The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-08-01

came imperative. However, there
has been and there is now CO.
operation on many matters between
the several organizations, thus it
must be clear on examination of the
records that the Maintenance of
Way Employees organization and the
officers thereof had a perfect right
to, without interference with or
from any other organization of
railroad employees, decide to with
hold the strike sanction and follow
the program, which we understand
your officers have adopted, and
there has been and there will not
be, SO far as we know, any agree
ment violated.
Now, as to the Railways En-
ployes' Department laws. Your
organization, by action of the de-
partment convention and suisse
quent events became affiliated with
the department, July 1, 1922.
Section Ia. Department By
Laws and Constitution. reads:
"This organization shall be desig-
mated Railway Employees depart
ment of the American Federation of
Labor, and shall be composed of
National, International and Brother
hood organizations of Railway En-
plyes, recognized as such, duly and
regularly chartered by the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, and shall
be divided into three sections, des-
ignated sections one, two and
| three"
The United Brotherhood of Main
tenance of Way Employees by the
| convention action was placed
in section No. 8, of the Railway
Employees department, which section
is provided for in section I'D, of
the department laws, reading:
"Section three shall be composed
of; Brotherhood Railway and Steam
ship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Ex-
press and Station Employees; the
International Bro t h e h o d f
Stationary Fireman and Oilers
| United Brotherhood of Maintenance
of Way Employees and Railway
Shop Laborers; and such other or
CARNATIONS as may later become
members Of this department
through proper convention action"
Particular attention is called to
section lie, of the department laws,
reading:
Each section shall have COM
plete autonomy and jurisdiction over
its membership, subject to the laws
of this department, as per section
3, of article Ill"
Article 3, section 3, above referred
to, provides:
Each delegate shall have one
vote voting on all questions coming
before the convention, except on roll
call. On roll call each National, In
ternational and Brotherhood organi-
cation, composing this department,
shall be entitled to one vote, pro-
vided the organization is represented
by duly elected delegates of the res
pective component organizations
shall determine the vote of the or
ganization. A roll call shall be
ordered upon request Of delegates
representing at least three of the
component organizations"
The sanctioning of a strike is
the duty and authority of the Ex-
ecutive Council of the Railway En-
ployes department, and in order
that the makeup of the Executive
Council may be understood, sections
l and 2 of article 7, are herewith
quoted
Section l. A quorum for the
transaction of business by the Elk.
ecutive Council of the department
shall consist of a majority of the
members of the Council. A quorum
of the Executive Council of a Sec
ton, or of two sections, shall con.
sist of a majority of the members
of the Council in each section. A
majority of quoroum of such an
Executive Council meeting of the
department or of section or sec.
tions shall determine the actions
of the Council.
! Section 2. The Executive Coun-
Gil of the department, or Of a sec.
ton or sections, each section being
autonomous as provided in article
II, section lie, with the Constitu.
ton and Bylaws of this depart.
ment as its guide, shall have the
power to pass upon any subject OF
grievance or jurisdictional dispute
brought to it attention between con.
ventions, and its decisions shall be
final and binding until the succeed
ing convention when an appeal MAY
be taken to the convention.
"The Executive Council of the
department shall have authority te
select headquarters centrally To-
Gated, best suited to the business
of the department"
i From the above it is clear al
to the department laws your organ.