The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-07-01
325 LEAVE JOBS
At LOCAL SHOPS
IN ANSWER CALL
Walkout Among Men Affected Here
Practically 100 Percent Eneetlve;
Cuts Over $4,000 Month
from Payroll.
UNION LEADERS STATE
ONLY OBEYING ORDERS
No Plans for Operation OF Shops by
Road Made Here: German Issues
Statement to Men; Mass
Meeting Is Held

With the blowing Of whistle M
the clocks in the Yards proclaimed
the hour Of ten, 325 employees Of the
Rock Island shops aud round house
here dropped their tools and went
out on strike this morning In accord
ance with the orders received earlier
in the week from their union chiefs.
AT lO:30 o'clock. the shops and
roundhouse here were apparently
deserted. The only employees re.
naming on the jobs were the fore.
men. who are not under the jurIs.
/ diction OF the unions. the common
laborers and the store.honse EN-
ployes who have not yet receive,
orders TO strike Not single crafts.
man employed in the local shops or
roundhouse ignored the command of
his union chief and refused to strike
II was learned late this morning.
John Duff. chairman of the local
shopmen's federated committee. de.
clined to comment on the strike this
morning further than saying that
we will be out until we are or
dered back by proper authorities.
We think we are striking for Just
cause and we have reasons to be.
lieve that the public has the s.,G;e
viewpoint"
II was stated at the shops here
this morning that El Reno and Wan
rika shopmen are out to mau"
No Plans Announced.
No information concerning the
company's plans of operating the
shops and roundhouse here was
available today. G. II. Pretty, gen
eral foreman, refused to make
saying that he has re.
ceived no communication from Of
ficials regarding the strike other
than general bulletin posted this
This bulletin, from j. E.
Gorgan, president of the Rock Island
system, was received via wire this
and was addressed: ITO
Ill employees in mechanical depart
nent.' The statement from the
president of the road reads:
In view of the threatened strike
here should be clear understand.
ng of the situation on this railroad
rhe Rock Island has and will con-
inue to comply with every decision
If the United States railroad labor
,oard.
THE Rock Island has no contract
If any kind or character fer the
,perations of its shops or other like
ABILITIES or for the performance Of
york ordinarily performed by em-
'loyes in its mechanical branch
Therefore, strike at this time will
e solely against the decision Of the
abroad labor board fixing the work
ng conditions and pay in accord .
nee with the requirement of the
ederal law. Such strike will be
imed at the government and the
ublic, which the government repre- :
ents.
Reduction in Rock Island revenue {
uring 1922 at the hands of the gov t
rnment authorities will be more
han three times the wage reduc-
ion on the Rock Island, directed by
he labor board. Let me ask you to
onsider these matters carefully and ,
before action is taken that :
, certain to cause injury to the pub s
C, the railroads and the employees r
r
Meeting Shopmen Called. I
The federated committee this NOR S
ing posted notices on the bulletin '
cards calling a meeting of all crafts Z
} be held in Labor Hall immedi-
Lely after 10000 o'clock this morn
lg.
Crafts affected by the strike this
forming are carmen, blacksmiths, =
lachinists, coppersmiths, electric +
ms and boilermakers. The helpers o
nd apprentices walked out with the h
n
The 325 workmen who walked out f
lis morning have been receiving a
onthly compensation of approxi-
lately s40,500-an average of about
I25 per man.
Some of the employees who quit
ork this morning had ben connect ,
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