Telephone Girls Move To Organize In New York
Organizers of the Telephone Operators Division of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers push to enlist all 5,000 New York switchboard operators. Miss May Matthews and Miss Julia O Connor lead plans as unions seek AFL endorsement and federal intervention to aid the strike.
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New York
May Matthews
Boston
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Julia O'Connor
Telephone Operators’ Division
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Electrical Brotherhood
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Percy Thomas
International Depot
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Miss Matthews
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
East Fifteenth Street
Burleson
Labor
Missa Matthews
Miss O'Connor
Postal strike impact reflected in regional reports
The national situation report notes Buffalo and Lockport as Western New York examples with only one outside office affected and few staff remaining away. Philadelphia sees no anticipated trouble as railroad officers resume commerce. Augusta and Jacksonville report all men back. Chicago reports six bonus men at work with more to follow.
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Telegraphers Memorial Message to Congress Over Burleson
A Washington meeting of striking telegraphers adopts a memorial to Congress denouncing Postmaster General Burleson. The letter demands union rights, reinstatement of 1918 1919 discharged workers, standardized salaries, and urges publication in the Congressional Record. It notes 25 000 railroad offices closed, messages sent by mail, and growing industry alarm.
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Burleson
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Telegraphers dispute kept alive by convention talks
Frank Morrison announces that Postmaster General Burleson will issue orders to convene talks between striking commercial telegraphers and company representatives. He says Burleson’s recognition of the Electrical Workers’ Union averting a strike will not stop resolutions calling for Burleson’s removal, which will be pushed.
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Frank Morrison
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Burleson
Striking Telegraphers Push Demand to Burleson and Wilson
At the Masonic Temple meeting President Konenkamp stated the strikers remained confident Burle g on would grant their demands. Western Union and Postal officials said the strike barely affects business. He noted they want President Wilson in Paris to address alleged discrimination by Postmaster General Burleson. A resolution urged the AF of L to press the issue and seek Burleson’s decision.
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Waste Papier Gatherers Strike Over Pay Increase
About 1,500 waste paper gatherers from the New York Paper Assorters' Association planned a strike beginning today. The union, with 200 members meeting at 147 Pearl Street, demanded a $5 weekly raise that employers would not grant. They warned that failure to collect waste paper would congest business districts as stores face free removal costs.
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New York
Department of Street Clethiny
Textile Finishers Meet Over Cloth Spongers Demand
The Textile Finishers Association led by President Edward Fillmore plans a 10 o'clock morning meeting at the McAlpin Hotel to address a 40 percent salary increase and shorter hours demanded by the Cloth Spongers Union. Fillmore calls the rise almost prohibitive and warns of a strike lasting weeks, risking widespread unemployment if shops close and woolens are cutoff to garment manufacturers.
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McAlpin
Cloth Spongers’ Union
Mr. Fillmore
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