Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-23

Announcements that they would not
join in walkout came from eight of
the eleven standard rail unions
which for a week had been withhold
ing strike decisions altho in most oil
them the members had voted over
whelningly to quit work rather than
accept a recent 121s per cent wage
reduction authorized by the railroad
labor board. Only one of these eleven
groups now is determined to stand by
the big. five" it was announced but
two others have not yet taken final
action.
Following announcement by heads
OF the six shop crafts organiza tions
controlling 100000 men that they would
not sanction a walkout leaders of the
600 maintenance of way employees
and of the 5000 stationary firemen
at an executive meeting voted to
withdraw their authorization of
walkoui, leaving only the 5000 rail-
road telegraphcrs positively with the
Big five
Chieftains of the $4,000 clerks will
make their decision now and tho sig
nal men 35 900 strong also are yet to
act.
Officials Of the clerks said tonight
they probably would not authorize
strike at thoiy meeting scheduled to-
morrow thus indicating. union leaders
said that strike IL 1t materialised
would affect less than one fourth of
The couutry's railroad employees. being
confined to the switchmen. conductors.
firemen. engineers, traiumen and the
telegraphers
The organizations which decided not
to join an Immediate walkout Will take
new strike votes after an expected la
Dor board decision in regard to rules
and working conditions. 1t was said.
Action of these organizations was
said by labor leaders to be the most
serious anti-strike blow yet given the
ir ~ aff.1, 1.tF coll 1I..I
- strike. 1t came with bomblikc in
tcnsity when It had been believed that
the eleven groups would fall in with
the big four brotherhoods and the
switchrncn altho several leaders were
counsellng delay. The maintenance OF
way union and the stationary fire
mems organizations took action follow
ing the announcement by tho shop
crafts. Timothy Healy. president of
the stationary firemen met with T.. +.
and r. NJ. Jewell. shop crafts head.
and informed Mr.. Jewell they would
hold back their men pending the la
Dor board rules decision.
Tho action was said by the chiefs
10 have bccn almost personal VIC
tory for Mr.. Jewell who has been fight
ing a walkout for week. 1t also
was said to preclude the possibility
of the American Federation OF labor
taking any serious part in the propos-
cd strike, the standard unions be
longing to tho federation while the
brothcrhoods are independent.
The shop crafts decision which ad-
mttcdly was Instrumental In bringing
about tho action of tho two other
groups was reached after turbulent
sessions Of the conference committee
OF 100 lasting several days.
Representatives from distant sec
tions fired by the brotherhood pro-
nunciamcnto protested against furth-
or delay in calling a strike. which was
authorized by a vote last July. The
vote was taken however only on the
wage reduction OF July I. and leaders
of the shop unions did not deem II ad-
visablc to walk out on that issue alone.
BY last night. however tho mission
airy work done by MIR. Jewell and others
since the Brothcrhoods strike call. had
shown its effect and the committee of
100 had been brought into line with a
no strike policy. special committee
was appointed 10 draft new report. |
This committee worked late into the |
night and today presented now rcso- |
luton. Heated debate ensucd but after |
more than three hours of argument, the |
resolution to stay on the job for the
present went thru.
More than 500 general chairmcn
arriving today to hear the committees
decision left for their homes tonight to
explain the committees action TO their |
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