Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-09
Unions Advise d Against Ac-
ton on Mage Cut With
out Authority
COMPLAINT is MADE
p. r. r. and Federated Shop Men
Clash Over Board RuHng-Criticise
Recent Ruling Of R. R. Labor Board

Chicago, July 9.-Warning member!
of shop cnafts unions on aAl railroad
ITO so conduct themselves that the,
will not becolae involved in stop
page ef work" was sent out in Cir
clrar leIbter fnona the Railway Em
ployeaS Department eft tine American
Federation of Labor -oday.
The letter pointed out that the sncr
crafts composed orjly 90 per cent. OF
Ghs 100000 railroad employees il
The country and that no action on the
waige cut, which wenr into effect Jul!
/, skoUbd he taken without authouhty
eff " ra'way employees depar tment
'ipsnd7ng further advice and alst
pertj3ng the time when the standard
n,accgnized raiE'ca;I labor crgani;za
items can arrve at the pcint of han;il
ing this question where concerted ac,
tion by all nray be taken"
A Unconstitutional majority" for the
rejection of line wage cut was an.
Isounced IL. the circular, although nc
figures weIie given. 1t was pointed
out however, that ''no organization CT
group of organizations should ioe ex-
pected to- make fight for the sixteen
labor organizations when the fight is
ON a question common to each and
every Individual employee of al the
ratI,rcasis in America"
Raaproad shop crafts representatives
teaay outlined Ito the Rallroad Labor
Bcaaa theIir ccnten4sons that the
Pennsylvania Railroad hal failed to
make prcpert efforts to meet with
s!rap ahafS employees to arrange rev
wolikfng rules as directed by the
b;c,acid.
n. P. Go3de, president of the Penn
sylvan:a System Fefsratjon Commit
tes, stated THAT onla of the main cb-
jsstJlcns was Hire alleged failure of
the r.aifrosal to Recognize the fedora
ten committee as representing ms.
jcr.ity of tnle workers.
He ccn.etnieci that the federation
id meet with the nalHrca+l officials en-
May %, out at that time thsir at
tsnticfn was Called to Notice posted
generally stating that the employees
i'm mass should elect divisional region
al a.sl general committees to meet
The r.Llrcasl's committee. This Mr..
Goctle ccntsr;ied, did away with l'e-
ccgni.ion of the Shop crafts unicm.
,Receigs rulings cif the United States
RafNoad Labor Beard were criticised
tcs3aly by representative of the Penn.
syawariia Rsaa5rcad who appea,sd be
fore i.he beard to reply to allegations
eff .he Federated Shop Crafts that the
Pennsylvania tad failed to make pro
per efforts to hold conferences and
nreg0tladiors with employees fol-
llulss Ito r,splace natianal agreement:
enier Federal control.
Vegetables were directed by the
6ccrld in Its decision. No. 49, issua1
.AIpll1E Il, 1921. In a summary of the
Pennsylvania Railroads. reply, E. 7
Whittier, assistant to the vice press!jan!
in dlGa:ge CT pertsornel, stapei tha1
while the Pennsylvania is anxious ant
wl!l:1as to aissrst the board in carrying
cut tjhe Transportation act, it can
not consistently comply with the law
and at the same tHn.e carry cut re
cent lulrglS cf the bcand which 1t re
gan5's as opposed to ihe flaw as we'll a
ine best interests clf the railroads, tn
prhyl?c aI:,d employees
The bcarf exceeded aut'honty give,
1t lartar the TranspcrtatEc:l act whe,
> continued ,;n effect the rules, work
iirg conditions and Gfabtoral agree
merts promulgated ! 10y the. Unite
States railroad administration. Mi
Wh:.er said. and asserted this tHrlnl.
,'apudiIted THE decision ordering rail
roads ami employees 80 foa,mulat
wcnia.ng agreements. ;,
He said THE paEwcud has Offered 1T
ensrroyee plan whereby all cfasse
may have voice .in the nrasagenfen
in matters affecting theis .welfagt
Through representatives. of tlr:;r 'ow
sai.:cu.a, whether, assfen, or rcn-unio
and pointed CIT that the. system wa
popular with tEss employees.
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