Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-24
CLERKS REFUSED
PERMISSION TO
JOIN IN STRIKE
Officials of Organization
With $4,000 Members
Refuse to Sanction a
WaIkout at This Time.

Chicago, Oct. 23 (by the Associ-
ated Press. )-Official of the
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks,
Freight Handlers, Express and
station Employees, with a member
ship of $4,000, tonight Joined the
unions which have voted not TO go
on strike by adopting 4 resolution
in which their men are refused au-
to walk out for the pres
ent. The matter will be recon
sidered after the labor board rend-
ers its rules and working conditions
decision. The action brought the
number of rail workers who will
not strike to more than three
fourths of the nations total
Having decided to keep their men
at work for the present, at least,
despite the overwhelming vote cast,
leaders of most of the eleven stan
dard" rail unions tonight were 60
ing home to communicate to their
followers the decision not to join
the big Five"
Signalmen Are Balloting.
The last of the series of meet
ings of these unions was held by
grand officers or the clerks organ
ization. The signalmen, however,
are expected to call a meeting OF
executives soon to take action.
A strike ballot is being taken
among the $4,000 organized signal
men, the ballot simply asking that
the officials be authorized to take
what action they deem necessary
to protect the interests of the men.
This ballot probably will be fin
ished by Wednesday, d. w. Helt,
president, said.
Action of eight of these unions,
which are affiliated with the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, whereas
the big four brotherhoods are inde-
pendent, in deciding not to walk
out, probably would effect any
action to be taken by the signal
men, Mr.. Helt said.
we feel the same way as the
shop crafts-that strike now on
wage question alone may not pe
advisable and that one of the most
important things TO be considered
is rules and working conditions.
1t was intimated by labor board
members that the decision on ruleS
and working conditions will not DC
forthcoming until after October ~
| the date set for the proposed strike
] Members let 1t become known
that all decisions of questions, OF
which there might be a strike VIII
be withheld until after that date
explaining that in that way, 1t was
hoped the walkout would be aver,
ed as the men have been oraereu
not to strike until after Weohes-
days hearing.
Chairmen Summoned.
The board announced that u
was summoning 1.4O0 genera
chairmen of the unions affected as
we'll as the presidents. The ses-
sions will be open to the public.
Railroad officials expressed the
belief that the backbone OF the
proposed strike was broken wheH
ma iority of the standard unions
which control most of the EN-
ployes decided not to strike. Al
though the strike. if it material
ized, would affect all train serv-
ice men, officials said that service
would not be impaired for more
than a day or two and these men
would quickly be replaced.
with all our shop men, and
such workers, staying, the strlka
would have little effect" said one
rail president. I'VE would have
had trouble with a general strike
but we can replace the train serv-
ice men within short time
even though they are the most i'm
portant.'
r. 6 G. Situation.
Possibility that the situation OF
the fremont and Gulf railway COM
pany in Louisiana, which recently
installed the open shop, would be
brought to the attention of the Ia
Dor board again by the unions
caused considerable interest among
board members when shown the
dispatches from Cleveland.
The board members said they
considered that matter settled.