The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-09
ALL FO0LISHNESS.
No Thought Of Strike
on n. Y, n. II.
& II. Road.
THE OFFICIALS SAY.
Readjustmentof Wages Said
to Give Rise to Such a
Rum0r.
Readjustmentof Wages Said

f The talk Of a strike on the New York
New Haven and Hartford railroad be-
cause of the recent readjustment OF
wages. is pronounced by railroad au-
thorities as being all poppycock.
The reGdjustment of wages, as was
told exclusively in The Spy, meant a
raise in wages to the employees OF the
New England division Of the ConsoH-
dated which affected a number of en-
pIoyees Of the road in this city. The
wages Of passenger and freight con-
ductors and brakemen We're raised. as
were the wages Of the switchmen and
/ the baggagemen Of the New England
division.
In order 10 equalize the wages Of all
oaggaG euasters OF the road, it was
/ necessary To reduce the wages of the
bacgagenaste of the other divisions
Of the Consolidated from % p per day
to S2.10 per day. This reduction af-
fects just two local employees of the
New York New Haven and Hartford
railroad. The baggage men running
from Boston to New London are affect
ed by the reduction, and while there
is considerable feeling aroused over the
cut still TO trouble is expected by the
officials Ct the road
The majority of the roads employees
in this city are unanimous in saying
! that the company has done the right
thing b. the boys in the matter Of the
readjusITCent Of wages. They are per-
feCtly satisfied with the present condi-
ton Of things and all state that the
strike exists only in the newspapers
who are DESTROYS of creating a sensa-
ton.
The statement that the men have got
their heads together and intend to
send word 10 the grand lodges of the
brotherhood organizations Of the state
Of things on the road is said to be in
correct il every particular. and no such
action is being thought Of, at least by
the local employees
A notice was posted tn the South
station in Boston yesterday regarding
the extra work performed by the con
dUct0rs os the road. Tn men who re-
CeiVed a raise in wages # from 500
to S2.I5 per day and arr required 20
work six days week instead of fivr
VIII receive extra pay or all extra
work accomplished by those E.tr. The
practice Of giving hOlida- d week has
been found to be unsatisfactory ana
undesirable, and has been therefore dis
continued
An official Of the road has issued tho
following statement Of the rea Just
ment, which placed all the employees on
the same basis.
Heretofore the rate IF wages has
been different on the three systems
which are now united as yne company
the former New York. New Haven
and Hartford. the Old Colony aad the
New England Railroads. The result Of
the readjustment has not been clearly
understood, but it will be Inques.iOna
bly, a general advance. although in a
few instances there will be a slight de
crease.
To be specific, on the western dis
trict the wages Of the conductors have
been decreased from Is TO 30 cents a
day, on the eastern district they have
been increased p to 20 cents a day.
Baggage men have been decreased 10
cents in the same district. and in
creased the same amount in the west
ern district. Passengers and freight
brakemen's wages have remained the
same on both districts Freight flag
men have been cut Is cents in The east
ern district and increased the sat.ic
amount In the western district Over