New-York tribune., 1886-03-11
sTREET-CAR COMPANIES COMBINE,
FORMING AN ALLIANCE FOR sELF-PROTECTIuN
THE TERMS OF Union

|
THE TERMS OF UNION.
| The result of the recent efforts of the street
car employees control the companies having demon
trated the strength secured by the union OF men, the
companies have decided upon similar action for self
| defence. An organization has been effected by the
officers Of all the companies in this city and in Brooklyn
| save the CTOsstOwn Company OF Brooklyn. which en-
ploys only drivers the all bob tan" The
under which is TO be known is the Surface Rail
way Association Of the State of NewYOrk. The articles
! of agreement have been drawn up by General B. f.
Tracy and signed They set forth that the employees
of railroad corporations have repeatedly threat
ened strikes their demands against the corporations
not compiled with, and have by threats of tying
up suspendng the business OF said corporations,
PEELED them TO Weld TO unjust exactons In order to
guard against the success OF such threats and ntmida
ton in the future, and to prevent the loss which any Of
the companies would sustain should business be sus
peuded by OF refusal to submit to improper de-
mauds OF Its employees, aud in consideration OF the
mutual assistance which Is guaranteed the companies
have agreed to the terms OF the union the chief which
are
1t declared that twelve labor including lair time
for dinner shall constitute DAYS work conductors
and drivers OF street surface "a oad comDaues AMI that the
yment % over % o M und az re n & & Pl - Pt qsy ana th any
same but this n Sa nn DT pan t1 al @ 1e
undersigned from permitting conductors. work
per DAY pay in'"' AT isner rate ha y
AZ this shall subs rbed bv al least
% % ee et U sa a Hdes @ ssll designate eprescn
surface Railway ASSOCIATION OF the of Nork
the said representatives shall FROM among their number
an Executive Committee OF hve which
the power determine the pad 10 and nv eqc
| time time terms AZ t,is ..
and which Committee shall as
all questions pertaining 10 tde duration and c
1 satiun of all suspensions or te.uIs.
If teupCr general pension OF the business any of
the UNDERSIGNED shall take lace by refusal o
the undersigned to accedc OF
empuyes the loss incurred n sustained by
during the period o such general suspension be made
good in the manner hereinafter provided Provided how
caused Dy the refusal OF such NJ
compensation 10 conductors and
TONED or 0y the eNaCtOD OF Ion hours DAYS Hork
| than that hercnbcfOIc mentioned. ~
The daily loss wich COuDJny shall be deemed Ia b,ve
sustained during the period OF the general suSpensO m t
business shall Oe the Of
pany during the corresponding month Of the p ce g vr
Ccuctmg lheieIOm the amount the op
amount 0 such verag: daily loss be determined uDon
ths basis bN lhR Executive Committee after t nm
| or suspension has taken place pOssbe ~
To reimburse such ended company loss fbe
once ~ eac week during the period OF such Suspension col
cCt fiOm the subscribers hereto inciuiIng
company Itself The amount Of such loss pay same
over 10 the suspended cOmpan, each o Tic
mttoe cnd To toward The required for rel enf
Oi losses IN prOpOrlJn To "a"
COMPANY curing the preceding veal.
whenever in1Ol lty OF The Nccutve COmpIee
determine ana whenever such shan be- rned
III meet by two thirds Of the
puny companies then uu!er suspension t,.uD shall
by yIeGI % Tie demands Of It's cnpoye. or other.
wise, cause snch Suspension tic-Ip cca-r
and within thre Gays after The service OF notice
termination upon IN" susLcnGcd
taken scs 10 end such tup suspension al furthI
ment under this agreement the
tive Committee closo ana terminate.