Salt Lake Telegram | 1922-08-05 | Page 1 | Chicago Car Strikers Win Wage Award and 8 Hours; Patrons to Ride Monday

Chicago Car Strikers Win Wage Award and 8 Honrs: 0 Patrons to Ride Monday Two Days Will Be Required for Referendum on Settlement Terms; Whistles and Bells Announce An-nounce End of Traction Tieup CHICAGO, Aug. ft (By U. P.) C?hl-csgo C?hl-csgo will ride to work on Monday. Settlement of th ctiy'a greatest streetcar street-car and elevated ralroad strike waa virtually assured when union officials ordered a referendum on an agreement : reached between atrlke leaders and the lines. The referendum will take two days and union chiefs declared the earliest workers will be able to ride Monday. Settlement waa a victory for the unions. Strike leadera agreed to accept ac-cept 70 cents an hour and an eight-hour eight-hour day. The lines had held out for . 5nta andclntihooraUi uaint ( for 72 t ents and eight hours. The j agreement provldea the men will get (5 centa for the first three month. cents for the next nine months and 70 cents thereafter. Sliens and fire bells spread the welcome wel-come news and a miniature celebration started. The atrlke started August 1. It Is estimated that If It terminates Monday the cost will total more than $8,000,-000.