The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-07
(Ry Associated Pres.l

SlNClNNAIl, June IA triple bar
relied strike ballot calling for the vote
of 100000 shop men on three sepa-
rate questions was ordered by the ex-
ecutive council of the shop craft unions
here today. Instructions were sent by
B. M. Jewel. head of the shop unions.
to headquarters in Chicago. to expedite
the printing and distribution of bal
lats with all speed.
Labor leaders here expressed the
opinion that it would take at least 80
days to spread and canvass the strike
vote authorized yesterday by eleven
railroad brotherhoods and organiza-
tions. approximately 100000 work
ers are affected.
The meeting of union heads. at which
1t was decided to authorize the strike
vote was presided over by B. NJ. Jew
ell, president of the railway depart
ment OF the American Federation of
LABOR. Others present were: W. H.
johnson, machinists; J. A. Franklin.
boilermakers; ]. J. Hynes, sheet metal
workers; Edward Tegmeyer. black
smiths; Edward Evans. electrical
workers: Martin F. Byan. carmen: z.
H. Fitzgerald. clerks; E. F. Cradle.
maintenance of way; E. ]. Manion
telegraphers; Timothy Healey, station
airy f1remen, and D. w. Helt, signal
men.
No Concerted Action.
In formal statement, il was made
plain that no agreement was reached
that concerted action would be taken.
This was impossible. it was explained.
because the several executives had
not been advised by their member
snip whether or not they would be
authorized to call a strike.
Mr.. Jewell, in a statement, declared
The wages of the seven larger groups
of railway workers, under the new
railroad board orders, do not permit
of living wage, and are wholly at
yarience with the Saving wage
championed by Secretary of Labor
Davis and President Harding. The
labor board" federal body" he said.
has totally disregarded the secre-
tary's attitude, as well as the en-
ploye's own evidence showing the
amount necessary to maintain a rail-
road mans family"
CHICAGO, June 7.-Strike ballots
returnable June 80. went out today TO
railway employees affected by wage re-
ductions ordered by the United States
railroad labor board
The vote will be taken by individ-
ual unions whose 100000 members
are affected in orders either issued or
pending.
Paralysis of the nations railroads
July loomed as possibility as a re-
suit of the reductions which have al
ready slashed s110,000,000 from the
wages of the workers. The wage cut
is effective July /.
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hear disputes this month between
shop crafts employees and some of the
railroads over alleged unauthorized
wage reductions and piece work. B.
| M. Jewell, head of the raffay empoyes
department of the American Fedora
t1on OF Labor, who is leading the
fight against the boards orders. was
informed that the first of the hear
ings will be held tomorrow Twenty
one railroads are cited for alleged un-
authorized wage reductions for the
hearing.
Hearings to Continue
| Hearings on the disputes are ex-
/ pected to continue several weeks.
| 1t was indicated today that no wage
! decision affecting telegraphers, the
! next class of railway labor to be taken
! up by the board, will come from the
/ board for some time.
The split in the labor board appar.
| emily was widened by the latest wage
| reduction, the 100000 slash in the
| wages Of shop crafts employees. The
minority report by the three labor rep-
/ resentatives on the board severely
/ condemning the majority which order.
1 ed the reductions, was still topic OF
considerable discussion today and pro-
vided ammunition for union men who
| attacked the order.