The evening herald., 1921-03-18
RAIL UNIONS
PRESENT THEIR
BILL Of RIGHTS
Tell Labor Board Own
ers Are Insincere in
Dealings

CHICAGO. March a. Railroad
h. uniou. TODAY presented what
th. f.rW'd their 'Iil uf riEhts' to
o. .uIfHtd labor board and then be
900 attempt tu prov" insinccriiy
ur .N, roads BOO their dealings with
a. uHi.u4 NN cross. examining high
road officials who had been sum
o. ned Do, the hoard at ih" request
fhu unions
.Iuuk g. Walsh. lbbor attorney.
t. du,'.d tho crosses animation iIe
i..H 'Hpoudrr,' between rail-
. ld leaders which was furnished by
D. b Bukoru secretary of the Asso-
.uur Ot Railway Executives labor
Wnf'Dr. Iui which hv said would
utu Ity ,Fs,.
Why era, Resigned
'Iur letter from Nj Hiukert 90 +.
f,NIf CuyI'i chairman of the also-
Iuuu. reported thIi the committee
1d voted Boo fuyur Of one ur moro
Hi,uull boards Of adjustment, only
N " Att'rbury Vic" president 81
H' letter 4Iii. had admitted mi
purlr report against the plan and
.h.H r'pHit lH''r was adopted co to
o. ns the railroads n an individual
ballot
Mr Walsh said that as result ~
thia Carl GIuy president OF tho
Union ra'iu, resigned ns chairman
uI tho committee. md Attcrbury sue
,,,d,t hm.
Nr Walsh had announced before
%, melting that h' would prove that
NJ At''rhury. T. r Whittier. chair
man OF tine roads, conference COM
miff'' and u few others dominated
tl, policies of 'hr roads
Tn. unions "hill uf rlEhts' was
rD...utpd Ly T. VI Jewell. chairman
uI 'H, railroad labor department or
'ur American Federation % Labor.
uuJ outlined % points whirh NJ.
ur.'N .Id could not ho changed
H.ul consent They dealt
Iu.I... r.ru working conditions
BIukcrt first Witness.
AlT Ituk,rt. the tirst witness cali
cd tuid the association originated In
lNla and wug formed "to deal with
th" sfuIdflstlv developing rnilrund
problems iu the United States Tho
present assoc, Iutiuu WIS the oUtgrowth
uf fhr lHI4 Organization. he said, lie
dnr' frdd Do did not have general pow-
'r uErI tu, ruad- as each road act
,d uu .t- own Judgment"
'li b. has uu control over them.
why BE- Whittier here as their ropresen-
tuiIyc'' asked Mr Walsh
Hos here us a result OF q policy
adopted hy the roads individually
thruurh their association" Mr.
iinE.u replied
Iu9ian"ntals Defined
tn" fundamentals w,r. defined hy
NJ Jewell Is follows.
The eight hour day. proper over
time rates Iur work Boo excess OF eight
hours. arrangement of working shifts
IuI reasonable living arrangements
hN employees ana thoir families. rrns-
enable rules for tho protection OF
hulIfN and safety and helpers fuImu-
lHti.u Of GuurrntirtHnIp rules. four
Gears upIr,utl,o4hlp req .irumout for
mechanics. right ot majority Of each
craft I0 determine what organization
thuI represent them right a. select
H committee iu handle grievances.
limiting of craft seniority 10 local
shops ana mot permitting inter, haugc
cot seniority with othor shops or
crafts and tight TO organize without
discrimination.
NJ walsh rvad from u T!o of cor
r"spuud,u.r brought tu the hearing
Iy MI HuE,rt Ho read numerous
letter. declaring that h" wanted 10
show hE them that the executives
hluI .umutti', was originally or
gHHiE"d 20 deal with wage matters.
bet hrd become luter-rrlatod with
th, conference committee which was
forw'I iu deal with national lgro,-
m,uH and national rules