Evening star., 1938-04-13
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| IN TRANSIT DRIVE
Officials to File Charge
Against Company and
Rival Union,
ACCUSATION FOLLOWS
TWO MASS MEETINGS
Claim Names of Workers Who
Attended Sessions Were
Taken Down.

Neale McGillicuddy, business agent
for the Transport Workers Union, the
C. l. o. affiliate that is attempting
to organize operating employees of the
Capital Transit Co., said today that
charges of intimidation would be
filed with the National Labor Rela-
tions Board against the Amalgamated
Association of Street and Electric
Railway Coach Employees, rival A. F.
of L. union, and the transit company,
both of which he accuses of interfer.
ing with T. w. U. unionizing
This development followed in the
wake OF two mass meetings held last
night at Turner's Arena as part Of the
T. w. U. drive for majority member
ship in the 5000 transit employees to
bolster the unions application before
the Labor Board for the right to be
named as their bargaining agent
The c. l. O. unit claims 900 Transit
workers have signed and that ap-
proximately 700 more have been
pledged by their representatives.
Deadline Was Today.
The board had given the T. w U.
until today to make the showing that
would justify the calling of an elec-
ton on the representation issue. The
Amalgamated for 20 years has been
spokesman for the workers. In con-
nection with the charges. Mr.. McGil-
! ! 81 Il III I>a acLa aI
to extend this deadline. The union
was entitled to 80 days and got 4, he
says
The T. w. U. official said the "in-
timidation' consisted Of Amalga.
mated officials standing outside the
Arena last night and writing down the
names of their members who attended
the meeting. Across the street from
| the Arena at 134l w street NV. he
said transit company officials were
posted.
| John H. Cookman, business agent
| for Amalgamated, said today that
union officials were on the ground be-
cause they were interested" but he
| did not know If any listings of the
attendance we're made. The Amalga-
mated claims 1880 of the 5000 work.
ers, and Mr.. Cookman said the mem.
bership had been advised they were
| free to 90 to the meetings If they de-
sired One session was held at $50
pm. and the other at a m. and Mr..
| McGillicuddy estimated the attend.
ance at 500. He said 800 others came
! I,,,t
cause of the reported surveillance.
Officials Go to Baltimore.
Mr.. McGillicuddy Michael J. Quill,
national president of the T. w. u,
and Lee Pressman, general counsel for
| the C. l. O.. arranged to go to Balti-
more this afternoon to lay their case
before the regional Offices of the
Labor Board.
Mr.. Quill was the principal speaker
at last nights meetings, which were
marked by impromptu debating be-
tween adherents of rival camps. w. F.
Simns. president of the Amalgamated
local, who was on hand, was ques-
toned on the T. w. U. charge that
| the suit of the Federation of Citizens
Associations to block operation Of one
man cars was dropped because OF the
failure of labor backing. Mr.. Simnls
denied T. w. U. figures as to re-em-
ployment caused by substitution of
one man for two man cars.
The Amalgamated is attempting to
work out new three-year contract
with the transit company, the old
pact having expired April /. Unless
agreement is reached by Friday. and
this is not expected, the case will go
to arbitration.