Evening star., 1922-07-13

: THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY
Office of the President
~ Richmond, Va, July II, 1922
To the Clerks and Affiliated Employees OF the chesapeake
=" and Ohio Railway Company:
committee from the clerks organization asked the gen.
conference for the OF requesting
him put into effect United States Railroad Labor
Board decision 1914 Docket 1300 decided June 49, 1922
which was effective July 1922 The general manager
met them conference and advised them that he had no
alternative but put the decision into effect in view of the
that decisions the labor board carrying decreases had
been applied to other employees of whom strike
because of that action The general manager however,
offered consider any individual adjustments based
age service unusual fitness qualifications usefulness etc.
of which there might be instances where clerks under
paid. The reply of the general chairman Of the clerks
organization in part: Il specifically stated to
! terday that nothing less than blanket nondecrease
: arrangement feasible satisfactory His reply
further that I'VE have arranged at to out
specific instructions the results of which will be
: forthcoming have idea to what these Specific
Instructions and have not received information
this subject On April e. 1922 agreement entered
into between this company and the organization represent
ing it's clerks in which the rules governing their employ
and method of determining rates of pay agreed
upon part of this agreement There several rules
among which the sick vacation rules jointly
submitted the United States Railroad Labor Board for
decision and still pending before that board conse
; quently cannot be involved in this controversy.
( Among the rules agreed to Rule No. 3d. reading as
Z. follows:
Rates of pay for employees named herein will be those
mutually agreed upon by the Chesapeake Ohio exec
utve board of the organization party to this agreement
and representatives of the company authorized by
the United States Railroad Labor Board It will be observed
that this absolutely positive agreement accept the
grates pay authorized the United Railroad Labor
Board.
Rule 80 another agreed-up rule reads as follows:
'This agreement shall be effective as of February 49,
1922 and shall continue in effect until it changed as pro-
vded herein under the provisions of the TRANSPORTATION
act Of 1920 Should either of the parties
desire revise modify these rules 80 days written
advance notice containing the proposed changes shall be
given and conferences shall be held immediately on the
expiration of said notice unless another date is mutually
agreed upon"
81 No notice of cancellation Of this agreement has been
received from the clerks provided for by rule We
tion of formally signed agreement made for them by their
authorized representatives STRIKE if that is what is
meant by specific nsucons would be against the dec
ons of the United States Railroad Labor Board SO far
wages concerned would be called while the disputed
pending before the labor board above shown
and also in violation Of signed agreement We
call upon the members of this organization to carry out
their agreement with
(Signed) w. j. HARAHAN,
90 Presidents