Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 13, 1910, Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba free press Winnipeg tuesday december 13, 1910, j Affif a Dru co l a at 1v e s a new a vacant i mild Luoien. Pcrffsftflr1 fluff Street railway arbitration reports sent to Ottawa majority report strongly in favor of Ity report sides with men s meet ing to discuss situation. After Hearons a mass of evidence during tha past we weeks the arbitration Marc to adjust the dispute Between the Winnipeg electric boar tone up the hair from Root to tip Winnipeg electric railway its employees has concluded its work. The Board was unable to bring in a unanimous award has submitted majority minority reports Hift department of labor. The majority report favors tire company is signed by tin chairman w. J. Christie Captain William Robinson the rep re to motive of thu company. The minority report is submitted by mayor a l of fort William the representative of the men. Manager Phillips for the company Magnus Sinclair a tre internal Onul executive of the Street railway men s Union were this morn but rot us cd to Insko a. Or ctr j. To Ucucu me my i i. Gnu Usu i Vir. said Liat the executive com be left to the company to decide on Tho employees was m session yesterday that in All probability i merits each Inais Kauai Case As they a mass of the employees would be called for this or wednesday in the so mylar the most recent rules that govern the use of intoxicating liquors Are cited irom a report of a Board con i filiation investigation in a dispute Between the Toronto Street railway ing the. Laying of bets playing Raffles while upon the premises of the company. Smoking tobacco while on duty. Smoking tobacco while olt in any part of the company s buildings except 4n the conductors or Motorman s room. Heading books or newspapers while on As the to Cormon conductors Are working under the above rules we cannot understand their interpretation of same to justify their Guing into a bar drinking intoxicating liquor Lille wearing the uniform of the company. The evidence went to show that every Man employed As Motorman or conductor receipted for a Book of rules regulations that there was no complaint that they Nad any objections to same. There were about Twenty three Motorman conductors discharged for or Iii of intoxicating liquor Between the first of july . And of october . 1910. And the evidence went to show that in these cases there were no complaints made As to wrong Ful dismissal. On october the 12th, .1. 1910. Three Motorman one con Ductor were dismissed from the com Pany s services to which exception was taken which in thai Case in Dis Pute. Krom evidence taken admissions of the tour men dismissed we Are sat sized that they entered bar Ooma were intoxicating liquors were sold drank same while wearing he company s uniform which is pro in bleed by the company s rules. Company wat justified. We Lind that the company was Justi led in dismissing these four men iv8 also Rind that there was nothing produced in the evidence to subs an late the charge that tie company had discriminated against any of the men. The manager of the company states hat no Motorman or conductor was Ever dismissed from the company s service who was seen going into a hotel or bar room after his Day s work was finished. Your Board have seriously considered the matter of asking the company to reinstate the dismissed Motorman conductor but us the company Are Tynan Olally responsible to the Public Lor damages in Case of injuries or loss of i termed life we believe the matter should october Motorman no. 133 f discrimination has created a spirit of unrest revolt among the com Pany s six or seven Hundred employees. Sworn affidavits. And in addition to the sworn Evi Dence some 400 of. The following state ments signed individually by the com Pany s Motorman conductors were handed in to the Board accepted by the Board in lieu of personal Evi Dence. Oct. 25. 1910. I the desire to make the following statement in lieu of per Sonal evidence which personal Evi Dence i May not have an Opportunity to give before the Board of conciliation now about to investigate the dismissal of certain employees of the Winnipeg Elk citric railway co., the reasons for said dismissal being As i drink have Felt do. So As far As i und realized the rules of the the matter of drinking in my impression indent said rules was not that Fly prohibition of taking a uniform. My impression standing of said rules wag not carried a of Tail Only a prohibition of drunk or getting under the influence of drink while on have never been under the in drink but As stated before times have gone into a drink wearing uniform this i did not feel thai i chastisement by tie company extent even of reprimand suspension or dismissal. To this statement i scribe. Signed. Company s the company submitted a. Tit to the Board showing men conductors As dismissed from the service t company from the 1st of Biily i to the 1st of october 1310. Toil ing intoxicating liquors. Unify scism the statement was after modified most of the men. _ alleged were discharged for Befani toxic Ted or drinking on duty or ing on duty under the influence a. Quor not for merely tired a place where Intoxicatffl-1 Quorn were sold while off duty i uniform a drink.-. Although some 38 of Plo yees testified on oat i that allege always enjoyed by the meal moderate drinking a ;