Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-11
P. R, R. EXPLAINS
ITS POSITION
Gays Its Employees Want to
Deal Direct With the Man.
agement.

The PENNSYLVANIA railroad has is
sued a statement explaining why 1t
had asked the Railway Labor Board
in Chicago on Friday not TO Interfere
between the road and its employees
4, The settlement of wage disputes and
working conditions. The railroad says
that it has practically completed ar
ransenrent. with all branches OF It's
workers for the amicaoie se.eieii.en'
If all disputes without outside inter
fsrenoe and that, under such cH
,,,n,stances, the attitude of the poaIu
shouId be to allow such maIte -
~ settled in a friendly way petWeeh
,he parties themselves. Inc Std'
rnent says:
-,rbe Signal Department employees
salactad their representatives. neSo-
,iat;or,s were begun and nave peeh
concluded satisfactorily TO the en-
nLpuees and the management VIII
,ba exception of the question resaru-
80. +ha navment of punitive over
tin,a for service beyond me elsi'i,
80 sunday and holiday work anu
-, time which question mas JNtu
800 10 your board in J"lh'
submission.
,,,<,1,ess negotiations are under way
with the marine department en-
,,lovaes of Philadelphia harbor, COM
,,,;tteas u,ere elected and negotiations
pa1,a been concluded and your board
so notified.
with the marine department en-
,,ova.as of New Yo~k harbor, neso-
tiations are under way.
shops Are Satisfied.
with the clerical forces. commit
ie,-s were elected and negotiations aft
under way.
with the Telegraph Department
sn,ph,vees. committees were elected
and negotiations are under way
with the cooks, walters and res
t-nrant employees negotiations haV'
ts>en completed in a manner satls
factory to the employees ana m
management. and with the dining ga
sIf~sar-ts. negotiations are under way
NEGOTIATIONS have been concludet
With the engineers, freInen, hostlers
conductor, trainmen and switch tend
ers and the only matter remainlni
open between these classes Of en-
rloyees and ourselves is the ques
tsnn Of overtime in road freight ser1
ice which question was submitted \
yolrr honorable board on June am
decision requested. This matter
sim in the hands OF your board await
ing decision.
Notwithstanding the attitude I
system Federation 90, we would mos
respectfully call the attention u III
board 10 the situation existing i
sAltDona works which is the manu-
featuring plant Of the system. 4
this point the employees elected thei
representatives by q voting Systel
similar to the Australian ballot. The
have negotiated and concluded scht
aule Of regulations satisfactory 10 tn
REPRESENTATIVES, Of the employees al
the mana cement and your board VI
So notified on June 80. 1921. Thfs
regaIla tions were made effective jill
!, 1921 AT the other points in "a
system. namely. in each OF the fou
regions, the shop crafts employee
elected their representatives and neE
otiations are under way.
Others Want Same System.
I'VE also wish to call your after
non 10 the creation on December 2
1920, by our engine and train servit
employees and ourselves OF JoiI
reviewing committee which began
function Ia February. 1921. and h
been func1oning since in q mann'
satisfactory 10 the employees and Il
management This joint reyjewir
committee receives for adjudlcatic
al matters which cannot be Settl'
between the management and 4
representative OF the employees.
has acted as a clearing house Tor Il
disposition of disputed questions al
a proof of its work and success Ii
IN the fact that up 70 the prese'
time no question has come before Ii
body that has failed Of settlement.
The method foltow wed IN settEI
controversial matters with our Z
Ejne and train service employees u
SO appealed 10 certain other class
OF our employees that We are N r
eeipt of : request 10 establish I
them a joint reviewing commit
along lines similar TO that follow
for employees il the engine and ira
service.
'The method followed by the Pen
syIvania system management IN cor