Bisbee daily review., 1921-10-23
8 Bic UNIONS
IGNORE STRIKE
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big four brotherhoods and the switch
men, although several leaders were
counselling delay.
The maintenance of way union and
the stationary firemen's organization
took action following the announce
ment by the shop crafts. timothy
nealy, president OF the stationary ire
men, met with h. +. Cradle, malnten-
ance OF way president, and 3. NJ. Jew
ell, shop crafts head, and informed
Jewell they would hold back their
men pending the labor board rules de-
ciSion.
The action was said by the chiefs
to have been almost a personal vic
tory for Jewell, who has been fighting
walk-out for a week. 1t also was
said to- preclude the possibility of the
American Federation OF Labor taking
any serious part in the proposed
strike, the standard" unions belong
ing to the federation while the broth
erhoods are independent.
Sessions Are Turbulent
The snop crafts decision, which ad-
mittedly was instrumental IN bringing
about the action OF the two other
| groups, was reached after turbulent
! sessions of the conference committee
| OF 100 lasting several days. hepresen-
| tatives from distant sections, fired by
the brotherhood pronunclamento.
| protested against further delay IN
calling a strike, which was authorized
/, by a vote last July. The vote was
taken, however, only on the wage re-
duction of July l and leaders OF the
shop unions did not deem it advisable
to walk out on that issue alone.
! BY last night, however, Che mission
airy work done by Jewell and others
since the brotherhoods strike call.
mad shown its effect and the commit
| Gee OF 100 had been brought into line
| with d no-strlke policy.
i A special committee was appointed
to draft a new report This commit
i tee worked late into the night and to-
day presented new resolution. Heat
ed debate ensued but after more than
three hours OF argument, the resolu-
ton to stay on the job for the present
went through.
| More than 500 general chairmen.
arriving today to hear the commit
tees decision, left for their home to-
ton to their membership.
I'VE are not III any position to go
on strike at this time" Jewell declar-
ed at a meeting of the chairmen this
afternoon. ITO strike on the PROPOSE
ton of a wage reduction alone with
our shop rules on the altar of sacri-
nee, would be suicide.>
| Don't betricked into following
along in a strike you cannot settle in
! manner favorable to yourselves.
Move cautiously and wait until the
whole question of wages and working
! conditions is before you"
! Jewell pointed out that the strike
authorized by the brotherhoods was
predicated on the fact that the train
service men had separate rules of
agreement with each railroad. The
shop crafts have no such agreements.
Jewell Flags Brotherhoods
;, THE reaj heart of this strike is the
contest over rules" Jewell said. The
Drotherhoods' strike was technically
called on the July wage cut. but in
their settlement with the railroads.
the big fight will be over present rules
which have been built up by years of
practice and by rules under federal
control.
THE shop crafts rules under feder-
al control were made into national
agreement which the labor board is
revising. Already they have issued
"a substitute rules and laid down part
of the issue which we will have to
meet. We have not yet committed
ourselves on that subject. When all
the revised rules have been promul-
gated by the board, then we will again
assemble the general chairmen and
seek a remedy to rights which have
been taken from us.
| When the present crisis appeared.
the shopmen were in a position where
the big four thought they could drag
us along with them. We put the ques-
\ ton us to them: If we go along with
you, does it mean that there wont be
any settlement until the settlement is
satisfactory to ALP
The brotherhoods answered that
we couldn't expect them to do that
/; and when they got a satisfactory set
Element, they would return to work
When men sit down at the table with
pou and look you in the eye and tell
YOU that when they get theirs, they'll
leave you and let you go our own wa
then tell you. you had better go pour
own way first.
THE brotherhoods counted on our
trade-union spirit to go along with
them. But when their cooperation IN
that spirit fails to go beyond their own
group. then we must take care OF our
] selves.
; I'VE felt the injustice OF wage de-
crease without a corresponding reduc-
tion in rates; that is profiteering at
the expense of our living standards,
but the pending question of rules 10
OF even greater Importance"