Evening journal., 1922-06-29
R. R. SHOP men
STRIKE JULY |
100000 Craftsmen to In
augurate Railroad Walk
out
NO HOLD-UP OF
PAY CUT ORDER
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craftsman last night.
The shop workers were ordered
10 walk out at 10 a. m, Saturday,
July /.
Although the maintenance OF way
organization is voting on strike no
strike call has yet been issued by its
leaders.
The reports that men were quitting
the Jobs was evidence that the shop
crafts would be Joined by approx
mately 500. 900 maintenance OF way
men within a few days. A strike
call from the Deti oft headquarters
was expected hourly
As hope Of preventing the strike
faded, railroads in all parts OF the
country took steps to prevent a tieup
of traffic. Railroad executives here
said that traffic would not be seri- |
ously hampered-at least for some
time.
There were three ways open for a
possible halting OF the strike:
l. Intervention by Chairman Ben
W. Hooper OF the United States
Labor board who effected a last mo-
ment settlement of the strike OF last
October.
2. The granting OF concessions by !
the meeting of the association OF |
railway executives at 2 o'clock this |
afternoon.
g. A complete backdown by union |
leaders. /
Reported international friction in /
the labor board was believed to have |
eliminated Hooper's Intervention as
a possibility.
Union leaders had gone too far |
with their plans to back down now. /
according to both employers and en-
ployes.
The last chance, therefore, SEEM |
ed 10 lie with the railroad executives.
Announcement by the railroads that |
they would abandon contracting for /
labor might cause a postponement
OF the strike pending arbitration of 1
the other differences, wages and
working rules, Il was believed.
Railroads prepared to guard their
property. especially in the big shop
centers. The strike will be felt most
at division points and communities
man shops are located
Union leaders declared that every
effort would be made 70 conduct the
strike without violence and that the
walkout would be accompanied with
as little disturbance as possible.
The strike order reads:
In compliance with the strike
vote. all shopcraft employees be-
low the rank OF general foremen
are hereby granted sanction TO
suspend work 10 a. m, July l,
on all railroads and Pullman
shops in the United States.
Notify all outside points. Wire
number responding and number
remaining at work.
]. W. KLINE.
Nv. Kline, who signed the order.
was one OF the six international pres
idents who actually sanctioned the
strike decision as outlined IN their
ultimatum TO the railroads yesterday
following two day conference.
These union heads constitute the
mechanical section Of the railway
employees departments: william II.
Johnston. international Association
Of Aiachinists: J. W. Kline, Interna-
tional brotherhood of Blacksmith,
Drop Forgers and Helpers Of Amer
ica; ]. A. Franklin. International
brotherhood Of Boilermakers. Iron
shipbuilders and Helpers Of Amer
ica; J. J. Hynes. Amalgamated Sheet
Metal workers international Allf-
ance: James F. Noonan, Interna-
tional Brotherhood OF Electrical
Workers. and Martha F. Ryan,
brotherhood Of Railway Car Men Of
America.
The strike program will be under
the direction Of William II. john
ston. president of the machinists'
who recently was appointed a chair
man of committee on program
embracing the ten unions now TAX
ing a strike vote.
At the headquarters of the shop
crafts unions the ballot count went
ahead while the general committee
laid its plans for action II walkout
actually comes. Every possible con-
tingency will be guarded against.
Even legal action. in case of the ar
rest of union leaders. will be pro-
vided FOR. 'ieutenants being de.ignat-
ed in advance TO step into the places
e. very leader WHO might be taken
into custody.
Maintenance OF way employees,
clerks. signal men and other classes
whose wages were slashed. would.
in following the shopmen out on a
strike, take more than 100000 en-
ployes out of the railroad service.
DETROIT. Mich. June 20
Omitted Press) AN overwhelming
vote in favor of a strike was being
ordered here by clerks tabulating
the returns at the headquarters OF
the United Brotherhood OF main ..
tenance Of ways employees and rail-
way shop laborers here today.
II was learned from the same
source that the entire vote cannot ,
possibly be counted until tomorrow ,
evening.
Edward Grabel. president, return ,
ed today from a joint meeting with
the heads OF the railroad shopcrafts
where the plan Of walking out was
deVeioped