Show lABOR BOARD PROTEST MADE Order for New Ballot Op- Op Opposed Op Opposed posed By Train Dis Dis- Dis Dispatchers Union CHICAGO Oct 2 27 7 That That the tho UnIted States Stats railroad labor board unwittingly and perhaps Influenced I by bythe omission of oC certain evidence b by the petitioner the American TraIn Dispatchers association has hae render render- rendered rendered lo lates ed a decision that In effect io- io lilies lates the tha spirit and probably the letter of oC the tho transportation act as 8 1 suggested to the th board buard by the The latter through r J president G Luhrsen of oC Chicago dent Intimated that the decision of oC the board made public Thur day ilLY Thurs uy directing that a new balot balotto to determine representation of oC dig die dis dispatchers pl be taken on Santa Fo Fe sy system tent In effect orders that the shill oto sote ote whether hether they desire to withdraw from the mem mem- mern- mern membership of oC the association or er to vio late violate the obligation o of member member- membership membership ship x nIP Mr Mt Luhrsen requested a re- re reopening reOpening re opening of oC the case In tn of oC the availability of oC evidence that out of oC 11 Santa Ifo dispatchers have ve already Indicated their tion on representation n by shIp hip In the association He assert assert- asserted asserted ed that the carrier had chall the authority of the association to represent the In order to evade the requirement of oC the act that disputes be considered In conference bo- bo tween bo-tween toon designated representatives The decision of the board sum sum- summarized sum sum- the tho question as s a a II protest I of the tho dispatchers dispatcher the con lO con duct ofa of a 0 former Cormer ballot on representation I and hold held that the hear hear- hearin hear In Ine in developed that the tho procedure Coli followed owed by the carrier v Le ui not In accordance with tho rules and methods prescribed by the board I In j previous decisions The Tho board I also stated staled that the carrier con con- conI conducted conducted con conducted ducted the ballot of oC Its own you you- voli volition I I II tion I I IN CASE 01 OF Or DOU T It Is respect respectfully Cully submitted Mr lr Luhrsen said that that the labor I board bould not establish the I precedent of oC ordering ordering- eo a ballot to toI tote tobo tobo I te bo taken except e where whore evidence Is presented T raises raise a reason reason- reasonable reasonable I able doubt as to vho ho ho are ar the I designated and authorized uvee ves ve of the I |