Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-13
'NEGOTIATIONSON
A. B. & A. WAGES
ARE SUSPENDED

NEGOTIATIONS relative to the cut in
wages for employees Of the Atlanta
birmingham & Atlantic railroad, an
nounced for February 1, have been
temporarily suspended pending the
submission of the mater to the
heads of the various union organiza-
lions involved
Two conferences held Monday be-
tween officials of the road and rep
resentatives of the railroad shoI
crafts and brotherhoods failed to ac'
complish anything except to bring
definite announcement from Colone
b. l., Bugg. president of the A. d
& A, that the wage cut Is absolute,
" necessary to insure the continued
operation of the road.
On receiving Colonel Bugs state
ment of the case, the union officials
indicated their desire to suspend the
conferences until the question coulc
be submitted to the international
union heads. This has been, done, ac'
cording to E. l.. Curtis, vice presl
dent of the Order of Railway CON
ductors, and the situation remains
in status quo until further commune
cations are received from 1nterna
tional union headquarters.
1t is understood that the confer
ences between the railroad officials
and the union representatives may
be resumed on Wednesday, but noth'
announced. The union representa-
tives went into conference at the
Piedmont hotel Monday night follow
ing the breaking up OF the meetlne
with the A. B. & A. otf1clals,. re-
naming in session for some tlme
after which it was announces Geo INA
the international officers OF the Vari-
Gus unions would be asked TO con
slider the situation as described &c
them by kilograms. rot,
The officers of the A. B. & A. rail-
road have expressed their Wiling
ness to reopen the conferences at any
time, although they MADE IL cIear d!
1Iondav,s meeting that the wage cut
is imperat tive and cannot be avoided
The proposed wage cut, Whlch WI
lop off from 20 to 25 per cent OF the
wages now received by employees N
all departments Of the rallroSaoo' wa
announced on December 2Sc Il,
month to the road, according to Pres,
ident Bugg, who declares that q
monthly deficiency of from $l9O,,
900 to $4,000 has been occurrlnE
for some time 1t Is Is p af1 %age in.
creases received since December
The 1ii employees insist that the rail.
road officials should submit tne
proposition to the federal LABOR
road declares that the cut must be-
come effective February 1 in ordeI
that the financial stringency IN
which the road finds ITSELF may DC
relieved.
Ali employees of the ROAD D., are -, af :;
=,
crafts, together with the brother
hoods of Conductors. firemen, train
men and engineers, held mass
meeting Saturday night at the LABOR
temple at which resolutions opposing
the. REDUCTION were adopted tea NO rioue
unions involved have come to At
Ianta to participate in the negot1a-
lions with the railroad officials and
the conferences of Monday were the
result of this gathering of union
heads.
The union officers gathered here
on account of the wage reduction
situation include:
E.P. Curtis, of Crystal City, Tex,
vice president of the Order Of Rail
way Conductors, chairman; j. B.
Hogsed, vice grand president, Broth
er of Railway and Steamship Clerks.
Freight Handlers, Express and Sta
ton Employees; H. P. Daugherty, as
sistant grand chief, Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers; ]. o. Raley
grand vice president, United Broth
erhood of Maintenance of Way EN-
ployes and Railway Shop Laborers
J. f. McCrary. vice president, Order
Of Railway Carmen; G. w. Marshall,
international representative, Inter
national Association of Machinists
K. j. Little. international repre-
sentative, Sheet Metal Workers; j
j. Dermody, vice president, Order OF
Railway Photographers; A. M. Hull
international vice president, Elec'
trical Workers; T. ]. Garvey, presi-
dent, division No. 8, Federated Shop
Crafts, and G. H. Flynt, vice presi-
dent, Maintenance of Way En-
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