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Show MEAT WORKERS GET - READY FOR STRIKE ! i REFERENDUM j Executive Committee Given ; . Full Power to Call and ' Conduct Walkout 1 OMAHA, Neb, March 11. The seen of action In the packer-labor dis- put shifted today to Chlcajro, where i ''nternatlonal headquarter! of the Amal- 'irainated Meat Cutters and Butcher (Workmen's union was preparing baT-I baT-I Mots tor a national referendum strike J vote. The vote was authorized at a 1 onference of union delegates which ended her last night. "Tba-de legates igarded--the confer- ence as highly successful," Patrick E. I Gorman, vice president of the butch-war butch-war workers, said. "Ws knew that the time wu short and we accomplished our business promptly." Officer of the union alst night took ,tlie position that the next move was up to the packers. The union executive execu-tive committee was given full authority "by the conference yesterday to call and 'conduct a general strike If the vote of .employes favored a walkout. The Ul-lots Ul-lots will be sent out as soon as they can be obtained from the printer, it I' w Mid and com pie I returns were day, when a conference of all nil red union a having members employed by -the, packer will be held to outline con-'certed con-'certed action In event of a atrlke. -.UNIONS STRENGTHEN. I eCHICAOO, March 11. RepreaenU-tttlvs RepreaenU-tttlvs of mil unions of parkins; plant workers will meet In Chicago next Wednesday. The meet ins; will consider the result of the strike vote which Is ,jiqw be ins taken among packer m ,oloyes. The session was called by Samuel aTsOmpers, president of the American Federation -of Lahor, on request of ,jnion representatives meeting In .Omaha. 4 Pending result of the strike vote, unions are making an effort to Strengthen their organisations by Jfurther membership work. - II I I II S II.. |