The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-10-20
STRIKE SCHEDULED
FOR OCTOBER 80
RAILROAD BROTHERHOOD PLAN
TO COMPLETELY TIE UP LINES
BY NOVEMBER 2.

At Chicago last Saturday, more
than 100000 American railroad men
We're ordered to initiate strike Octo-
ber 80, while other unions whose men,
bership brings the total to about g.
100000, announced unoffcially that
they are preparing to follow suit and
make the walkout general, on the
same date.
Under this program the tie-up
would be complete, according to union
predictions, by November 2.
The hour was fixed for 6 a. m. Octo-
ber 80, except for one Texas line,
whose trainmer were authorized to
go out October %.
The railroads listed in the first
group on which the strike is to become
effective, touch AZ of the 48 States
with a trackage of $4,000 miles out
of the total United States trackage
of approximately 100000 miles.
The New England States comprise
the group that is virtually untouched
in the first walkout.
The strike orders were issued to the
big five brotherhoods, oldest and most
powerful of the railway unions, and
they specially included mail trains
in the walkout. Their provisions in
structed strikers to keep away from
railroad property with a warning that
violence of any nature will not be
tolerated by the organizations"
The. strike was announced following
an overwhelming vote, said to be up
wards of 80 per cent, favoring a strike
because of IL per cent wage reduc-
ton authorized by the United States
Railroad Labor Board of July /, and
after it was declared by the Associa-
ton of Railway Executives that a
further reduction would be sought by
the railroads. 1t was said that the
strike decision was made before the
announcement of this further intend
ed cut. Printed instructions as to
conduct of the strike, issued in CHI
cago, were dated October ID.
81 fear it will be one of the most
serious strikes in American trenspor-
tation history" said w. G. Lee, presi-
dent of the Railroad Trainmen, who
during recent weeks has sent circu-
lars to his men warning them OF the
critical nature of the steps they con-
templated.
The country was divided into four
groups, in which the men were au-
thorized to walk out progressively,
one group every twenty-four hours.
The names of the groups were not
made public. The first group includes
some of the country's greatest rail
systems, from coast to coast and from
Canada to the Gulf. These were:
Chicago and Northwestern, Texas
and Pacific, Kansas City Southern,
Pennsylvania, Missouri Pacific, Inter
national ard Great Northern, South
ern Pacific (Atlantic and Pacific
lines), Southern Railway, Louisville
and Nashville, st. Louis Southwestern,
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul,
Northern Pacific, Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific, Seaboard Air Line, Erie,
Chicago, Great Western and Virginia
Railway.
The unions issuing the strike call
are: Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men, Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men and Enginemen, Order Of Rail-
way Conductors, Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers, Switchmen's Union
of North America.
The eleven other organizations that
will probably join the strike, are:
Sheet Metal Workers International
Alliance, International Association OF
Machinists, Brotherhood OF Railway
and Steamship Clerks, Freight Hand
lers, Express and Station Employees,
Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen
and Oilers, Brotherhood of Railway
Signalmen of America, United Bro
therhood of Maintenance of Way En-
ployees and Railroad Shop Laborers'
Order of Railroad Telegraphers,
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen OF
America, International Brotherhood OF
Electrical Workers, International Bro
therhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship
builders and Helpers of America; In
ternational Brotherhood Of Black
smiths, Drop Forgers and Helpers.