Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-13


Offices OF tho Ch..apeako and Ohio
system"
Osborn R~vi~vs situation.
Tn" answer OF tho Chesapeake and
Ohio was received Yesterday at noon
by tho representatives. ~ the broth
erhood. and "a the demand OF the
clerks that a blanket nondecreass In
salaries be granted was not complied
with. tho road officials were imme-
diately notinod that their counter
proposal would not h. accepted The
entire situation. carrying the attitude
osborn. who stated Tint nothing but
the blanket nondecreate would be ac-
certahie or satisfs Glory.
The conference a. which the com
plant Of the Brotherhood OF Rail
way Clerks was heard was held Tues
day afternoon IN the once OF J r.
Parrish. general manager Of tn.
Chesapeake and Ohio. and was at
tended by other officials OF tina, com
panv and representatives ~ IN.
clerks. The rail officials took IN.
matter under consideration and
promised an answer tho following
morning.
In his letter TO MIR. Osborn Mt.
Parrish referred TO his offer 10 con-
slider non reduction in .a!aric, OF
certain employees because or length
or service. unusual efficiency or other
neritories servica. and 10 later dis
cnss tho disputed rules with a view
tn reaching an Rmicabie agreement
In case II should be decided TO ad-
Just the salaries the railroad agreed
To make it's hna! decision in the casa
retroactive 10 July ]. 1927, when
tho wage reduction went in effect.
Letter to Parrish.
The unions communication to tho
company. as forwarded at 1870
o'clock yesterday afternoon. follows
in full:
Richmond. Va. July IL. 1922.
Mr. j. II. Parrish, General Manager.
c. and o. Railway Co. Richmond.
Dear Sir,-I am just in receipt OF
your letter dated July IL. fle
which reads:
Referring TO conference yesterday
with YOU and your executive board.
win reference 10 United States Rail-
road Labor Board decision No. 1917
In our conference mated TO you
and your committee thu, IL les tho
purpose OF tho railway company TO
put in effect decision No 1914 as OF
July l. 1922, which was arrived at
after careful and exhaustive con.id-
Grafton by tho Labor board In our
conference. however, II developed
that there may be some Instances on
this road where the rates OF pay
should be adjusted. and IL you and
your committee will submit a list OF
specified employees which you believe
are underpaid based on age In ser
vice. unusual fitness. Qualifications,
usefulness. etc. tho railway com
pany will give this list careful con-
sidcration. agreeing 10 restore the
decrease. which has been applied by
decision No. 1919. where the facts
show such action TO be proper. with
the further understanding that the
disputed rules which are now he
fore the United state Railroad Labor
Board can be amicably settled be-
tween us and Withdrawn from the
board. II developed in our confer
ence that you felt the length OF time
II would require to secure necessary
data to enable us to pass upon tho
merits OF each Individual case would
be deterrent factor in your sc-
cepting our proposition. To overcome
this objection. the railway company
would be willing to make our final
decision in this case retroactive to
July !, 1922"
Makes Attitude Plain.
/ specifically stated TO you yester-
day that nothing less than a blanket
nondsorsase arrangement was fese-
ible or satisfactory. and that then
later on at moro opportunc time
your rsadjustment suggestion could
he taken up. not only with respect
to applying decreases. but also maxi
ing increases. each to be judged
Jointly on the basis OF duties. respon-
sibilfties. age in service. etc.
Your letter offers nothing concrete
or satisfactory and is hereby rejected
In full. You merely mentioned that
the vague plan you propoaed will be
given careful consideration" Our
employees have already been given too
much careful consideration" without
concrete results.
In the conference yesterday we Of
fered you fair and equitable propo-
s,ion to dispose OF this entire mat
ter. In your letter you have seen NJ
10 virtually reject everything we have
proposed. IT is not now our dispo-
sition TO either consider any OF the
rules In dispute or waive demand for
nondecreass Of any Of the employees
affected Sy tn, wage decrease in
question. This Ia also to inform you
that wa have never accepted the do
ereases in wages applied July 1. 1921.
and employees have been working for
those wages under protest. We have
also not accepted tho railways Arbi-
.rary ruling eliminating vacations
and sick leave with pay as OF March
!. 1922. These two matters will now
also be made issues In this oentro-
versy. I, was our disposition to leave
these matters behind US II the rail
eway was disposed to raest M IA ,