Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-27
VICTORY FOR THE ENGINEERS
The Board of Arbiters Decide In
Their Favor.
THEY WILL GET THEIR BACK PAY
The Alton Rebels Against Decision
Refusing Permission TO Reduce
Passenger Rates From
Chicago to Denver.
The Engineers win.

In the controversy between the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers aud Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen on the one side,
and Manager Baldwin aud the officials of the
Union Pacific on the other, in connection
with a reduction in wages on the Kansas
Central, the engineers and firemen gained q
decided victory. The board of arbitration,
consisting of Chairman Vroman, Manager
Baldwin and Captain G. B. Rustin, met late
yesterday afternoon, and aftor reviewing the
situation extensively, Captain Rustin, who
was the neutral member of the board, joined
with Chairman Vroman in tho declaration
that the taking of the Kansas Central out of
the management of the Union Pacific did not
abrogate the agreement under which the en-
gineers and trcmGn were being paid for their
services at that time This constituted ma,
iority, and the engineers gained the con-
tested ground. The decision of the board is
as follows:
"A controversy having arisen between the
brotherhood OF Engineers and the Brother
hood of Firemcn on the one part and tho Union
Pacific railway company on tho other part
regarding the schedule Of wages of April l,
1887, these differences are submitted for
arbitration and decision to G.. w. Nroman
and w. II. Baldwin, jr., with full power and
authority TO select some dsinterested third
person to act with them in case of their DIS
agreement, the decision of any two OF the
Sulu dTOiIidtOIS III WllllllS W Dc
conclusive upon both parties, a copy. Of
| their finding ana award to be delivered to
| each Of the parties hereto.
"Question Ibid the Union Pacific rail
way company, by segregating the Leaven-
| worth, Topeka & Southwestern, Leaven-
worth IL Lawrence, and Kansas Central
railroads, and erecting them into a separate
| organization under an independent manage
ment under the name of the Loavenworth
| Division, aud by reduction of wages there
after, violate any implied obligation con-
| tained in tho schedule Of wages of April l.,
| 1SS7t
Question 2-Under said schedule ought the
management of the Leavenworth division to
| have changed tho rates of pay of its en-
| gineers and fremen without notifying or
consulting the general committee of the
! engineers and tiremen of the Union Pacific
! system! GEORGE w. VRoMAN,
Chairman Engineers.
w. II. BALDWIN. JR.,
| Manager Loavenworth Division.
! The award Is as follows:
| "Ihe lines of the LeavenWorth division
| have been segregated as separate division
| of the Union Pacific system only in manage
ment, and as the Kansas Central and Leaven-
| v orth & Lawrence branches were included
| in the schedule of wages adopted April |,
| 1887, as q part of the Union Pacific system,
! it is our opinion that this schedule should
| apply upon those lines, for the following rea-
| sons:
LAS the executive officers of the Union Pa
| enc system regcOgnlZed the DrOtherhO0uS OF
| the Union Pacific Railway company in fixing
| the schedule of wages for the Oregon Rail
| way and Navigation company, which was
| and is a part of the Union Pacific system,
| taking effect March |, 1859, they should have
| recognized them and consulted them before
| changing the wages on the Leavcnworth divi-
| sion, which is part of the Union Pacific
| system GEORGE w. VRoMAN,
| Chairman Engineers.
| G.. Is. RUsTIN.
| Mnnapnr Baldwin nunSt inn nu n
| ing the result and stated that it was final
| and that the wages would be restored and
| would date back to the time of reduction,
| which was May l5 The engineers were ju-
| bant. but maintained that the result could
not have been different, owing to the facts in
| the case.