. Retrospective lessons on railway strikes, United Kingdom . rk at twelveoclock on Monday, 24th inst., unless our demand for thereinstatement of Signalman Michael Buckley, to whom youhave recently given notice of removal from Cork SignalCabin, is conceded, as the circumstances do not justify suchpunishment being meted out to him, and it is the opinion ofthe staff that his transfer is due to the active part he hastaken in the recent movement for the improvement of theirconditions of service. We, therefore, consider it our dutyto defend him by every means in our power, as, we feel sure,his is on
. Retrospective lessons on railway strikes, United Kingdom . rk at twelveoclock on Monday, 24th inst., unless our demand for thereinstatement of Signalman Michael Buckley, to whom youhave recently given notice of removal from Cork SignalCabin, is conceded, as the circumstances do not justify suchpunishment being meted out to him, and it is the opinion ofthe staff that his transfer is due to the active part he hastaken in the recent movement for the improvement of theirconditions of service. We, therefore, consider it our dutyto defend him by every means in our power, as, we feel sure,his is only the commencement of a system of victimising. I immediately wrote as follows to both Passenger andGoods Station Masters : — 22nd January, I have now received thememorandum signed by the following men in your Depart-ment, addressed to the Board of Directors, to the effect thatthey will cease work at twelve, noon, on Monday next, unlessthe Directors orders in sending Signalman Michael Buckleyfrom Cork Cabin to another be rescinded. The men must. co +■* n+■» O ° „ O t/i CO 3^ c >—! n o a > < 60 RETROSPECTIVE LESSONS ON know that the Directors will not be here in the ordinarycourse before Wednesday next, and that I have no way ofconsulting them now. They must further be aware thattheir contemplated action is illegal, because they are notgiving a weeks notice; and if they throw up work at thetime and date mentioned, they will have to take the con-sequences. The effect of this you will, please, intimate tothem. Meantime the men were busily engaged in telegraphiccommunication with Mr. Tevenan, who clearly made theworst of the situation, and deceived the hands down the lineunder the plea that Buckley was dismissed, as the follow-ing telegram, handed in at Amiens Street, Dublin, at ,22nd January, will show: — To Harrington, Head Porter, Bantry. Arrange meeting to-morrow to take action on MichaelBuckleys dismissal; will send speakers from Cork; men
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