Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-15
employees FAVOR
|QU|TT|NG POSITIONS
|BY HUGE MAJORITY
Walkout Due at Midnight
in Four Virginia Cities
Involved.
MAYOR AINSLIE ACTS
TO SETTLE QUESTION
Request for Interview With
Company Officials Re.
fused, 1t Is Said.
COME nee HELD FRIDAY
Move OF Municipal Executive Come.
After Scssion With Union
Leaders.
MAYOR AINSLIE ACTS
TO SETTLE QUESTION
coNFEnENcE HELD FRIDAY
Move OF Municipal Executive Comes
After Scssion With Union
Lenders.

Four Virginia cities. Richmond,
Norfolk. Portsmouth and Petersburg.
VIII face strike OF the carmen OF
the Virginia Railway and Power
Company. at midnight tonight, unless
steps are taken today to bring about
settlement OF the controversy, be-
tween the men and the company,
arising out of the posting OF a no.
tice by the street railway company
that cut In the wages OF the men
will become effective on Monday, Jan
uary lG. The notice was posted In
the car barns OF all the cities on
January l.
The decision to strike was an
nounced yesterday afternoon after a
poll OF the union men had showed
that they Overwhelmingly favored
leaving the employment OF tho com
rany rather than accept the cut pro-
posed on January 1, by. officials OF
the company.
Voting began Thursday.
BallotinG on the strike question
was started in Richmond. Thursday,
and the local carmen returned a biy.
majority in favor Of the strike. Pc
tersburg carmen voted on the ques-
ton Friday, and information from
union officials in Richmond was that
the workers In the Cockadc CITY re-
turned almost solid ballot for the
strike
Underwater employees. those work
Ing In Norfolk and Portsmouth, cast
their ballots yesterday. The outcome
OF the vote in these cities has NOT
been announced, but 1t was stated by
Richmond representatives of the car
men that incomplete returns indicate
that the carmen in the four cities
nave arrived ut the same conclusion.
10 walkout in protest against what
they believe to be an unfair pro-
posal by the company.
Mayors Offer Refused.
Mayor George -Ainslie. Mt the sug-
gestion OF the union men In thi.
city. attempted to have the Strike
postponed. but IL is understood that
his offer was politely declined. It
Is said that the offer was not made
directly. but through indirect chan
nels Representatives OF the Central
''""N' "hu i>dDoT council, and tina
local branch OF the street carmen.
union held n conference with Mayor
Ainslie Friday. 1t was at this con-
FERENCE that the representatives OF
the union asked tho Mayor to seei,
an interview with the company.
oficials OF the Virginia Railway
and Power Company stated yester-
Gay afternoon that they had received
no word that Mayor Ainslie deJIred
an interview with them ut wa.
learned from the Office OF Mr.. wheel
wright that the company does not
feel that the controversy is one tina:
may be arbitrated.
Joint Session OF Council Monday.
petition calling upon President
w. Ill. Adams. OF the Board OF Al
dermen. to call n special session of
cay Council for IL o'clock tomor-
row. was circulated last night by
Councilman r. Raleigh Phillips. with
the object In view OF taking whatever
steps mag be practicable in the event
OF street car strike. The petition
was signed by Aldermen II. w.
Woody. ordway Fuller. Joseph c.
Nunnally: Counciimcn f. Raleigh
Phillips, James L. D!ckerson. w. r..
sullivan. Carter C. Jones and Ed
gar Il. English.
The CAN viii he issued today. and
1t Is said the city Attorney and the
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