Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-10-29 | Page 1 | Hines Wage Decision Awaited

HN F WA Y 0 I I N AW WAITED A-WAITED 1 Proposed Strike of Chr hr cago sago Trainmen Unauthorized Un Un- authorized Head o of f Brotherhood Declares Declare s W TON Oct 29 VV Director General nines Dines ha hanot has S I not reached n a decision on the wage gage demand of the Brotherhood of Railway Tr Trainmen Details o othe of f the recommendations made by the board of railway wages were dis discussed discussed dis- dis cussed today by officials of or the railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road administration with President Lee and the unions union's strike committee to develop how how- the recommendations I would work in practical application Mr Hines Hine hopes to make an award in the case in the near future Strike of t trainmen in the Chicago I switching district called by local union leaders for Thursday unless i i I certain wage demands are granted In I j full run would be wholly unauthorized and without the sanction of or the Brotherhood Brotherhood Brotherhood Bro Bro- of ot Railway Trainmen It was said here by W W. G G. Lee president of or the brotherhood WILL WAIT LONGER Asked if It a refusal of ot wage increase meant a strike Mr r Lee pointed out that the union had expressed a I willingness to let the government show what could be done to reduce prices as a means of relieving the economic pressure on the men lIe He added that he Ite saw very ery little relief as yet He lie said that whatever action was taken would be in to harmony with the other three brotherhoods after aCter consultation with them The most Important quest question on presented presented presented pre pre- I by the unions union's demands is ig that of ot time and a a half haIr for tor overtime o I j which has been sought for several years as a punitive e measure to curtail the long hours of ot work If It granted it would be the most Important important Im im- victory gained by railroad l Im-l since since- the hour eight-hour law became effective TRAINS WILL RUN In view of ot President Lees Lee's statement statement statement state state- ment in Washington that a strike of ot trainmen tomorrow would be bo unauthorized unauthorized unauthorized one local railroad official predicted today that In the event ofa of or ofa a a. strike trains would be operated in some manner That officials took tho the attitude that such an unauthorized strike would make It incumbent upon tho the grand lod lodge e. e officers of or f the trainmen's train train- trainmen's trainmen's train train- mens men's brotherhood to o fill till the he places of ot strikers