Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-04-15 | Page 1 | Railroad Labor Dispute Argued

RAILROAD LABOR DISPUTE DI ft ARGUED I C Consolidation I Issue s s sue u e Rea Itea Beaches h hes s Senate w WASHINGTON N April 15 A sP-A A I dispute between the railroads and their heir over o treatment of labor bor displaced displaced-by by consolidation was carried to a a. a senate hearing today after efforts efforts- to settle it by negotiation negotiation negotiation tion had haa failed George Georke M Harrison chairman of the he Association o of Railway Labor Executives told the tho senate interstate interstate interstate inter inter- state commerce committee that negotiations negotiations ne ne- ne- ne had collapsed April 9 and andor or that reason the railroad brotherhoods brother- brother hoods for which he spoke had presented presented pre pre- a bill to compel protection of dislodged before consolidations consolidations consoli consoli- could be app approved oyed by the Interstate commerce commission John J. J Pelley president of the Association on of American Railroads o ds promptly challenged the measure as making it impossible to effect economies the consolidations by ordered ordered or or- dered by congress congress in in 1920 and 1933 Clearly this bill gives gives' the interstate interstate inter inter- state commerce commission control over almost every activity of Ur Urr the r railroads Ur ads ads' that results in reduction of employment Pelley protested We couldn't even couldn't even take off a dining car car without without permission Harrison who had testified I for forree forree three ree ree days in support the of of the measure meas mess ur ure ure- ure interrupted nt to assert wert that was not tho purpose of the bill He contended it simply Imply assured w wages for dislodged until they regained employment with the railroads or hi other industry