Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1921-07-01
RAIL UNIONS TO
VOTE ON BOARD
WAGE DECISION
Leaders From All Sections
OF Country Gather At
Chicago To Accept Or
Reject Salary Cuts; May
Result In "Unlawful'
Strikes By Some
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CHICAGO, June 30.-Hundreds of
railway union leaders from all parts
If the country gathered her tonighi
in preparation for series of meet
ings tomorrow which will take up the
acceptance or rejection of the wage
reductions recently ordered by the
United States railroad labor board
and which are effective tomorrow
Votes on the proposition have been
taken by a number of the organiza-
tions involved and 1t has been unof-
ficially reported that these, in some
cases, show a majority against the
acceptance of the cuts. "The sta
tionary engineers and oilers have
voted 81 per cent strong against the
| acceptance of the wage cut" de-
ciared Timothy Healy. international
president of the organization.
There is a strong strike feeling in
many of the organizations he added
There will be no nation wide strike
said B. NJ. Jewell. president of the
railway department of the American
| Federation of Labor. Our men will
j accept any reasonable adjust ment
whether ordered by the labor board or
/ proposed by railway managements
! They are not going to do anything
rash or unreasonable. They have all
been studying the situation and what
ever decision they come to must be
based on an accurate knowledge OF
/ conditions"
There is nothing to be alarmed
| over in the situation regarding the
wage reduction ordered by the labor
/ board" said w. s. Carter. president
of the brotherhood of Locomotive
| Fireman. The decision to accept OF
reject the wage reduction made by
the labor board is up to the men, and
the men alone can make such a de-
cisioI."
Matter of Obeyine Law
L. ]. Luhrsen, president of the
American Train Dispatchers' asso-
citation, said that his organization had
not taken vote on the wage reduc-
ton and had not been asked to. "To
the members of the organization II
| has seemed to be simply question
of obeying the law as declared by the
| labor board" he said.
ct. C. Cashen, president of the
Switchmens Union of North Amer
lea. said that his organization had
/ taken no vote on the wage reductions
I'VE are not looking for any trouble.
he declared "The rank and file o.
our organization is taking a leve
headed view of the labor boards de-
cision. They will do what is right"
The union leaders probably will be
in session for several days. In ad-
dition to representatives of the en-
gineers, firemen. conductors ant
trainmen. there will be those of tn,
| switchmen and clerks. The execu-
tives in session here. it was said
would represent a total of more thar
/, 800, ,000 railway employees
A general wal6out could not bt
finally declared at the impending
conference. Such an order woul6
| have to be approved by referendum
vote of members of many union:
which would require from 10 to 81
days.
The chief concern of the leaders. i
was indicated tonight. was that ther'
might be isolated cases of unau
thorized walkouts or unlawful
strikes. 1t was indicated that th'
men had already been cautioned
against this and that the full powe
of railway union labor would be EN-
ployed to prevent any such action.