Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-06
Heads Of 16 Organizations
Refuse to Make De- .
cision !
VOTE BEFORE SEPT. /.
Union Chiefs to Ask For Conference
With Executiyes-Points to I'm
easiness.

Chicago, July 6.-The member
ship of 16 railroad labor organiza
tions, including the Big Fou'
Rrotherhoods, will decide through
referendum vote by September
whether to accept or reject the l:
per cent wage reduction that wen
into effect on railroads througnori
the country July l, il was decided
last night by The chief executives
and 1900 general chairmen of tkt
organizations.
The general ch&irmen decided that
they could not assume responsIoll
ity for the wage reduction that was
ordcre by the Railroad Labor Bo:r7
E. H. Fitzgerald, president >!
the Brotherhood Of Railway ard
Steamship Clerks, Freight Handles,
Express and Station Employees, SAID
that nothing can be expected OF tn:
railroad employe: interested in the
decision of the Labor Board excep-
to resist to the fullest extent the
reduction of rates Of certain favor
able working coalitions.
reoabBlity $ h:pBroti' od ohd -
Organizst,rs represented at tie
conferenc. l;i4 night At which the
decision !, have u rcfrrcHdum vote
was made, follow:
Brotherhood pi Locomotive Engl
reers, Brotherhood of LocomtlIe
Tiremen and Enginemen, Brothernooi
of Railroad Trainmen, Order of Rail
way Conductors, all known as the
Big Four BrotnerhooGs Brothernooa
of Railroad Sigralmen Of America,
brotherhood of Railway and Steam
shin Clerks. Freight Handlers, EX-
press and Station Employees; Broth.r
hood of Railway Car Men of Amer
lea. international Alliance OF Anal
camated Sheet Metal Workers, IT.
ternational Association, of Machln
lists, International Brotherhood Of
'Blacksmiths, Drop Forgers and Hci2
crs, international brotherhood 7f
Eoilermakers, lron SLipbuilders and
HELPERS America, international!
brotherhood o. Electrical Workers.
International Brotherhood of Fire-
men and Oilers, Order of Railroad
Telegraphers, Switchmen's Union II
North America and the United
brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Employees and Railway Shop Lao 7
erS.
The chief executives and genera
chairmen Of the 16 organizations d.-
cided upon their united course cf
action after the general chairmen nf
the Brotherhood Of Locomotive "a
cineers, Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Firemen and Enginemen, Order Of
Railroad Conductors, Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmcn and the Switcn-
mems Union Of North America to''i
the other organizations that the ~
was one which they would follow.
che chairme.. authorized their
chief executives to make arrange
ments, if possible, to meet a commit
tee of railway executives to be So
lected to meet q suoc; mmittce {;
the organizations "to consider aar
if possible adjust all matters ,
controversy.
The chief executives and commits:
tees handling thee matters We're ii
rected in the resolution "to clearl,
place the representatives Of the raj
way corporations on record as 4
whether or not I;ey VIII request Ill
ther decreases II rate or compensa
ton, the abolition of schedule rule
or regulations, or the elimination o
time and one half time.
The resolution further stated m.
the ballot when submitted to tn
men shall contain an impartial an
unbiased recital of Ell that is il.
volved and the wishes of the men {
expressed by ballot shall determin
the matter in accordance with In
laws of the organizations.
The resolutio, said that the gel
eral chairmen were required, n
only to consider a wage rcductio
but in many instances railroad of
GERS have served iotice of their i.
tention to abolish time and one h.
for overtime IN road freight
yard service, and in addition theret