The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-01
PULLMAN BOSSES
DODGE MEETING
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the various shop departments of the
Pullman plant have made several un-
successful attempts to get the men to-
gether and compromise on the de-
mands of the strikers. The reamers
did not go back to work yesterday and
refused to meet with some Of the COM
pany stool pigeons who were trying to
get them back to work.
The letter sent by the men to Presi-
dent Carry asking for a conference,
which Carry so disdainfully refuses
to reply to, follows:
Strike Headquarters
Pullman Shopmen
205 E. 115th Street
Phone; Pull. 0529.
Chicago, ILL.,, April rs, 1924.
E. f. Carry, President
L. S. Hungerford, Vice-President
The Pullman Company
Pullman Building, Chicago, Ill.
Gentlemen
On April 14th work was suspended
in the Passenger Steel Shop owing to
wage cuts arbitrarily applied. Since
that date many more men have join
ed in the protest and while meetings
have been held with local officials OF
the company 10 results in the adjust
ment of the controversy have been
accomplished.
Therefore, it is the unanimous
sentiment of the employees involved
that meeting be arranged with
either or both of you for the purpose
of discussing, and if possible settling
the matter creating the suspension
of work.
We request that you meet com
mittee selected by, and representative
of, the employees at an hour conve-
nient on either Monday April % or
the day following.
A letter or telephone call acknow-
Lodging receipt and advising of date
and hour will be appreciated.
Yours Truly,
VIM. C. SANDUS
Sec'y pro tenn.
Yesterdays strike meeting was lar
ger than any yet held Some of the
upholsters walked out and joined the
strikers yesterday. They reported
that the work in the plant has prac-
tically stopped.
There are nearly 10000 men at work
in the entire Pullman plant Strikers
pointed out to the DAILY WORKER
today that the departments are de-
pendent upon each other to keep busy
The strike of the riveters, reamers,
buckers and all the outside steel work
ers, who assemble the cars, has there
fore practically stopped the work of
all Of the 10000 men. Material is pill
ing up, and no cars are being riveted
together
More of the strikers joined the To-
cal of the Brotherhood of Railway Car
men at yesterdays strike meeting fol-
lowing the appeal of John Holmgren.
Almost all of the strikers are now in
the union while the others have asked
for applications.
Nick Spynow was selling the
DAILY WORKER outside the gates of
the plant again yesterday. One plain
clothesman tried to get Spynow to
stop selling the papers by telling him
that, "The strikers are bad bunch.
They are no good and you ought to be
ashamed to mix up with them" This
dick told Spynow that he was sell
ing DAILY WORKERS because he is
foreigner and doesn't know any bet
ter. But Spynow replied he was going
to continue to sell the DAILY WORK
Err on the streets every day as he
knew he had a lawful right to do so.
Wait Transportation Money Back
Archibald Caldwell and Thomas
Doig have placed afidavits in the
hands of d. j. Bentall, attorney, in an
effort to secure back the transporta-
ton money which the Pullman Com
pany has refused to pay the men.
Caldwell and Doig were hired by J.
Baxter, of the Pullman Company, in
Detroit. Baxter gave the men his
word Of honor that there was no
strike on at Pullman and no labor
trouble of any kind. He agreed, with
that understanding, to refund the
transportation of these men after they
had worked at the Pullman Plant for
thirty days.
Mr.. Bentall intimated to the DAILY
WORKER last night that Doig and
Caldwell were entitled to their money,
and that very soon the Pullman Com.
pany might have an embarrassing suit
on their hands.
Il called up e. F. Carry" said Ben
tall to the DAILY WORKER" And
he tried to put the men off again.
These men were kept waiting for two
days around the Pullman Plant and
OLeary, the employment manager,
and other Pullman officials refused
them their money. They have given
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