Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-15
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hours. He withdrew from the meet
ing OF the brotherhood chiefs here
July S, when they voted to issue
strike ballots, and he prepared a sep
arate ballot for his mems On that
occasion he told the other union lead
ers they were "camoufaging." Nine
ty-five per cent of the tfainmen, how
ever, voted to walk out.
While the vote was, being taken
Mr.. Lee sent a circular letter to his
men pointing out that present high
ards. that they were granted to meet
the increased cost, Of living that gov
eminent reports showed a 16 pei cent
decline in living costs and that S.
100000 men were reported idle and
out of work. His. letter, failed to in
fuence the strike vote. judging from
the overwhelming majority voting to
quit work rather than accept further
wage reductions.
Offices Opened.
A suite Of Offices in a prominent
downtown building was opened by
the our 'brotherhoods today with the
designation special joint committee"
on the doors. The names of the or
CARNATIONS appeared undcCneath,
Harry P. Daugherty, assistant grand
chief of the brotherhood Of locomo-
tive engineers. is in charge Of the
committee.
Brotherhood officials denied that
the new office was intended as strike
! headquarters saying that the commit
tee was established to transact rou-
tine business principally with tho
railroad labor board here.
Notices to be posted by railroads
next week announcing another ten
per cent cut in wages. effective in
thirty days, will not mean an i'm
mediate reduction on that date. it
was authoritatively stated in railroad
circles today. &'A'
Plan to Be Followed.
The plan to be followed, as pro-
vided by the law is:
The railroads will post their no.
tees announcing the cut in thirty
I; days, and then invite the union com.
mittees to conferences to discuss the
cut. : In event the union men refuse
to accept it, the dispute will then be
referred to the labor board for ad.
justment, the cut being automatically
suspended until either approved OF
denied by the board. Decision BY thu
to six months. or even longer, de-
pending upon the amount OF cvidenc,
4 taken Inc the condition Of tn,
boards docket.
In event the wage cut case take
it's regular place on the docket i
might not be reached before the frs
of the year. and, as the unions prob
ably would present masses of evi
dence in opposition, the hearin;
!. probably would consume sever
months. The proposed ten per cen
t cut would bring wages back to prac
. tically the same level as prevaile
t prior to July 20. 1920.
The Old Schedule.
3 For the principal classes of labo
, those schedules were:
: Passenger service engineers (day
: $5.60-6.6O.
! Freight service engineers '(day
! Yard service engineers (day. $3.50
e sos.
! ! Passenger service fremen (day
I Freight service hremen (day
s4.25-6.15.
Yard service firemen day $4.1t
s 4.s2.
Yard service foreman day s5.3;
Helpers day $500.
Switch tenders (day) $500.
Machinists (hour) IL.
Boilermakers thour) ~.
B~lacksmiths (hour) ~.
Carpenters (hour) As.
Track laborers (hour) 40.
e Section foremen (month) 800.
" Yard firemen helpers (houl
.53 1-2.
n Holsters. outside (day) $3.50.
Holsters. inside. day $3.50 IL.
HELPERS (day) $3.50 1-2.