The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-07
|D|1RATION
FAILS; men
CALLED OUT
Cssnpany Has Promised to
Attempt to Continue
Service.

4 strike Of all trainmen on. the
- Of the Tri-City Railway COM
nv md the C. D. G M. interufban
- been called for midnight We'd
n1ay.
eenilion Of the union came to a
lAcwdown today, and leaders of the
N sent out the strike call this
ltsrnoon when the company re-
|tuSed to arbitrate wages, working
additions and union recognition.
/ he m n will 60 on strike to force
| |sbltration on all phases of the
|noe, and a court fight will be push
\ n Davenport by City Attorney
ia Screechfield to force arbitra-
M under the city franchise on
|xlees and working conditions.
ln Rock Island Mayor Harry M.
|bAriyer will appeal to the state
{DAlic utilities commission to force
~ company to arbitrate under the
{ay franchise on wages and work
fhs hours.
None Of the franchises stipulate
|ntitration on recognition of the
0ployes as union, but the men
N that they will also demand
tA
The union wage committee pre-
xated It's case in writing to John
9 Huntoon, general manager of
y company, at 2:30 o'clock this
sasnoon, and when it was rejected,
1g sent out public notices to be
rhlished in the tri-city newspa-
IN to give notice that a strike
W be on after midnight Wednes-
~
Leaders said they could not long
control the men. The individual
hhmen are said to have been
sying the strike for several days.
ny we're impatient over the lack
progress toward an amicable set
gnsnt or to bring about arbitra-
~ Of the difficulties.
J, B. Wiley, international union
Ylyfesentative, declared that dur
Sshe negotiations of the past two
seks the company had changed
haAnd on refusal to recognize the
n0n, and offered to sign a con-
unf Il the men would accept the
y and 40 cents an hour wage.
wever, the contract, while recog-
sng the union, cancelled past
Nvileges.
y Get forth that all employees
wald be taken on probation for a
NOD OF six months and that dur
the year the contract existed
company could remove any en-
ylye from the position held at the
70, and could give them other en-
pDyment or not if it chose. The
nm held this clause meant that
~ could be hired and fired with
~ my appeal to their union for
pueetlon. Overtime pay for train.
Me1 was eliminated and double
u@e ior barnmen, called on duty
w eys on, was also cut. The barn.
a would be allowed time and
~e-aaif for such work. however
Y NE other hand, trainmen could
Ulled out at any hour of the
sat and work 10 or more hours
anout receiving extra compensa.
This proposition was turned
~Mn oy the men last Saturday ant
tne company renewed its tano
N recognizing the union.
hant Twin Arbitration.
me company then asked the mer
submit to arbitration with one
~ acting in Iowa and anothel
" on the Illinois side of tn,
which was refused, as Divis
~ 10. s1a Of Rock Island and Mo
~ snd Division No. 312 Of Daven
~ are holding out for a join
ement such as has held for i
1s company also wanted tn,
ation made that the arbiter,
n IS consider the company's abil
r = pay, which was refused b,
men, who claimed that the,
~ interest in the company
al situation, whether It i
~ OF Dad. They declared that
wage and not rate of fare.
aeir only interest.
me written statement hande,
ompany this afternoon tn,
set forth that unless
before lis o'clock Thursda,
70 submit all questions q
% arbitration. the men viii
soid to suspend work.
VIM Operate Cars.
aals Of the company hav'
repeatedly that an attemp
y made to operate the car
otner workers should the un
~ 30 on strike, and this phas
case is expected to lead I
fought battle between tn
ana the company. with tn
depending largely on In
- that can be brought +
uentinued on Page Fivs.)