The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-07-04
LOUISVILLE NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY
Office of the Vice. resident-O Operation


All Employees and former employees
Members Of the affiliated organizations composing
shop laborers and stationary fremen and oilers
AS you know large number of the EMPLOYEES of this
and also certain railway shop aborers stationary emen
and oilers left the service Of the at 10 o'clock
orders issued presumably in accordance with the provisions
of the constitution and bylaws of the organizations
oilers inquiries have been made by of those
naming in the service and by many others who left the
service to their standing with the hence this
statement
Of the company it's grateful appreciation of the loyalty of
the large number of employees heretofore represented by the
wish to them that their rights will be fully
served and that they will be given every practicable
lection in the performance Of their duties
2nd-Of those who left the companys service pursu-
ant to these strike orders the company realizes that there
better Judgment and it has been informed that large
Der of such desire to reenter the service and an
rights by them at the time they left the service
would be restored should they reenter the service the
have terminated their employment and forfeited all senior
ty and other rights including pension rights under the
employee who desires reenter the service will not be
subjected to such loss Of rights provided he does not
employee reenterng the service after that time will do so
employee with rights inferior to all others in the
service at the time he so re-enters.
3rd-To employees who shall enter the service
since July LIST and to former employees who shall
regular employment, under the wage rates working
conditions prescribed by the United States Railroad Labor
Board and Of every practicable protection in the perform
ance Of their duties.
4th-I ask those who for any left the service
July LIST and subsequent thereto bear in the fact
that the strike action they have taken merely against
the railroad is primarily strike against the findings of
tribunal established by the Congress of the United States
to decide disputes between railroad companies and their
employees, that there would be occasion for resort
to strikes hence the action you have taken is strike
against the government ITSELF ask you keep in mind
the further fact that the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Company has accepted and put into effect all the decisions
Of the United States Railroad Labor Board the tribunal
against whose decisions have been called upon to strike
Notwithstanding those decisions have been wholly sat
isctory to 1t any than it's decisions have been wholly
satisfactory to the problem you have decide involves
these questions Do you prefer loyalty to the railroad
pany which has always treated you fairly loyalty to the
public which must have an efficient service
loyalty to the United States Railroad Labor Board gov
enmental tribunal established for your own protection and
loyalty to interest and that of your families who
vitality concerned in your steady employment and the
preservation of your rights do you prefer to follow the
dictates of organzan which has been declared by
the United States Railroad Labor Board be an outlaw
and outside the benefits Of the existing railroad labor leg
islation?
Yours very truly,
G. e. EVANS,
80 @0ss''ss'"s"' VlcePresident