New-York tribune., 1922-06-01
Meeting of brotherhood
Chiefs Called la Decide
OH Reply 10 l. a b o r
Boards Cut in Wages
2.000.000 Members
Are Represented
May Refer the Question
10 l. a Dor Federation
at Meeting on June 10
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CINCINNATI. May 3i.A meeting of
the chiefs o. the sixteen brotherhoods
OF railway employees and other execn-
fives OF railway organizations. repre-
senting more than 2.oOoOO0 workers.
has been called for next wees in Gin
cinnati. The sessions in on likcii-
hood will be held in the ofice Of
Grand President +. s Fitzgerald. of
the Brotherhood ~ Railway CLERKS,
Freight Handlers, Station and Express
Employees. who sent kilograms to-day
10 all brotherhood chiefs asking
whether next Tuesday would be an
acceptable date Tor the meeting
10 will be the first asscmblage Of
the kind ever held in the history Of
organized labor. said Fitzgerald ne
added that the object was 70 discuss
subjects FOR the common welfare Of al
railroad workers lt is expected that
action in regard 20 tho reductions IN
wages ordered by tho Railroad Labor
Board will be decided on. but that is
question that Will be developed al
the meeting. 10 was stated. Three
brothcrhoods have already threatened
strikes on account Of reductions which
have been ordered or threatened.
All the railway brotherhood ehiefs
who attend the meeting arc expected
20 remain in Cincinnati for the annual
convention Of the American Federation
Of Labor. which will begin June 10. II
is more than likely that actions decided
on by tho railway chiefs will be pre-
sented TO that convention About
forty executive Of railway brother
hoods have been invited 20 the meet
Ing and all or nearly all are expected
to attend.
Brotherhood Heads Called In
The heads OF the bro,herhoods are
Warren Stone, Cleveland. locomotive
Engineers; " &. Carter Cleveland,
Firemen and Engineers: ". &. Lee.
Cleveland, Railroad Trainm-n. l.. r.
Shepard. Cleveland. and Cedar Rapids,
Iowa. Oracr of Railway Conductors:
r. Cashen. Buffalo. Switchinen's Union
Of North America. r. n. Jewell. Chi
csgo. RAILWAY Employer Departme NJ
Of the American Federation OF Labor;
Timothy Healy. New York, Brother
hood OF Firemcn and oilers: J.. +.
Cradle. Detroit. Brotherhood OF Main
tenance OF Way Employees: Daniel
Helt. Chicago. Signal Men Of North
America: J.. j. Manion. s.. Louis. Or
der OF Railway Telerraphcrs; j. G.
Luehrsen. Chicago. Train Dispatchers'
Association: 7. O'Neil. Master Me
chanics' Association: =. ID. Johnson.
Washington, Order OF Machinists; j. j.
Noonan. Washington, Brotherhood OF
Electrical Workers; j. Haynes, Wash
irgton. Railway Sheet Metal Workers;
Joseph Franklin, Kansas City, Kan,
Railway Boilermakcrs; Martin Ryan,
Kansas City, No, Railway Car Mems
Union: J. ". Kline. Chicago, Brother
mood Of Railway Blacksmiths. and John
l.. Lewis. president, and William Green
Of the United Mine Workers OF
America.
Special Dfspafoh 20 II. Tribt.s-
CHICAGO. Nay 81 Reduction Of
wages for railway shopmen will be an
nouneed in a decision by the United
States Railroad Labor Board this week
over the protest OF labor members Of
the board
Albert c. Wharton. former head Of
the shopcrafts' unions. president OF
the railway employees department Of
the American Federation o. Labor and
one OF the original appointees 20 the
board. is framing d minority decision,
which will be published simultaneously
v,ith The majority order
The new order. which is expected 70
Ion of s5O.O00.O 900 Of the burden the
railroads arc carrying as hangover
from the wartime peak wages, NAV be
announced Saturday. Il follows the
order announced Sunday which cut
SIS. 900 900 from the wages OF the main
tenancc Of way employees. The aver
age in both classes is about five cents
Other decisions covering cierks.teleg-
rsnhers and various smaller clhsses
81 rail employees, will be announced
later The train and engine service
men will not come under The present
decisions.
DETROIT. May 81 (By The Asso-
cisted essl.-Grand Officers OF the
United brotherhood OF Maintenance OF
W. EMPLOYEES and Railway SHOP
raborers spent to-day pcrfeciing plans
for a strike vote among the 4fo'Ooo
members Of the organization through
ont the United States and approx
matelv $1,000 non-union men, VINO
would be affected By a walk-ovt
Preparation Of the strike ballot au-
thorized by the brotherhood executive
council Yesterday was held up TO-DAY
while members Of the council stualeo
an official copy Of the Railroad LABOR
Boards ruling reducing wages ol
r,aintcnancc men from one 10 nve
cnnts an hour. which resulted in the
decision TO conduct strike referen-