Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-11-10 | Page 5 | Strike Halts Urban Lines in Chicago

Strike Halls Halts Urban Lines tines in Chicago CHICAGO Nov 10 P Trans PI Trans Transportation of an estimated Chicago commuters was disrupted Friday morning when of or the Chicago North Shore Milwaukee and the Chicago Aurora Aurora Aurora Au Au- rora Elgin electric railroads stopped slopped work as M efforts failed tailed to settle a wage dispute The strikers members of the thc Brotherhood of and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and left their jobs at the designated hour of or 4 a a. a m. m No settlement was Imminent imminent imminent nent in the old months-old contro contro- versy A scheduled strike late last Sept 18 was averted upon Intervention intervention intervention inter inter- of President Roosevelt who referred the dispute to a special mediation board The disruption of service seriously seri serl- affected the transportation of thousands of workers as well as soldiers and sailors at Fort Sheridan and the Great Lakes naval training station Police Lt George Barnes who said policemen were stationed along routes of ot both lines in ChIcago Chicago Chicago Chi ChI- cago said there was no disorder but confusion contusion mounted as commuters commuters commuters com com- sought to reach their places of employment In Chicago and In north and west suburbs Hundreds were left stranded when the trains halted The North Shore normally operates operates operates oper oper- ates trains dally daily on its route to Milwaukee and on a second route to V Waukegan Ill and the training center and Fort Sheridan Company spokesmen and union officials said they had exhausted every hope of averting the strike and said the settlement would come only by President Roosevelt ordering the lines be taken over overby overby overby by federal officials The mediation board had recommended recommended recommended mended the roads grant wage hikes of 5 cents an hour to the union members 4 cents an hour less than they had asked The brotherhood councils council rejected the proposal Current Current Current Cur Cur- rent wages rail officials said are 92 cents an hour for motormen and conductors and 80 cents for collectors and brakemen