Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-11-08 | Page 3 | Intimation of Strike Seen in Petition

OF f 1 IK SN SEEN IN Streetcar Say They Need More Money to Live Intimation that unless they are granted Increased wages they will be under necessity of quitting the employ of the Utah Light and Traction company company com corn pany and taking other jobs is con- con in a petition filed with the public utilities s commission today by a committee committee com corn of seven of the company company com corn pany headed by J. J H. H Lamont Lament The petition Is signed by persons some of whom are not of the com corn I pany It asks that a a. hearing be given by the commission to consider means by which the company may be Induced to grant the men more money The petition recites that the men are bound by contract to the company on th their ir present wages until April 30 1920 the matter having been decided by arbitration last spring The award was made however on the presumption that the cost of living living living liv liv- ing would go down but instead It has increased until the men are unable unable unable un un- un- un able to live on their present wages and andare andare andare are forced to sell household furniture furniture furniture furni furni- ture to buy groceries the petition sets forth This It is explained Is causIng causing caus onus ing a spirit of unrest and dissatisfaction tion among the men and unless they are granted relief it Is Intimated that the men will be forced forcad to seek other Jobs jobs jobs-a f a condition that will Impair public public pub pub- i lic service I The men the petition states cannot cannot cannot can can- I not open the contract without the consent consent consent con con- I sent of the company and in order to I obtain the consent of the company it Is I necessary to bring the matter before the public utilities c commission in order that the company may be bo granted increased rates so that the wages of the Ute men may be Increased