The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-05-06
Overtime Pay an Issue,


ment of piece-work through coe
Overtime Pay an Issue.
- The second strike ballot will be
On final acceptance Or rejection of
the boards decision eliminating
overtime pay for Sunday and holi-
day work, practice hitherto pre-
vailins on some railroad systems for
as long as 40 years.
- This action was taken by unani-
NOUS vote Of 500 delegates at the
sixth biennial convention of the
Railway Employees Department,
American Federation of Labor,
which closed a two weeks session in
this city last Saturday afternoon.
Immediately Upon the strike vote
being returned to department head
quarters in this city and canvassed,
the strike order is to be issued by
the officers and executive council.
Judging from sentiment of dele
gates in the convention, the vote to
strike will be practically unanimous.
-, will Establish Defense Fund.
- Plans were made to create
proper defense fund and to arrange
for commissaries to feed the strik
ers and their families for as long a
period as is necessary to tablish
satisfactory conditions Of employ
ment on all the railroads. No sep
arate agreements are to be made,
either as to systems or divisions.
No action was taken by the con-
vention on Judge Pages decision in
the PENNSYLVANIA case. news of this
reaching the convention hall just as
the delegates were preparing to ad-
iourn The matter was left in the
hands of the officers and executive
council for such action as might be
deemed necessary.
BY accla nation the convention re-
elected Bert NJ. Jewell, Boilermak
crs, president; J. +. McGrath, Black
smiths, vice :. pG,esident; and John
Scott, Carmen, secretary -treasurer.
Preceding this election, following a
usual custom, A. O. Wharton, Ma
chinists, father of the department,
was elected president by acclamation
and then voted an indefinite leave
in order that he may continue as a
representative of group 9 on the
The newly elected officers were in
stalled by President j. A. Franklin,
of the International Brotherhood OF
Boilermakers.
Wharton Given all Ovation.
r, Mr.. Wharton attended the conven-
ton for one full day and made an
address in which he gave interest
ing Information as to the work of
the board. He urged that the shop
crafts continue to agitate for the
4&crea ton Of bipartisan boards Of ad-
I, 4iustment as provided for in section
al.B02 of the transportation act, with
(which provision the carriers have
roto refused to comply. He
V.was given great ovation by the
iedelegates, many of whom have been
associate with him in the organized
rIlabor movement for many years.
H. One of the big demonstrations of
ltthe convention occurred Friday
4 morning when President Jewell read
n a.. telegram received from William
ts &: McAdOo. former director general
OF the United tates Railroad Ad-
: ,lninistration. It was dated April 20,
Los Angeles, Cal, replying to felici-
tations extended him early in the
sessions by the delegates, and read
as follows.
McAtlOo Defends His Policies.
"Your telegram received. Please as
sure the members Of the convention
Of my cord: i appreciation of their
, Oenerous telegram. My sole guiding
principle as director se, cral in deal
ing with railroad employees was to
square justice to them with public
interest, and this as d. ne. In spite
, of the falsifications of certain sore
heads and discredited railroad Of
ficials and their paid propagandists
the irrefutable truth is emerging
During my recent testimony before
the Senate committee on interstate
commerce at Washington Senator
Cummins said L think the mer
have been slandered all the way
khrough' (see p. 1905 of hearings)
: J agree with the Senator, and the
pub blic will agree with him once >the
truth is published. With patient
and determined courage of .gooG
,'sitizens, let us see that it is not sur.
2 pressed"
Many delegates complained tha
they had been unable to procure
! through their Congressman of Sen.
ator, printed government reports o.
the hearing before Senator Cum
MINIS Committee, being informed
that the supply of copies was ex
,hausted. President Jewell advised
them to continue to insist upon be
ing furnished with at least volume
Of the hearing containing the testi
nony Of Messrs. McAdoo and Hines
ordered, printed under resolution No
% of the senate interstate commerce
committee. These copies can be hat
il those who want them are' suffic
iently insistent with their represent
>tives in Congress. and it is wei
within the constitutional rights
the people to demand them.
L. Oilers Admitted TO AffiliatiOn.
The Brotherhood Of Statiorar
Firemen and Oilers Of which Tim
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