New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-02
TO BEGIN WITH NEW RULES.
DEMANDS OF STREET CAR EMPLOYEES.



WILL THERE BE TIEUP'
James II. Magee. p. F. GIennan. p J. Smith, James
Carly and Henry Hamilton, composing tine Executive
Board of District Assembly No. 226 Of railroad
presented yesterday the following set of rules TO all
the surface railroad companies in this city:
No conductor brakeman gripmsn shall he required
to work than hours per day, the work TO be-
performed within twelve consecutive hours the laws
OF the State provide.
No ripper shall pay less than 81 80 per day and
employees shall have least hour for dinner said
hour be arranged the middle OF the days work
as possible.
Hitchers, changers harness cleaners, ear cleaners
feedmen. switchncn. night boys and other
poye below the rank and named in Section
! OF this agreement shall not be required 10 work more
than hours per day to be performed within twelve
consecutive hours with hour for breakfast and one
hour for dinner
No empoye shall be discharged without good and
sufficient reason being given him his representatives
and any employee when called into the Office
plant shall have full and impartial hearing, and II
proven innocent shall be paid for all time lost.
The number Of trips hereinafter specified shall con
st.tute days work.
Scale OF wages-Conductors So Is; drivers, s. %
night watchmen, 50; head changer, 50; hostlers 81
htchers So; boys. 81 80 changers. So: harness
cleaners 81 cleaners ~; switchmen, So; lsmpmen
So PAYERS, 81 % and spikers, g. laborcrs 80
Conductors and drivers shall bs relieved from all
sp0nsibity while meals aud such time there shall
be relief at all depots
Truck DIR shall be required work than
per day, from time OF reporting for work at
their respective depos with hour for dinner at the
end OF the first five hours.
Conductors drivers shall not be required 10 clean
attend fires. except wien tn" road
and all supplies necessary tor the operation Of the car
furnished by company; where four horses
required to car drivers shall be placed in charge.
Holsters shall not be required take OF
than sixteen horses be required to do extra work
Drivers shall not be required TO hitch unhich
their horses
Drivers and conductors shall the preference Of
early their various ines according TO their
seniority.
Whoever shall be in charge OF the depot shall have
power to employees from du.y.
In all where a is detained the road by
FIRE or unavoidable accidents the fault Of the
poyes, they shall be paid as II running the road.
No employe shall be discharged Disseminated against
by the company because OF connection with labor or
CARNATIONS
Should a Of the company receive damage Of any
kind while charge OF any conductor driver. other
cmploye furnishing the evidence of reputable witness
whose statement of the facts shall be in favor Of said
poye he shall be eXonerated from all blame and OK
and shall not be compelled to collect bill for dam
ages to cars etc
For accidents occurring tracks, rails, grades
ended. the employees shall not be held responsible.
Ten hours shall constitute a days work less hour
for dinner five days in the week; and Saturdays nine
hours less hour for dinner and Sundays eight hours
hour for dinner; and all WORK done said
considered double work and be paid for
such.
IN all shops where hIemen At shoes for two noormen
shall constitute days work; without fastening
for each noorman five days in the week on Saturday
eight and Sundays and all legal holidays
sets and all fiat shoes fitted shall count double All
shall receive SO per day and hours shall
constitute a days work; FIVE hours Saturday and
Sundays and legal holidays double time All overtime
will be charged time and a half.
rrof1H- ic ecaIe rfv
bscksmhs, - 75 painters pencil hands, 81 10 plain
painters. - 50; men, 80 20; helpers 81 p.
Trouble is expected on four of the roads who may
not accept the new rules, and there may be an at
tempt at general tieup.
The four roads IN danger Of being tied up are two
crosstown lines, the Broadway ana the SIthave roads
The employees IF the Broadway line belong 10 Local
Assembly No. 3.42O Of seven locals comprising
District Assembly No. 2o6 Of which James Mage is
Master Workman. For some months organization has
been quietly going among railroad in this city,
and at the massmeeting Of carmen in Cooper Union
two weeks ago, not only General Master Workman
T. " Powlerly, but the men themselves, expressed
surprise at the large gathering, Mr. Magee having
conducted his efforts at organizing quietly that the
men themselves did not know their own strength.
The employees OF the SiXthav line have always
been looked upon non-union men. but in case Of
up the patrons OF that road might be much incon
venicnced It IS said many Of the drivers Knights
oil LABOR. Michael BlesHn. receiver tht property
OF District Assembly No. 40, and one OF the oldest
officers in the ranks OF organized labor saws the car
mems District Assembly is The most powerful organiza
ton OF workmen in this neighbOrhood.
of general tie-up in this city, sympathetic
strike may lake place in Brooklyn. District Assem-
bly, No. 10 10 which the employees OF all Brooklyn lines
belong has an interest in having the foregoing
ment adopted. It being the basis Of their own con
tracts with the companies. Although the agreement
submitted yesterday the companies in this city Is
the ultimatum OF District Assembly No. 226 1t IS
thought that compromise may be effected in
two OF the sections.