Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-29
LABOR A
MAKES DECISION
ON STRIKE CALI.

..|. .H
ON STRIKE CALL
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within a very short time. It will be
up to the board then to decide when
action should be taken"
To Obey Law, He Says.
that we will seek those petitions in &C
cordance. with the law, posting notices
Of cuts then discussing them with
the employees and, If no agreement is
reached appealing to the board, to
settle the dispute"
With the cod messages officially
calling off the strike, sent out today,
only one, echo remained of the rail-
road crisis which for two weeks
threatened to develop into a general
rail strike. The situation was I'M
changed on the International and
Great Northern where the trainmen
struck last Saturday. y
The chiefs of the big FIVE left for
their homes today and tonight and by
midnight scarcely ar out-of-town
union man was in the city. A confer
ence will be held at Cleveland tomor-
row. ,
At this conference, the brotherhood
chiefs will consider the preparation of
a statement to be submitted to the
membership of each Of the five organ
izattons explaining the action taken
here yesterday in calling off the
strike. The lapcr board continued
work on it's decision ON Wednesdays
hearing and probably will render it
tomorrow. wv. a4-
The labor board, after detailing the
decision of both sides to abide by the
law, say "these facts render it un-
necessary for the board to make ANY
further ordersio on or about this. mat
ter. and move it to congratulate the
parties directly interested and the
public most vitality n profoundly in
terested on this return to industrial
peace, triumph Of the reign of law
and the escape from this national dis
aster.
Put at this time, and while the
matter is so intensely before the
minds of all, the board deems it ex-
pcdient and proper to make ks rulings
and position on SOME of.the points in
VolVed so clear thai, no ground for
any misunderstanding can hereafter
7 exist. 49,.
First when any change of wages,
contracts or rules previously in effect
are contemplated or proposed by eth
err part, conference must be a as
directed by the transportation act and
by rules or decisions Of procedure
promulgated by the board, and where
pute must be brought before this
board, and no action taken or change
made until authorized by the board
" Reduction Made Public.
Chicago, Oct. 15.-Announcement
from the railroad labor board that it
would not be in a position to give con-
sfderatton to any matter that change
the rules or working conditions or the
present scale of wages for a consider
able length of time. was one of the
principal reasons given as influencing
the brotherhoods to call off the strike,
according to the text of the resolution
adopted by the, brotherhoods last
night. The text was made public
here today.
The resolution calls attention to the
statement by T: Dewitt. Cuyler before
the joint meeting on Wednesday that
the railroads, he represented. would
neither reduce wages tr change work
ing. conditions except by agreement
with their men or by a decision Of the
labor board. The resolution then
states that they interpret the state
ments made before the Wednesday
meeting to meet that the short line
roads would restore wages and work
ing conditions in accordance with the
ruling Of the labor board. h reso-
luton then carries in full the men,
orandum adopted by the labor board
pointing out the aus Of the strike,
and giving q brief history Of the work
OF the board. pointing out also that
conditions now existing before tho
board should remove any immediate
occasion for strife.
Fr1, rooo1,,t}Nn than GO VIC HwhApoa0
we interpret the foregoing memoran-
dunn to mean a number Of important
things to the membership of our or
ganizations." Among these things
they mention:
Points OF Resolution.
1T is evident thai the board has
adopted a policy under which 1t will
not be in a position to give considera-
ton to any application affecting the
wages Of transportation employees for
a considerable length of time.
H. .2-Second that it does not propose
to take any action on wage applica-
tons affecting any claim of employees
until it is definitely known what work.
ing conditions apply. -
3-That the train and engine serv-
ice employees will be given full con-
| sideration in view Of hazard. RESPONSE
bilittee and other c9nditions peculiar
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The resolution then : notes the
crowded condition OF the labor
boards docket an dthe failure Of the
carriers and their employees to organ
lie voluntary adjustment boards
whose work would prevent numerous
cases coming up to the board.
sr,fe Interpretation Of Attitude.
1--WE construe this to mean hat. the
labor board viii lend its support to the
organizations In their efforts to induce
thc carriers to speedily organize such
| adjustment boards" said the resolu-
, ton which concludes with:
Therefore be It resolved, that We,
the executive committee and general
chairmen representing the organtza-
ions named herein. are sincerely Of
the opinion that the memorandum
announcing the policy of, the board.
and the pledges of the railroad execu-
tives made to the board, constitute an
acceptable basis of settlement justify
ing the calling of OF the strikes which
were authorized by a vote of members
Of our organizations ad we hereby call
of such strikes. having confidence
that good results willffollow the adop-
ltior Of the memorandum by the labor
board and the pledge OF the railroad
.icxecutives made to the beard at the
public hearing. Oct. 26; and further
to afford an opportunity for a reduce
ton of freight and passenger rates to
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