Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-30
ORDER FORB|Ds
STRIKE Of Rail.
UNIONS WITHOUT
BOARD s PERMIT
Men Violating the Order
viii Remove Themselves
rom the Protection of
the Transportation Act,
POSITION SET FORTH
IN PLAIN LANGUAGE
Federal Agency Is Deter
mined to Assert the Max
irnum Power Allotted to
It Under Existing Law,

Chicago, Oct. 20, (By the
Associated Press). - The
United States railroad labor
board today, in effect, for
bade railroad union labor
from striking without the
boards permission and de-
clared that all strikers who
violated the order would be
classed as outlaws who had
voluntarily removed them
selves from the protection of
the transportation act.
This was the boards final state
ment on the railroad strike which
was to have been called tomorrow
morning by the four big brother
hoods and the switchmen's union.
1t set forth in plain language the
boards determination to assert the
maximum power allotted to it un-
der the transportation act.
Every dispute involving changss
In wages, rules, working conditions,
etc, must be referred to the board,
and no action taken by either side
until authorized by the board, the
decision says.
The labor board, after detailing
the decision of both sides to abide
by the law, says: "These facts
render it unnecessary for the board
to make any further orders on or
about this matter, and move it to
congratulate the parties directly in
terested, and the public, most vital
ly and profoundly interested, on
this return to industrial peace,
triumph Of the reign of law and
the escape from this national dis
aster.
But at this time, the board
deems it eXpedient and proper to
make it's rulings and position on
some of the points involved so clear
that no grounds for any Inisunder-
standing can hereafter exist.
Conference Must Be Had.
First, when any changes Of
wages, contracts or rules previously
in effect are contemplated or pro-
posed by either party, conference
must be had as directed by the
transportation act and by rules or
decisions of procedure promul-
gated by the board, and where
agreements are not reached, the
dispute must be brought before this
board and no action taken or
change made until authorized by
the board.
Second, the ordering or author
izing of a strike against decision
No. 147 (the July l wage cut) OF
this board Is violation of that
decision. The board desires to
point out such overt acts by either
party tending to and threatening
an interruption of the transporta-
ton lines, the peaceful and unin-
terrupted operation of which are
so absolutely necessary to the
peace, prosperity and safety OF
the entire people, are in them
selves, even wnen they do not cul-
inmate in a stoppage of traffic,
cause and source of great injury
and damage.
Penalty For Striking.
"The board further points out
for the consideration of employees
interested that when such action
does result In strike the organi-
cation so acting has forfeited its
rights and the rights of its mem
bers in and to the provisions ana
benefits of all contracts hereto-
fore existing and the employees so
striking have voluntarily removed
from the classes entitled
to appeal to this board for relies
and protection"