The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-14
PULLMAN STRIKE
ENDS; WORKERS
Get CONCESSIONS
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leaders, whom the company had
threatened to fire and blacklist. Nc
Laren proposed that these men confer
with him individually. He would not
promise to take back all the strikers,
but said he would take back whom he
pleased.
The strikers voted to return to work
in body, and included in the motion
to return to work, the provision that
every single man would be taken back
without discrimination, or no one
would return.
Holmgren Fights to End.
John Holmgren declared before the
vote that he hoped the strikers would
not return to work. 81 will not count
the votes" said Holmgren. II would
not like to have the handling of one
single vote to return to work on my
conscience"
"You have completely tied up pro-
duction in the Pullman plant for al
most five weeks; you have forced the
Pullman company to do what they
have not been known to do before
to recognize the strikers committee.
If you return to work, go back with
your heads up, knowing that you have
given the Pullman company the worst
battle they ever had. will be out at
the gate in the morning, and do my
best for the men the company threat
ems to blacklist"
Many of the strikers spoke, declar-
ing that they would carry thru the
fight inside the shop that they had
started outside. The men are laying
plans to get everyone into the Broth
erhood of Railway Garments Union, so
that the next time the men walk ont,
every department will strike together.
Meaningless Concessions.
Some of the concessions made to
the strikers were: From now on they
will be paid for cutting out bad rivets;
they will be supplied with newer
tools, and each man is to permanent
ly keep possession of these tools; scat
foldings will be rebuilt; preliminary
preparation will be paid for.
However, it was evident from the
reports Of some of the committeeman
representing the strikers, that the af-
ternoon conference had been control
led by the company union committee
of twelve, which the strikers know to
be stool pigeons, by Benjamin Marsh
man, professional strike-breaker for
the government, and by McLaren rep
|resenting the Pullman company.
Conditions will be the same as we
had when we walked out, only with a
little sweetening," one of the strikers
committeeman reported. "If you boys
think that ! am going to go like a
bringing cur to McLaren and ask him
to please take me off the blacklist,
you are much mistaken. If you boys
go back to work, you won't have a
damn thing to say about the setting
Of the prices you will work under, in
spite Of company promises"
Gum HardboiIed.
II also came out in the report of
the strikers committee that Fran.
els Gum had told the strikers COM
mitteemen that If they didn't show
their faces in the shop yesterday
morning, they would be fired. II will
leave the gates open three days." said
Francis Gum to the committee. "Then
after that, those who have not come
back TO work, viii be fred. We will
hire who we please, and blacklist who
we please"
Holmgren, in his last speech to the
strikers, again thanked the Workers
Party and the DAILY WORKER for
the large and effective part they had
played in the strike. He advised the
men to keep IN touch with the Work
ers Party and to read Che DAILY
WORKER.
The Workers Party will hold a mass
meeting in Stancik's Hall on Tues.
day, May Goth. 70 discuss the mean.
ing OF the strike and some of its
probable after effects. Jack Mac.
Carthy, who is well known to the
Pullman workers thru his activities
for the DAILY WORKER on behalf
Of the strikers will speak. Ear
Browder, for many years one OF
Americas keenest trade unionists
has been invited to attend the meet
ing.
Form w. p. Branch.
An English Branch OF the Workers