Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-07-05
RAILROAD LABOR
BOARD SUCCEEDS
IN HEADING OFF
FURTHER STRIKE
Postponement is AnnounC-
ed BY E. F. Cradle, Pres
ident, After Conferences
With Tribunal Members.
EMPLOYED DIRECTED
TO REMAIN AT WORK
Disputes to Be Taken Up
With Individual Roads;
May Appeal If No Agree
ment Is Reached.
INV The Associated Press

Chicago, July (by the Associat-
ed Press. 1.-The threatened extern
sion Of the strike of railway en-
ployes to 100000 track men was
averted today through the efforts
of members of the United States
railroad labor board and officials
of the United Maintenance of Way
Employees and railroad shop labor
ers.
Postponement of the strike was
announced tonight by u. f. Cradle,
president of the maintenance OF
way organization, after he and his
executive council had conferred
throughout the day with Chairman
Ben w. Hooper, of the labor board,
and w. l.. McMenimen, labor mem
Der of the board.
Maintenance of way chairmen
were instructed to proceed to take
up maintenance of way disputes
with the individual roads and in
case an agreement is not reached,
to refer the matter to the LABOR
board. These disputes Include the
wage cut recently authorized by the
labor board for maintenance OF
way employees, changes in mainte-
nance of way rules and the con-
tracing of track work.
To Continue Work.
Members were directed to contl-
nue. work under the wage cut order
ed by the labor board effective
July /, but. to make any revision in
rates retroactive to July ! and to
withhold strike orders pending the
carrying out of these matters. II
was also announced that an imme-
diate ruling from the labor board
will be sought absolving members
from doing any work formerly done
by members of other organizations
on strike.
Postponement of the maintenance
of way walkout was accomplished
only after a most strenuous day.
Mr.. Cradle and members of ms
executive council came here from
Detroit after canvassing their strike
vote there yesterday, which it was
announced showed over 80 per cent
in favor of a walkout. Armed with
strike orders to 400 chairmen, the
maintenance of way officers wen-
into conference, with CHAIRMAN
HOOPER and Mr.. McMenimen.
After a lengthy conference, the
maintenance of way men Withdrew
to discuss the matter, then assemb-
led with the two board members
The conference resulted from the
nersonal efforts of Walter l.. NC
Menirnen and Ben w. Hooper, OF
the labor group on the board, ar
ranged the conference by telephone
on Saturday with Mr.. Cradle, who
was in Detroit canvassing the strike
vote of his organization. This vote
was said to be largely in favor o.
walkout.
Goes Into Conference.
Accompanied by J. c. Smock
vice president, and members of his
executive council, Mr.. Cradle arr
rived in Chicago from Detroit this
morning and Immediately went into
conference with Mr.. McMenimen
and Chairman Hooper, of the board.
Except for brief adjournment Tor
lunch, the session continued all
day.
The formal announcement was
not made until after 6 O'Clock ana
It outlined the course of action de-
cided upon by the trackmen as fol-
lows:
"First-To instruct our chair
man on each carrier to take up
promptly with the management all
the grievances and controversies
outstanding between the members
of our organization and the car
riers. for the purpose OF negotiat-
ing q speedy adjustment the mat
ters to be taken up, among others
to embrace revision of the re-
cent wage decision of the railroad
labor board, certain changes in
our rules, and the question of con-
tracting out the labor of the
classes Of employees included in our
organization. That the carriers
could not well hesitate to consider
a revision of the wage decision is
indicated by the fact that many
of them have already been offer
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