The labor world., 1922-09-16
SHOP men AGREE L:
!. T'0|:PEA!|CE E.PLAN
ON SOME I: ROADS
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Workers to Wait Orders Pend ;
ing Negotiations With Roads.

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lished- as The Labor World goes to
press the policy committee Of the
shop. crafts has authorized b. M.
Jewell, president of the railway en-
ployes'~ department of the. A. F. of
L., to negotiate separate agreements
with individual railroads. This action
it is said, will end the strike on from
80 to So Of the 202 class one rail-
roads. Other roads may later be in
Guided.
Mr.. Jewell announced to the press
that arrangements are under way
to order the men back to work on
certain roads. All men are to re-
turn. to work in positions of the
class originally held on June 80,
1922, at the same point, according to:
a statement issued by the policy
committee.
" Men to Return.
All men are to return to work in
positions of the class originally held
on June 80, 1922, at the same point,
according to the statement issued by
the policy committee.
"The method of procedure adopted
by the policy committee at the meet
ing is that no men on any railroad,
even though included in the settle-
mentss at this time, are to return to
work until they have received the
necessary directions from their re-
spective system federations," the pol
icy committee statement said, and
added that the negotiations with the
roads would be ordered at once.
The terms of the settlement were as
follows:
"1-In order to bring to an end
the existing strike of employees upon
the railroads and relieve the country
from the adverse effects thereof and
to expedite the movement of essen
tial traffic, the following memoran-
dunn of agreement is upon the under
standing, which the parties hereto
accept, that the terms hereof shall
be carried out by. the officers of the
! companies and the representatives of
the employers in a spirit of concilia-
| t1on and sincere purpose to effect
| a general settlement of the matters
in controversy referred to below.
This paragraph does not apply to or
include strikes in effect prior to
July i, 1922. =.
Except Guilty Men.
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positions Of the class they originally
held on. June 80, ,@la22, and e. the
same. point. AS many of such men
| as possible, are to be Immediately
put to work. at present rates of pay
and all such employees who have been
on strike to be put to work or under
p not later than 80 days after the
signing of this agreement, except
such men as have been proven guilty
of acts of violence which in the opin-
ion of the commission, hereinafter
provided for shall be sufficient cause
for dismissal from service.
''3-The relative standing as be.
| tween themselves, of men returning
to work and men laid off, furloughed
or on leave of absence, will be re:
stored as of June 30, 1922. and they
| will be called back to work in that
order.
In Event OF Dispute.
"4-1t a dispute arises as to the
relative standing of an employe OF
If any other controversy arises grow.
ing out of the strike that cannot be
otherwise adjusted by the carrier an(
said employe, or the duly authorized
| representatives. thereof, the matter
shall be referred by the organiza.
t1ons parties to this agreement, the
employes or the carriers in the inter.
est of an employe who may be ag.
grieved, to a commission to be es.
tablishedj or constituted as herein.
after provided, for final decision by
a majority vote.
"5-The commission referred to ir
paragraph four hereof, shall be com.
posed of six representatives, to be
named by the chief officers of the
| organizations parties hereto ant
six railroad officers or rep.
resentatives selected from and
by the railroads agreeing hereto
This commission shall be constituted