Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-01-25 | Page 11 | Railway Union Called Dummy by Labor Chief

RAILWAY UNION UNION- CALLED GALLED DUMMY BY LABOR CHIEF Thompson Terms D. D R R. C. C W. W Organization Remnant r. r of Company Setup j The Association of ot Mechanical I Crafts Helpers and cS em m organization of the Denver Den Rio Grande Western railroad was branded the remnants of an old company com corn pany union Thursday by M. M I. I Thompson president of ot the Utah State Federation of Labor Thompson so referred to the organization in answering a denial by Al AI fred Martin general chairman of the association that a a majority of D D. D R. R G. G W. W shop workers had join Joined the American Federation of Labor Thompson hurled criticisms at the association as the fight between it and arid the Utah State Federation of Labar Labor La La- bor bar flared flared- again It began after organization or or- meetings of the federations federation's federations federation's federations federa federa- tion's railway department last month Charges Charres Misrepresentation Martin had mad charged that paid representatives rep of the A. A F. F of L. L were misrepresenting facts to D. D R. R G. G W. W in an effort to break up the association and said the association association tion members had voted to remain emain Intact Statements of Martin MarLin who styles himself general chairman of the the remnants remnants- of an an old company union are laughable and absurd Thompson Thomp son declared Under an order of Joseph B. B Eastman East man federal raU rall railroad oad coordinator the theold theOld old ld company unions went out of exIstence ex ex- a a month ago Employers and their representatives under the rail raiU road act are not allowed to mix in labor organization business Em Em- will wUl choose their own unions and andIn in the case of pf D. D R. R G. G W. W workers selecting bona f tide fide e A. A F. F of 01 L. L unions Characterized as Dummy Thompson charac characterized the association association asso asso- elation as ai a dummy and said it represents a change of name only of ot which until recently recently recent recent- ly was cont controlled by the railroad company American federation fede orga came to Salt Lake at the urgent invitation In in of men at the D. D R. R G. G W. W dand and other shops and the majority of these organizers were volunteers volunteers vol he said We know w wh what t the sentiment is among because in some departments de de 95 per percent per cent are arc in the A. A F F. t while in otherS betteen tWeen t 55 and and- 65 per lC nta are members Is We hav have reliable Information that in m Denver more than 50 per c cent of the are in unions At Pueblo Salida and nd Grand Junction the A A. F. F of L. L membership is per cent centS S Says ys Claims Misleading He said aid declarations by Martin that the association members expect to carry carr out N R A provisions through their organization is misleading because because because be be- cause the transportation act governs the railroads railroads' not not- the N R B A A. Harold Harold- G. G Crose secretary of the state federation said the meetings of the Brotherhood of Railroad Carmen and the International Brotherhood of ot Boilermakers Iron Shipbuilders and Helpers will be held Saturday at 8 p. p m. m 1 at at- atthe the Labor temple Both locals will willbe be re reorganized officers officers of of- will be elected new members initiated and applications for for- membershIp membership mem mem- ac accepted he said Organization topics were dis discussed at at a meeting of the Br Brotherhood of ot Railway Maintenance Maintenance- of Way Em Em- at atthe the Labor temple Labor temple Wednesday Wednes- Wednes day night Another meeting will be beheld beheld beheld held Sunday at 11 a a. a m m. m in room Beason building