Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-18
OFFICIAL PERMISSION
is GIVEN MEMBERS OF
big FIVE" TO STRIKE
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alternative except TO carry out the
wishes of the membership as eX-
pressed by their ballot; therefore,
said employees and other of our
class will be permitted to with
draw from the service of their re-
spective companies Gnsert
time for the strike to begin).
"Jn order that the membership
may be authortatively informed,
each general chairman will be fur
nished with a sufficient number Of
copies of a notice advising mem
bers that a legal strike has been
called, which notice may be read
or exhibited to the membership.
- General chairmen furnished
copy of these instructions will also
be furnished with copy of a tele.
gram in a sealed envelope, which
should not be opened unless a tel
gram over the signature of their
chief executive is received which
is not thoroughly understood, in
which case they will open the
sealed envelope, and II the tele-
gram therein is found to be in
strict conformity with the telegram
received, 1t will mean that the
strike is declared off. and they will
Immediately communicate with all
local chairmen under their juris-
|dictlon accordingly In the alb
sence of the proper code message
or q difference between the sealed
instructions and the message re-
ceived, local chairmen should not
be Instructed to the effect that the
strike is declared off unless the
general chairmen of all other Or
PLANTATIONS participating have re-
ceived correct code messages from
the chief executives, In which case
you will be authorized to act ac-
cordingly.
General chairmen should have
n thorough understanding with
members of their several commit
tees as TO any communication they
may send to their respective COM
mitteemen, and as an additional
protection, general chairmen
should not give all members of
their general committee the came
code word or private instructions.
Each organization viz have diff
ferent code word, words or ar
General and local chairmen re-
ceiving kilograms, instructions or
orders from superior officers
should not act thereon until they.
have conferred with the other
chairmen, and should it develop
that the instructions or advices are
not in harmony great care should
be exercised and no cction taken
until the difference has been re-
moved. ~
Grand Chief Engineer, B. OF
L. E."
president o. B. of L. F. and e.
81. Z, SHEPPARD,
president of o. r. c."
wv. G. LEE,
"President p. r. To-
"T. C. CASHEN, y
international President s. q. OF
N. A.
The official strike permission
signed by the general chairmen
and handed down to the local
chairmen, is also dated at chi
cage Oct. IA. and is as follows:
ITO all local chairmen, mem
bers and others emil loyed IN
classes of Service represented by
the 3. of L. E., B. of -. F. and
f., o. r. c., B. of r. 7. and 5. u
of N. A.
"sirs and Brothers:
This is to advise that the vote
of the members of the above
named organizations and others or
our class. was Overwhelming In
favor of a strike on the question
Of wage reductions covered in de-
cision number 147. and addenca
thereto, issued by the railroad Ia
Dor board, effective July / l92l.
"Your representatives have made
every reasonable and available Ell
fort to effect a satisfactory settle
ment of the issues as described in
the ballot, and. having failed In
reaching a settlement, strike OF
the members of the above named
organization, aE1 others OF our
class, has been approved under the |
avs of the organizations involved, !
and, in accordance with your eX-
pressed wish as indicated by your
ballot effective on - railroad -
at -.
"Impart this information. so that
those interested will understand |
that they are to comply With in
,tructionS"