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July 8, 1912
Norwich Bulletin
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut
What is this article about?
Norwich trolley workers' union, led by President William Barry, passes resolution supporting Boston elevated railway strikers in their fight for organization rights, condemning the company as unAmerican, and committing to moral and financial aid with other New England divisions.
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NORWICH MEN SYMPATHIZE
Local Trolleymen Stand With Connecticut Divisions in Passing Resolutions.
At a meeting of the Norwich local of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes on Friday evening, at which President William Barry presided, a vote was taken ratifying a resolution which the joint conference board of New England had passed to show their sympathy with the striking elevated railway employes in Boston.
The resolution passed by the local stated that the conference board and the division members knew that their brothers in Boston were engaged in a bitter struggle for the right and liberty that our forefathers struggled for and endowed upon us, and that the Boston Elevated Railway Company was endeavoring to defeat the spirit of independence and right of organization among 4,000 fearless employes, For this reason the resolutions condemned the policy of the railway company as unAmerican and obstructive to the progress of society, and the Norwich local recorded its purpose to stand with the other eighteen divisions in central and western Massachusetts and in Connecticut in giving moral and financial support for an indefinite period to the Boston men or until a satisfactory settlement had been reached between them and the railway company.
No financial support at this time was voted to the Boston men by the Norwich local.
Local Trolleymen Stand With Connecticut Divisions in Passing Resolutions.
At a meeting of the Norwich local of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes on Friday evening, at which President William Barry presided, a vote was taken ratifying a resolution which the joint conference board of New England had passed to show their sympathy with the striking elevated railway employes in Boston.
The resolution passed by the local stated that the conference board and the division members knew that their brothers in Boston were engaged in a bitter struggle for the right and liberty that our forefathers struggled for and endowed upon us, and that the Boston Elevated Railway Company was endeavoring to defeat the spirit of independence and right of organization among 4,000 fearless employes, For this reason the resolutions condemned the policy of the railway company as unAmerican and obstructive to the progress of society, and the Norwich local recorded its purpose to stand with the other eighteen divisions in central and western Massachusetts and in Connecticut in giving moral and financial support for an indefinite period to the Boston men or until a satisfactory settlement had been reached between them and the railway company.
No financial support at this time was voted to the Boston men by the Norwich local.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Justice
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Union Sympathy
Railway Strike
Boston Elevated
Norwich Local
Labor Support
Resolution Ratification
What entities or persons were involved?
William Barry
Where did it happen?
Norwich, Boston
Story Details
Key Persons
William Barry
Location
Norwich, Boston
Event Date
Friday Evening
Story Details
Norwich local of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes ratifies resolution sympathizing with striking Boston elevated railway employees, condemning the company's anti-union policy, and pledging moral and financial support alongside other divisions.