U.S. Railway Unions Call Strike Vote Washington, Feb, 8.
Mr. B. M, Jewell, Secretary of 14 major railroad labour unions, yesterday said strike ballots will be sent to 750,000 employees of class one railroads February 15, Union leaders will meet March 26 to count the ballots and decide the future course Railroad labour law provides that there must be a 60-day waiting period alter a strike tally before a strike can be called.
Meanwhile, in Cincinnati, Mr, George Harris, President of the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, said the brotherhood was "ready to force a showdown" with the railroads óver union demands for paid vacations,—United Press,
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