Inter-Mountain Republican | 1907-06-03 | Page 2 | Telegraphers Will Hold Conference

TELEGRAPHERS WILL HOLD CONFERENCE Grievances and Demands Prepared Prepared Prepared Pre Pre- pared for Submission to Western Union New York 1011 Juno JUliO 2 Tho list of grievances nut and demands s to bo be sub sub- muted milled to the tho Union Telegraph Tote Tele graph company were today sent to time the members of the national executive c committee of the time Commercial Telegraphers Tele Tele- I gm Union of America which will mc meet t hero on omm June J 10 0 to prepare tot for Us Its conference with time the Western Union board boar of directors on Juno I 12 1 International President Samuel J J. J Small of the tho Commercial Telegraphers union said tonight ht It is unfortunate that so many con com conflicting stories have ha gained gabled currency In Iii regard to tu what our h intentions are arc in iii tho the matter of or adjusting the grievances ances of the telegraphers employed b by the l Union Wo o wi will i not ot n ask asic that t company to tu grant another Increase o of wages at this time We Ye will however howe Insist that time the 10 per cent increases announced to tu take effect Mardi March 1 last Jast bo be granted to all t In tho the employ of or ofU U c company timid and that VC Q given hen its us- 98 9 8 that the tho lpg alo will not be use used as a means to take the In Increases Increases In- In increases creases a away wa from us Other Othel conC concessions we will ask will Involve ol little or no expense to the tho com company pan It will cost nothing to tu stop Intimidating tactics bribery blacklisting blacklisting black black- listing and amid other acts that have c contributed contributed contributed con con- to kill independent action and make the he men moral cowards s because c cof of the time fact that thc they have ha to submit to Indignities from froni rom day ay to day a in Iii order ordel to retain their po positions an and earn a livelihood at their trade trado Some Somo of or the time statements w we will to the lie board boar of oC directors of the company compan will prove beyond question ques lues- lion tion that the thc practices rc resorted to b by the time smaller mallel fl fry of the official staff tarr is that the company compan would Justify the nicknaming of or their operating loom i 1 little Siberia 1