The New York herald., 1922-06-28
Continuance of Present
Wage, Return of For
mer Rules and No
Farming Ont.
SPEAK FOR 100000
Action Follows Two Days
Secret Meeting of Six
Shop Chiefs.
LABOR BOARD CONDEMNED
Violation Of Transportation
Act Charged-Walkout
Vote Overwhelming.
LABOR BOARD CONDEMNED

CHICAGO, June 27 ASSOCIATED Press). =
A strike of the 100000 railway shop
men Of the country will be called for
July / unless the railroads agree to
stay the 100000, 900 wage cut due the
shop. workers on that date and to re-
store certain working conditions for
merly In effect, 1t was made known
tonight through a telegram from B.
the Association of Railway Executives.
Decision to call a strike came late
to-day after a long discussion by the
executive committee of the six shop
crafts unions, based on the strike
vote OF the men thus far tabulated.
Should the rail heads arrange an
immediate conference. agreeing mean
while to continue present wages, re-
store working rules modified by the
Railroad Labor Board and discontinue
farming out railroad work however. a
wallsout can be halted, the telegram
said. Otherwise "a sanction of with
drawal from employment on July /,
1922. as voted by the employees, will
be unavoidable"
strike Vote Overwhelming.
The $500 word telegram. addressed
to T. De witt Cuyier. chairman of ths
Association Of Railway Executives.
threw no light on the actual strike vote
beyond saying II was an Overwhelming
majority" Ballots were still coming
in, 1t was said. as they were not re-
turnable until June 30. A two-thirds
majority is required by the union by
laws to call a strike.
Although the actual call for the
walkout was made dependent on the
railway executives reply to President
JEWELS ultimatum, little expectation
was expressed in railroad circles to-
night that the executives would agree to
such sweeping demands as those made
by tho unions.
Six international union presidents.
forming the executive council of tho
mechanical section, railway employees
department OF the American Federation
of Labor. were responsible for the strike
decision. Closeted for two days in se-
cret session, they remained silent on
tneIr actions until Tonight
Heads of the Unions.
The union heads who will issue the
strike call IL the proposed conference
cannot be copummated, arc;
William II. Johnston. International
Association OF Machinists.
j. W. Kline, international Brotherhood
Of Blacksmiths Drop Forgers and Help
ers OF America.
j. A. Franklin. international Brother
hood OF Boilermakers. Iron Shipbuilders
and Helpers of America.
J. J. Hynes, Amalgamated Sheet Metal
Workers international Alliance.
James p. Noonan, International Broth
erhood OF Electrical Workers.
Martin +. Ryan. rotherhood of Rail-
way Carmen OF America.
Declaring that the railroads have
acted on common program TO reduce
wages and obtain other advantages to
the carriers, President JEWELS message
pointed out "one benefit which may
come 20 the carriers and their employees
and 10 the general public. from the fact
that there are national spokesmen Of the
conflicting interests who might be able
TO halt nationwide withdrawal Of men
from employment In the railway service,
n the railway executives sincerely de-
sired TO avoid this consequence OF their
previous course OF action"
Outline of Demands.
For this reason" the telegram said.
"in behalf OF and by the authority OF
the executive council OF the railway
employees department. am informing
you and through you informing the re-
sponslble heads OF the various railway
systems in the United States and also
the Pullman Company. most of which
are represented In the Association OF
Railway Executives that unless an inn
mediate arrangement can be made:
81. To continue the payment of the
wages at present in force
"2. To restore operation under rules
g. 10. 10. IA, Is, &c and 1T. as they
existed prior to the amendments thereof
proposed In decision 222, and
"3 To discontinue the contracting
out OF work and shops, pending negotla-
tions between the Association OF Rail-
way Executives and the Railway En-
ployees Department looking. toward adj
justment Of the existing disputes upon
these questions, sanction OF with
drawal from employment on July /.
1922. as voted by the employees, will be
unavoidable"
The three points on which the ex-
ecutives are asked 10 meet the en-
ployees' demands are Identical with the
three questions on which the unions are
now completing their strike ballot.
The first ballot covers the 60,0O0-
600 wage cut ordered by the board, ef-
fective July 1. The second ballot in
wolves seven rules regarding overtime
and physical examinations. fought prin-
cipally by the men because they wiped
out time and one-half pay for overtime
and Sunday work. The third strike
question involved the practice OF
numerous roads In farming out certain
work. declarechto be In order to- avoid
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