Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-06-06

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ga11ization to Take Vote
at Once.
Washington, juno 6.-(By tn
Associated Prca.)-H. L. Brum-
son. special representative in
Washington of the international
Association of Machinists declar. @
en- today that strike vote would ~
Immediately be taken among the X
$4,000 machinists affected By to. S3s
Gays decision of the railroad In.
Dor board reducing wages. ~
cincinnati. June 8-(By the ii
associated Press. "A strike Vote
OF approximately 1900 OOn rail.
way workers OF the United States
VIII DC taken by the individual -
unions Affected BY railroad labor
BOARD wage reductions. rtxemtly
0uercd and pending, it was de.
cahed at a conference of union
'eadcrs here today.
Inc vote in each Organization f.
VII. WI DC returnablc within 80 days
wage cut Tor that class of ON.
ployes, the vote of the sl,on
crafts. whose reduction was or.
dcred by the board today, being
returnable June 80
Cn1caso, June 6.-(By the Associ.5..
ateo Press. )-Over the strong nrn.
test Of the three labor REPRESENTATIVE.
on the United States railroad labor
noa1a, new wage cut Of seven cents
an nour for railway shop mocha nics
and nine cents for freight car men
cutting 4eosoae ssahoAmup-sS apnroIs..
mately $50, geo, ,oO0 q .5res ~ ~. ....s 80
dered by; the board sfoasy. & ID dssssss 50
The new, wage Heduetlon brouxhfS
an an esErnaIed added saving of S5a.-
66s,s47 anhually to the railroads fol-
lowing on the heels OF a $4,000, 900
cut In the wages of maintenance of
way laborers last week. The .hon
crafts decision becomes effective .Iuly
l, the same date as last weeks order. ,
The minority report of the labor
bers pointedly stated that the
majority decision was made. with
no consideration of human needs"
and charges that it fails to carry out
lne junction of the board to set a
Some Wages Unchanged.
Supervisory forces of the railway
shops were not decreased. After due
consideration. the decision said. it
was felt that the duties and respon-
sibilities of such forces warranted
maintenance of the present rates.
The reduction for the mechanics
averaged little more than eight per
a ri 7irfS h>sI r.
blacksmiths, sheet metal workers.
electrical workers, car men Except
freight carmen), moulders, cupola
tenders and core makers and the
regular and helper apprentices re-
ceiving cut of Z cents an hour.
Freight car men. commonly known
as car Knockers and the object OF
roads in their battle for lower wages,
were cut nine cents.
The larger cut was ordered for the
car knockers" because the board
said it believed that their work did
not require the same skilled service
as other branches of Garments work.
This heavier reduction for the freight
car men came under especially severe
criticism in the minority report, the
labor members declaring there was
no justification for discrimination in
car work
Car Cleaners Cpt.
Car cleaners. who now receive an.
average of 1913 day were cut i've
cents an hour or 40 cents day.
The mechanics whose daily rate
workers to 1928 for blackslniths will :
lose 5S cents a day under the new
decision bringing their daily wage to
Approximately $50.
The board g. latest decision which
is to be followed shortly by reduce
tions for railway clerks telegraphers
and all other classes of railway em-
ployes except fhe train service men,,
was brief and offered no explanation
of how the new rates were arrived at
This commission brought more fire
from the dissenters, who declared the
majority decision did not consider (
human needs" Ignored pleas OF
the employees for living wage" and
made mo attempt to show that me-s
chanics are not entitled to such 4
standard" S.
The decision, however, contained
numerous tables prepared by thu
boards statistical department., de-
signed to show that although wages
were reduced, they had not been re4
duced more than the reduction In
alss s,st nf living and that purchasine.s
power of the present pay was highsFne
than the purchasing power of thas
higher wages paid during the. yeaT
since 1917. s
Means More Dissatisfaction. w .s
Cincinnati. o., June G-t BY thu;
Associated Press. New wage res.
ductions for shop men ordered by the
railroad labor board today, can but
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