The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-09
Rush sMamps TraffIe.

o had been involved in accidents.
Rush swamps Traffic.
This met with partial success until
the first wave of the morning traffic
swamped the meager service at $3.50.
BY this morning the subways were
trying to escape from the long lines of
trains stalled at the stations from Van
Courtlant Park in Manhattan to At
lantic avenue in Brooklyn.
Every available bus. taxi and other
vehicle is pressed into service to con-
vey the millions of workers to their
places of employment. The elevated
lines and Brooklyn Manhattan subway
are not affected by the strike and are
operating to capacity, tho there is
strong talk of the motormen and
switehmen on other lines joining in
the walkout.
Strike Has Two detectives.
The strike has two-fold objective.
1t is against the company, the strikers
demanding a wage of 81 per hour for
motormen and 75c an hour for switch
men. The men are now receiving So
and IS cents an hour respectively
Thus the average motorman receives
but some $50 per week for his labor,
while the other skilled workers. such
as carpenters and bricklayers, receive
far more than twice that amount.
Its second objective is to smash the
Infamous company union known as
the Brotherhood of Interboro Rapid
Transit Employees.
For years this fake union, under
the leadership of the notorious Con-
nelly. who engineered the company
inspired strike of 1919, has prevented
the workers on the transportation
lines of the city obtaining decent con-
ditions.
Tire Of Connolly.
The last straw was the attempt of
Connolly, a company tool who heads
the spurious union, to thwart the de-
mands of the switchmen and motor
men for a raise in pay.
The delegates to the committee OF
the company union from what is called
Local 7 were three old-tme subway
workers. representing the motormen
and switchmen. They were Edward
p. LAWN. Harry Bark and Joseph G.
Phelan, all fighting Irishmen.
Bolt Meeting.
When Connolly refused to consider
| their demand for a raise they bolted
the meeting, called mass meeting OF
the members of the local they repre-
| sent last Thursday night and then and
there organized the new union against
the company union which is leading
the strike today and is known as Con-
solidated Railway Workers of Greater
New York.
Born In Struggle.
Organized overnight and defantly
! calling a strike when less than week
old. the union and its leadership have
captured the admiration and evoked
the confidence of the workers on all
the city transportation lines.
Last night at a meeting held in Man
haitian Casino, 155th street and Eighth
avenue, the strikers were in contin-
ual uproar from in the evening until
ZslJ IN lut MOluiHNs N0hS Va eANN"
who were scheduled to take out trains
before midnight the hour TO stop
work, remained away from the barns
and when the hour of the strike ar
rived the workers trooped into the
hall from the various barns.
Each group arrival was the signal
for fresh outbursts OF enthusiasm.
Even the elevated employees were
affected and a number Of them quit,
but we're advised by the leaders 10
return 10 work and work for a general
shutdown OF all lines in case II is
necessary in order to win the demands
for the strikers.
Police Guard Seabs.
a number of stationmen and con-
ductors have quit and efforts are be-
ing made to bring all OF them out.
As usual. the full force of the city
police has been modified to try 10
crush the strike. Policemen are guard.
ing the imported scabs, who are yainly
trying TO operate the trains.
All militant labor Is back OF the
strike.
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