Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-04-20

Revised Schedule Governing Employees
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revised Schedule G)vsrniug Employ q
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The revised schedule governing tele-
gtaphers IA the employ OF the santa Ne
company, which Was adopted aller sew
erai weeks Of controversy between the
UAi ,uis o. tIe company aud tue mem.
be.a o. the grievance committee OF the
o.. H. 4. mas been printed and Will b1
distributed within n lew dsJs. IL con
tAlna u salary iiBt tor AL stations on the
Santa ko fOdd proper.
but lew vi tne rules aud regulation
contained IN tue new schedule afe dlf-
iefeut from those vi the Ola schedule o..
1892. the revision ~ confined almOsl
wholly to the salaries OF operators. H.
reference 10 overtime and additional pay
hOS ever, new provisions have been made.
The article governing pay for over
time now reads: "OSertime Will be paii
cents per hour. La computing overtime
less than thirty minutes VIII not be-
counted; thirty minutes and less than
sixty minutes will bs counted bn hour
La handing Ut switch lamps operators
Will be paid az follows: Photographers
required to handle switch lamps viii re-
NtA'N ~ fEA hhuAtu iOA luui A4uals W
lesa, AMI 80 cents per mouth tor each
additional lamp. This viii nj relieve
night I'll Agraplers tfOm seeing that IA
lights Are kept burning during the
night"
BOr pump work the pay will be in &c.
cOrdance with this provision: "Ielc.
gfaphefs sequired TO run pumps will ~
eeiye a minimum extra compensation ~
so pr month for steam pumps and 90
2 Z month for gasoline pumps"
The withdrawal OF train disDstchefs
from the Order OK Railway photographers
aud the formation VI "a new Of1er ~ ~.
spOn5ihle for q new provision la the
schedule governing the treatment ~ be
accorded 10 dispatChefs who may happen
% fall back In the ranks Of th8 OPERATORS.
rhia provision reads. ..lu the event OF n
reduction In force In train d|ispaichiug
offices or adjustment Of Offices, II il
b reby agreed that tie rights VI those
dispatchers. In the Telegraph service,
shall date from the last time they en-
tered the telegraph or dispatching ser.
vice. 10 Is also agreed that dispatehers
hired after the adoption OF this schedule
will have no rights la the Telegraph
service. Telegraphers who are hereafter
promoted TO dispatchefs and who have
less than six months seniority hs tele-
graphers, will be considered az having
been hired the same ~ dispatchers after
the adoption of this schedule; that H.,
they viii have no rights In the Telegraph
service"
At offices where is but one or not more
than two telegrsphers, twelve cOnsecu-
tive hours. including meal hour. shall
constitute q daJ Il work for both day aud
night telegraphers. At offices where
there are more than two photographers
ten consecutive hours, including meal
hour. shall constitute n days work for
both day and night telegrBphers. All
photographers laying OF voluntarily will
6a locked pro rata for time absent.
The minimum salaries Of operators
under the new schedule are stated IN
follows; Chicago division, $40; Eastern
division, i4j; Middle division. $i5. west
ern division, between Dodge City and
Coolidge, $685. between Coolidge aud
Pueblo, S62; between Pueblo and Denver.
$50; New Mexico division, between La
Junta aud Trinidad, $50: between TRIM.
dad and Las Vegas, S57; between Las
Vegas and Albuquerque, $50; Rio Grande
division, $50; southern Kansas division.
$40; Oklahoma division, $40.
On the divisions where the minimum
salary Ii $i5, under the new schedule
1873 operators will receive that salary
lie highest salaries are paid to the
manager at the general offices In Chi
oago and the general offices In Topeka.
zach will receive SS5 per month, From
fIj, IN the Chicago. Eastern. Middle,
Southern Kansas and Oklahoma divisions,
the salaries range 10 as high "a s75 per
month. On the Western, New Mexico
and Rio Grande divisions the salaries
range ~ high rs $50 per month.
The Santa Fe telegrsphers will be paid
under the new schedule from April |.