Deseret Evening News | 1908-06-25 | Page 5 | Truckers Talk Strike

TAU STRIKE o Cau Cane li I I Ott ti In iii OthI 0 ti Id lug HII Cities Juno ot of th 1 Freight Handlers began to 10 threaten to cull fol foi following lowing tho refusal ot of railroads run running running ning Into titto Chicago to sIgn a wage tage scale for II a year Tho Tim railroad officials it IL month to month contract say I if ti business does docs not Improve soon SOOIl soona II a cut in wages Is The Iho under which tho union men macit have b been en working expired June 20 when n a committee called allM up tip tipon on Is ot of the tho a fol foi fola II a ii i the tho appear oil ed to maintain the Lato lust last night however Umi Ion were told the Burlington hod joIned with time the other and not IlOt sign the contract ot of CoD 00 f hand hers 1018 will le he held Mondo Monday anI and Tues dl day and the thu union men will vote oto on the ot of striking It is s staid that the tho cattle samo conditions prevail In waukee st St Louis City and other cities and It Is be that should n a strike bo be called In Chicago a walkout will occur at other uther places The union at al first naked an 8 or of one cite cent an hour for tor and it a month fOl oi all ether rite rhe railroads refused to take Un any notice ot of this demand and refused to sign any agreement fur fOI it II period longer tItan than one month The must mul sign for I it fit at the present wage scale scalo or there thole will 1 Ito 1 a strike said JoInt John J Flynn International It Is simply n a cast case or of the men fighting against it a reduction We Vo will not cc ac veldt ept thIs month to month proposition far tor It If wo we are to fight against slashing ot of wages It Is bettor to do It In the sunnier lImmer