The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-29
RAIL WORKERS
TOLD TO QUIT
WORK JULY |
Strike Orders Sent Out by SIX
Craft Presidents to Chair
men Representing 400, 900
Members.
10 A. M. is HOUR SET
BULLETIN

the threatened railway strike of 400,
600 shopmen ordered to leave their
work Saturday morning when the raj,
road labor board cited executives OF
the six shopcraft unions and the rail-
roads to appear before the board to-
morrow.
Acting under the authority of the
act to enter into any
railway dispute which threatened to
interrupt traffic the federal body sum-
moned the heads of the conflicting
parties in a determination to investi-
gate the strike before it becomes eff
fective 1t was similar action by
the board last October that averted
the threatened tie-up when the big
four brotherhoods ordered a strike.
CHICAGO, June 29.-Strike orders
sigend by six craft presidents of the
railroad shopmen's organization were
sent out today to general chairmen
representing 100000 men, authorizn.is
a strike at 10 a m. July ION all
railroads and Pullman shops in the
United States
Letters of instruction regarding the
progress and conduct of the strike
were being prepared at general head
quarters here, and were to be mailed
as soon as compiled.
THE issue is clean-cut, with no
strings attached" said B. NJ. Jewell,
president of the railroad union sec
ton of the American Federation OF
Labor. ''It is up TO the railway ex-
ecutives at their meeting today. They
can stop the strike today or tomor-
row, but after Saturday at 10 o'clock
it's all off. The kilograms of the un-
ions heads to Cuyler is the unions
last word"
The 90 general chairmen compris-
ing the general committee today were
on the way to their home districts 20
take active charge of the strike. \
subcommittee remained at headquar-
ters to direct operations.
CHICAGO, June 29. - The United
States railroad labor board today cited
the national officers of the six shop
craft union. the railroad executives
now meeting here and the officers OF
other railroad unions to appear before
the board tomorrow afternoon in an
inquiry into the Threatened interrup
| tion of traffic
In addition to the shopmen whose
strike orders already had been issued
| the four other unions cited now taking
a strike vote are the clerks mainten-
ance of way, stationary fremen and
signalmen. B. NJ Jewell, leader of the
| shopmen, today served formal notice
to the board that strike call had
/ been issued.
The meeting of the railway execu-
| tive heads of the 10 unions was set
| for 2 o'clock tomorrow by the labor
board when the formal notice of the
strike call was received from the shop
men announcing the time of the wa k
out as next Saturday at 10 a. m
B. M. Jewell said he personally
would obey the citation by the labor
board ''only under protest" and that
/ he could not speak for the six shop
craft presidents until he had consulted
them. Several of the men are said to
be on the way to headquarters TO dis
rect strike operations.
| At the office of the. board 1t was
stated that section 313 of the trans
portation act of 1920 gives The board
power to cite national officials of la
Dor organizations.
CHICAGO, June 29-Railroad main
tenance of way men were reported TO
lhaye quit in West Chicago today with
| out waiting for strike orders. It is
said the men deserted in droves leav-
ing many crossings unguarded. Ed
ward J. McCable. of West Chicago,
! has sworn in number of special po.
| licemen to guard railroad property
CLEVELAND, June 29.-Engineers
and trainmen members of the rail.
road brotherhood, with headquarters
in this city. will continue to perform
their regular duties and will not take
the places or do the work of any rail-
! road employe on strike in connection
/ with the strike OF the shopcraft called
for Saturday morning, chiefs of these
brotherhoods advised the members OF
!. their organization today.
DETROIT, Mich, June 29.-Deci
sion whether to call strike of ap
proximately 100000 railway mainte-
nance of way men in the country
probably will be made late this after
noon, E. F. Cradle, international
! president of the United Brotherhood
of Maintenance of Way and Railway
Shop Laborers. declared.
CHICAGO, June 29-The first actual
, step toward rail strike of railroad
, workers in protest against decision
of the United States railroad labor
board was taken last night when J
, W. Kline, president of the Brotherhood
lof Blacksmiths, Dropforgers and Help
ers, sent telegram to the members oi
his craft numbered among the shor
workers, authorizing a cessation ol
work at 10 a. m. Saturday. July 1, &C
, cording to news stories published here
! today
In spite of the impending walkou
from the shops and the tracks, raj
. officials declared transportation woulC
, continue to move because train serv
: ice employees who constitute the "bi,
= four" brotherhoods switchmen anC
telegraphers are not parties to con
= troversies over wages and workin;
! conditions.
The shopmen's strike Is in protes
against the wage reductions, tn,
|, adjustment of rules by the railroat
\ labor board and the farming out o
e shop work to contractors. Mainten
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