The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-10
THEY WON'T SIGN
Shop Crafts Federation Refuses
Official Agreement.
Conference Being Held at Mo-
tive Power Office.
PURCELL EXPLAINS ATTITUDE
To Promote Cooperation Road
Will Not Inform Public.
Santa Fe to Live Up to the
Boards 16 Principles.
PURCELL EXPLAINS ATTITUDE

Charges that the Santa Fe manage
ment is attempting to negotiate work.
ing agreements separately, with the
various shop crafts. rather than with
the federation of shop crafts as a
whole, were made at the mass meet
ing of Santa Fe employees held at the
city auditorium, under the direction of
members of the executive board of
the federation.
1t was asserted that the federation
officials who are today negotiating
with the management's representa-
tives, would not sign the agreement
which has been presented to them by
the officials of the road.
The conferences are again in session
today at the Motive Power offices and
the office of the general manager OF
the western lines.
John Purcell Explains 1t.
In an interview with a representa-
tive for The State Journal today,
John Purcell, in charge of mechanical
matters for the Santa Fe railroad,
made the following statement of the
company's position regarding the
meeting of shopmen at the city audi
torium last night:
THE Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe
Railway company is obeying the de-
cision of the United States railroad
labor board, which requires its rep
resentatives to hold conferences with
representatives of certain classes OF
employees about proposed changes In
the rules and working conditions es-
tablished in the so-called McAdoo Ma
tional Agreement The classes of en-
ployes named in the decision are:
International Association of Machinists
Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers in
ternational Alliance.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
Brotherhood of Railway & STEAMSHIP
/ Clerks Freight Handlers, Express and
Station employees.
International Brotherhood Of Firemer
and Oilers
brotherhood Railroad signalmen O
Railway Employees Department, A. F
United Brotherhood Of Maintenance O.
Way Employees and Railway Shop La
borers.
Order of Railroad Telegraphers.
Brotherhood Railway Carmen of America
Workers.
brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen anc
| Order of Railway Conductors.
! International Brotherhood of Boiler
makers. Iron Ship Builders and Helpers O
International Brotherhood of Black
smith; Drop Forgers and Helpers.
National Organization Masters, Nate
and Pilots of America.
American Train Dispatches Association
international Association of Railroad
I Supervisors Of Mechanics.
In the labor boards decision
Chairman R. NJ. Barton called upor
officers of the Santa Fe and the sys
! tenn organizations of it's employees t.
select representatives for the confer
ences which are now in progress il
! Topeka. The decision provides tina
all agreements and disagreement
shall be reported to the board prio
] to July 1. Every one of the classes o
! employees included in the list is en-
! titled to send to the conferences sucl
/ representatives as it sees fit, and rep
! resentatives of the company will trea
with them with reference to any pro
conditions in which they are inter
ested.
'"The labor board issued a set o
prin ciples by which the conference
shall be governed. Principle reads
The spirit of cooperation between
sential to efficient operation, both par
| ties will so conduct themselves as t.
/ promote this spirit
I'm view of principle the Santa F
! is unwilling at this time publicly t
discuss the details of its negotiation
with EN- DloyeS.
The Sixteen Principles.
The sixteen principles laid down b
the labor board. to which Purcell re
fers, are as follows:
! Am obligation rests upon management
upon each organization of employees, on
upon each employe to render honest. eff
cient and economical service to the carrie
serving the public
2-The spirit of cooperation betwee
management and employees being essentia
to efficient operation. both parties will s
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