Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-17
FINAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR
A GENERAL RAIL yTALKOUT
REPORTED NEARFz1OMPLETE

North America. the oo(}ltions
in which an official So e call
actually has been Is e &4nd the
hub of the situate ~ being
transferred to Clev where the
presidents of these Unions will
meet Tuesday to conn lete group
ing OF the railroads and settle the
final details of the proposed walk
out.
Union Forces Gain Strength.
The union forces gained strength
today when Il. l.. Pierson, vice
president of the Order of Railroad
Telegraphers, announced that the
81, 900. members of his organization
were pledged to strike and that
they would mike every effort to
tie up completely the transporta-
tion systems.
SIT is our aim to tie up
transportation so completely
that IL will be impossible for
train TO move" he said. 'If
every telegraphcr quits work
that will mean no train orders
can be sent and train service
necessarily will be at stand
still. There Is no question but
what we will order our menu
bcrship out October 80, but the
final instructions probably will
not be issued until October II.
Defer Issuing Call.
The shop crafts unions, compris-
ing about 476,000 employees, today
deferred formal issuance of strike
call pending a meeting here We'd
but their leaders have Off
cially announced that their organ
izations will be called out and that
the delay in sending out the call
has been caused purely by the
time needed to draft the final plans
and orders.
At the same time, however, shop
crafts leaders have made it known
that while they will go out with the
and the switchmen,
they are not pledged to stay out
after their own grievances have
been adjusted.
sour organizations will re-
turn to work when they are
satisfied that they have gained
their individual points," high
official said tonight. "Thc
concessions which would sat
isfy one body of workers might
not satisfy another. 1t is quite
certain that we will BIC on the
same track going out, but there
arc many sidings and we don't
have to come back together"
b. M. Jewell, head or the railway
department, American
Federation of Labor, which com
prises the shop crafts, said that his
men never would have been called
out independently on question OF
wages alone.
Will Fight To Last Ditch.
acting independently, our men
never would go out on a question
Of wages alone" he said. They
will fight to the last ditch, however,
ror their rules and for fair work
ng nditious-matters of prlnci-
ple--but the executive committees
1f the shop crafts Were much OPP
posed to calling a strike on the
wage question alone
MIR. Jewell referred TO the recent
decision of the shop crafts eA-
ecutives not to call strike on the
wage cut ordered July | by the rail-
,oaG labor board, although the
nen had voted Overwhelmingly to
strike rather than accept the cut.
Pcnnsy Controversy. 4
MIR. Jewell indicated that finai
to his men might be
,eIayed until after the Pennsylvania
,ailroad hearing before the labor
,oard october 30. The road has
zen summoned before the board SO
hat the board may determine
whether the carrier has violated the
,oard order directing new elec-
ion of shop crafts representatives
o negotiate working rules.
The controversy grew. out OF
eparate elections, which the board
declared void. 1t ordered new
lectlons but they have not been
leld. .,.,.
The shop crafts consider TINS
ase as a fight against their right
O negotiate with employers over
working conditions and their lead
RS expressed the opinion they
would prefer to strike on this ques-
ion as we'll as that or wages, Mr.
ewell said.
Rail Chiefs Optimistic.
Despite insistence of union otIl-
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