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Chapter XL. A Public Dissension: A Final Appeal

           Henotedtheclaimsofthestrikingmotormenandconductors,whosaidthattheyhadbeenwonttoreceivetwodollarsadayintimespast,butthatforayearormore“trippers”hadbeenintroduced,whichcutdowntheirchanceoflivelihoodone-half,andincreasedtheirhoursofservitudefromtentotwelve,andevenfourteen.These“trippers”weremenputonduringthebusyandrushhours,totakeacaroutforonetrip.Thecompensationpaidforsuchatripwasonlytwenty-fivecents.Whentherushorbusyhourswereover,theywerelaidoff.Worstofall,nomanmightknowwhenhewasgoingtogetacar.Hemustcometothebarnsinthemorningandwaitaroundinfairandfoulweatheruntilsuchtimeashewasneeded.Twotripswereanaveragerewardforsomuchwaiting—alittleoverthreehours’workforfiftycents.Theworkofwaitingwasnotcounted.

           Themencomplainedthatthissystemwasextending,andthatthetimewasnotfaroffwhenbutafewoutof7,000employeeswouldhaveregulartwo-dollar-a-dayworkatall.Theydemandedthatthesystembeabolished,andthattenhoursbeconsideredaday’swork,barringunavoidabledelays,with$2.25pay.Theydemandedimmediateacceptanceoftheseterms,whichthevarioustrolleycompaniesrefused.

           Hurstwoodatfirstsympathisedwiththedemandsofthesemen—indeed,itisaquestionwhetherhedidnotalwayssympathisewiththemtotheend,beliehimashisactionsmight.Readingnearlyallthenews,hewasattractedfirstbythescare-headswithwhichthetroublewasnotedinthe“World.

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