The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-26
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"We sincerely hope that no strike
will be called, but if there is a strike
we have no doubt about the outcome
and our main desire is to see that
none of our. members are misled in
to following something which will
cost them their jobs
Want Scabs
eve are therefore appealing to our
members to pay no attention to any
strike call of the Amalgamated and
20 pay no attention to false rumors
spread by them.
every member who leaves the
Brotherhood in answer to a strike
call will not be taken back into the
Brotherhood which means that he
cannot come back into the service of
he company"
Many of the traction workers have
aiken the matter in their own hands
and have reported "sick" in prepare
lion for the strike call tonight. More
than 300 "sick" cases were reported
Company Hwelfare" workers were
tent to investigate this unusual cpl
uenlIC Oh Illness.
Later in the day it was learned
that the strikebreakers were import
I'd from Chicago, Washington, Balti-
more, Pittsburg and Philadelphia
The first batch of $50 were recruit
"a in Pittsburg and so in Phila-
ielphia. The strikebreakers con-
hnued to pour into the company
barns and it is expected that by the
time the strike vote is taken tonight
at the Brooklyn Labor Lyceum, there
will be over a thousand scabs on the
Job,
Portenar on Job.
Early yesterday A. J. Portenar,
general arbitrator for the State La
Dor Board, called on the Amalga-
mated officials at the Continental
Hotel and offered his services as a
mediator. He was told by P. J. Shea,
vice-president of the Association,
chat all matters of arbitration must
be handled by Mayor Walker, and in
view of the fact that Hedley had re-
fused to dAcuss the matter, arbitra-
tion was out of the question.
S. 0. S. calls have been sent out
to William B. Fitzgerald, and P. J.
O'Brien, vice-presidents of the Anal
gamated who are in Detroit at the
moment. w. G. Mahon, president of
The Amalgamated. will not be able to
be here due to sickness.
Leave Work.
Messrs. Coleman and Shea who are
active in the Tammany negotiations
with Walker, stated. yesterday that
scores of switchmen and motormen
are coming down from work of their
own accord and that union officials
are having a hard job restraining
them pending the end of the nego-
tiations.
Albert Goldman, Commissioner of
Plants and Structures, announced
yesterday that 800 city-supervised
buses will be ready to relieve the
congested traffic conditions which
will result from the strike. 300
buses are being called in from ser
vice in New Jersey and Westchester
County if the strike goes through,
Goldman said
The I. R. T. barns at 145th Street
and Lenox avenue are taking on the
appearance of an armed camp.
Vast amounts Of food supplies, army
cots, and field kitchens are being
brought in and installed. Sentries
bar the approach to the strikebreak-
ers' quarters. The scabs are being
fed and housed and are being paid
$40 per day.
Posted at convenient points is He'd
ley's notice to the strikebreakers and
potential scabs! 1t reads "To the
members of the Brotherhood:
'In view of the threats of strike
by the Amalgamated Association
measures are under way to provide
food, lodging and adequate protection
for all employees who may desire to
avail themselves of such facilities in
connection with their work.
Frank Hedley"