Captain Lus-
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