The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-03
RAIL STRIKERS
0UTLAWED BY
LABOR BOARD
Both Shop Men and Board
Standing Pat - Report
Walkout Complete - Urge
New Workers Form Union.
WATCH TOLEDO VOTE
(Bv Associated Pressl

lnS railroad Snopmen formally out
lawed by the United States railroad Ia
Dor board both the strikers and the
road were standing pat all over the
country in an unyielding position to-
day.
Headquarters of the shopmen here
reported a complete walkout so far as
their reports were concerned
Most of the roads in the absence of
details on the situation declined 10
make any statement
interest in the strike concentrated
mainly in Detroit where the United
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Rail
employees and laborers were to decide
today whether they would cast their
lot with the six striking shop unions.
E. F. Cradle, president of the Broth
erhood agreed with the labor board
last Friday to "use his influence" TO
prevent a strike. Last night, he said.
however, if the vote was in such pro-
portion as to call for strike it would
be his duty to call one
Meanwhile light disturbance crop
ped out in Parry, Ia, near the Chica-
go, Milwaukee and st. Paul round
house
The vote will be counted July "a at
the offices of the Sailors Union of the
Great Lakes and at the office of Ma
rine Cooks and Stewards of the Ma
rine Fireman, Oilers and Water Ten
ders' union at Buffalo.
Unions OutIawed
The six railway shopcraft unions
which went on strike Saturday were
outlawed by the labor board In a
formal resolution the board declared
that the unions by their action for
feited all rights before the board as
railway employees, and that new or
CARNATIONS of shopmen taking the
strikers jobs should be formed to rep
resent the shopmen at disputes before
the board.
The board requested employees re-
naming in the service and carriers to
take steps Immediately to form organl-
cations for the purpose of representing
the shopmen before the board
The resolution formally declared
that the striking shopmen are no long.
er employees of any railroad. and there
fore without jurisdiction of the board
are subject to the application of the
transportation act
Although applying directly 10 the
shopmen at this time the board also
said that if the maintenance of way
men, signalmen, stationary firemen,
and oilers and clerks joined the walk
out they would be relegated to the
same position as the shopmen.
Claims Differ
Claims on the completeness and ef-
fectiveness of the shopmen's strike
differed according to the sources.
Union officials asserted that the walk
out was virtually 100 per cent and
would seriously hamper railroad op-
erations. Railway executives tenta-
lively fixed 80 per cent as the maxi
mum number out
In some rail centers plans were in
preparation for replacing strikers with
workers under open shop arrange
ments and the New York Central rail
road inserted quarter page advertise
ments in Chicago newspapers.
passenger traffic since the strike
began is reported by the roads to have
been exceptionally heavy owing to pre-.
holiday travel, tourists and vacation
lists.
The United States railroad labor
board, which failed to forestall the
walkout, merely marked time pending
further developments
insert advertisements
The New York Central advertise
ments said:
Mechanics and Helpers Wanted
On account of the action of a number
of our shop and engine house EMPLOYEES
who left the service in defiance of
the United States labor board. the
New York Central is in need of:
machinists and helpers; boilermakers
and helpers; pipe filters and helpers;
electricians and helpers; tank repair
ers and helpers; boiler washers; quail,
ned car repair men, and inspectors.
Board and sanitary housing will be
furnished. and ample police protection
provided at all times.
The United States labor board di-
rects that all men taking the place Of
strikers are to understand they will
not be considered strike-breakers and
VIII be protected in their positions,
and considered as doing public good
wages: Standard as directed by
the United States labor board"
Officials Take Places
Officials of the mechanical denar..
ment of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas railway at Parsons. Kas. YES.
terday took off their coats and went
power superintendents and mechanical
department heads worked as repairers
under direction of the shop foremen.
Officials and clerks also took places
of striking shopmen in the ST. Louis
district. 1t was reported there late last
night that striking Pennsylvania shop.
men had asked to be reinstated. fear
ing they would lose seniority and pen.
sion rights, but the report could no;
beverified
Advices of the first impairment of
train service came from Corbin, KY.
where it was said lack of motive
equipment has forestalled the move
ment of 2,400 cars of coal Al least
one passenger train was delayed for
more than an hour. it was learned.
Shopmen of the Michigan Central
who walked out at Jackson. Mich.
have been given until July Is to re-
turn, according to a notice posted by
the company. Unless the men come
back, General Manager Shearer. of
Detroit. is quoted as saying that the
railroad probably will close down per-
manntly large part of the shops il
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