The Portland daily press., 1899-02-01
G. 7. X. TELEGRAPHERS.
Court OF Arbitration Renders I
Verdict.
Hours and Rate of Wages of Employees
ON Main and Branch Lines Fixed.

Hours and Rate OF Wages of Employees
| ON Main and Branch Lines Fixed.
The arbitrators in connection with the
Grand Trunk Railway and their railway
te legraphers and agents concluded their
labors on Saturday evening, at Toronto,
and handed out the following unanimous
award: Rules 20, 81. ~ and 20, as altered,
changed and amended and as hereto an
nexed, shall be and become rules of the
Grand Trunk Railway company, and that
the changed rates of salary and allowance
fer over time, and all other provisions, of
the said rules shall come into force aud
effect as OF the first day of January, 1929.
Telegraphers required to remain on
duty outside of their regular hours will
be given an official order as authority,
and excused in the same manner.
Overtime will not be allowed unless
overtime tickets are mailed to the proper
official within forty eight hours from
time service Is pei formed. If overtime is
not allowed, telegraphers will be notified
within ten days from the time such ser
vice is performed, setting forth the
reasons why.
Rule 90 AT Offices where only one tele-
or pher is employed, twelve consecutive
hours, including meal hour will consti
tute a days work. At Offices where only
two photographers are employed, twelve
consecutive hours, including meal hours
will constitute days work. AT offices
where more than two telegraphers are EN-
ployed, ten consecutive hours, including
meal hour, will constitute days work
If teiegraphers are require to remain on
duty 60 exceed the above named hours,
they will receive overtime, under rule 81,
except rs hereinafter provided by rule q
Rule No. 81 Overtime will be com
puted pro rata on stated salary. but in no
case less than II csnts per hour. In com
putting overtime, less than thirty minutes
will not be counted. Thirty minutes anu
less than sixty minutes, will be- considered
an hour. Emergency calls ana up TO
one hours service connected Herewith.
shall be paid at the rate of 80 cents per
call.
Rule No. % This rule. with its sub
sections. applies to branch lines only "a
where one teiegrapher only Is employed,
and the time of the regular sche uleu
passenger, mixed or way freight trains, Is
so arranged as to require the telegrapher,
in order to meet them, to be on duty be-
yond twelve consecutive hours, he will re-
added to his salary.
II required to meet such train after
three, and within four hours, "a. 81; IL re-
uuired to meet such train alter two and
within three hours, IS. 90; II required to
meet such train within one hour, SL 80
Fractions of AN hour to be computed as
in rule II.
oar An employe whose salary. includ-
inc receipts from all sources during the
preceding year, exceeds $50 per month
y III not be Untitled to the additional al
lowance provided for by this rule.
(3), An employe will not be required,
except for the purpose of an ''emergency
CALI to beon duty SO Us not TO leave him
eight consecutive hours OF duty In tbs
| twenty -four.
(4l. The extra day provided for by this
rule ia to ompen safe operators for the In
convenience of their twelve hour duty not
being consecutive, and is not otherwise
| to interfere with the allowance for over
time under rules 20 and II.
| Rule No. 20. The minimum monthly
salary will be as follows: Agent and tele-
grapher, with dwelling, light and fuel,
main lines, $3s; branch lines, S55
Agent and telegrapher, without dwell
lings. fuel and light, main lines, S43i
branch lines, $40 1elearaphers, main
lines, $50; branch lines, t35. Relieving
agents, who are on the permanent staff
| and are photographers, main lines, ESQ;
branch lines $50
(a) For the purposes of this rule, the
following shall be deemed main lines
Portland to Sarnia. Suspension Bridge &c
| Windsor; komoka to Sarnia; Hamilton
to loronto Fort Erie to Glencoe. Toron
to to Gravenhurst.
(SiTned)
| W. X. Meredith, b. b, Osler, +. II.
Sargent