Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-23
Difficulty Over Wage Schedule
With Iowa Central Car Men
Satisfactorily Adjusted
NEW SCHEDULE IN EFFECT
Was Signed by O'clock Wednesday
Afternoon Principal Increases
Granted to Car Shop Laborers, Who
Are Advanced 10 cents-slisht In
crease in Some Branches of Skilled
Labor.

| An agreement was reached at
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon between
the committee of Central Lodge No. llo,
Brotherhood of Railway Car Men. and
1.-THE Iowa Central Railway Company
and the wage question for employees In
the Marshalltown shops is now disposed
| of for another year. The schedule was
signed by the committee, on behalf OF
1.-THE men, and by Superintendent of Ma
chinery and Equipment George d.
Brooke and Master Mechanic w. o.
johnson for the railroad company.
| The principal increases are made to
the car shop laborers, who are adj
vanced 10 cents. or from s1.40 to $3.50
per day. Car inspectors and car re-
pairers in the yards. receiving $1.h0, are
raised to $3.50. and those receiving sLoo
are advanced to s1.7O. Inspectors work
ling nights, on account of the longer
hours. are to receive 10 cents per day
over the above rates.
| AS the Central has been paying about
1.-THE same rates as other roads in this
Vicinity, and in many cases more thal
other roads of the same class, the ad-
| vances were of a necessity not general.
| Some injustices were corrected, and IN
| the neighborhood of fifiy-eight men IN
| the Marshalltown shops.s and twenty
1.-TWO on the line at other points, were
given slight increases.
| While the schedule With the car men
WAS the most difficult TO arrange, the
| final adjustment has proved highly sat
lisfactory to the employees in general.
| The men. as we'll as the management,
| are glad that the settlement has been
effected for another year.
| The agreement between the company
| and the employees, as signed and now In
effect is as follows:
| Section /. Ten hours shall constitute
days work, all overtime worked by
regular car men between p. m. and
a M and Sundays and legal holidays
shall be paid for at the rate of time and
one half Legal holidays shall be New
| Years Day, Washington's birthday,
| Decoration Day, Fourth of July, Labor
Day. Thanksgiving Day and Christ
mas.
Section 2. All inspectors, oilers and
others who work in the yards or on
work that requires their services every
| day in the week, shall receive only
straight time for work done on nights,
sundays and holidays, unless they
should be fequired to extend their
hours OF work over their regular work
ling hours, when they shall receive
time and one-half for excess hours.
Section 8. Men sent to take the
places of inspectors or other men re-
ceiving higher rate of pay, shall re-
ceive such higher rate and actual eX-
penses while away, not exceeding fif-
teen days.
Section 4. Wrecking crews shall be
paid straight time travelling to and
from wreck and waiting at wreck or
in transit commencing from the time
for which they are called, and for work
al wrecks in accordance to the regular
schedule. except il wreck train ties up
for rest at night, they will not be paid
for this time. Necessary expenses will
be covered.
Section 5. Men shall be promoted as
rapidly as vacancies occur according
TO their merit, ability and seniority,
that is, the longest in service shall have
preference, providing ability is equal.
Section 6. When it becomes neces-
sary to reduce expenses, the full force
of ear men in shops shall be retained
and reduction made in working hours,
until the reduction has reached eight
hours. then the further reduction shall
be made by dismissing the single men
and retaining the married men, pro-
viding ability is the same.
g amy
shall be recognized in case of griev-
ances arising and the company agrees
that no discrimination shall be made,
whatsoever.
Section s. When requested, the COM
pany will grant leave of absence to car
men who desire to go before the man
agement for adjustment Of grievances.
| Section 8. In case of grievances or
disputes arising between the employees
and their superior officers, it is under
stood that the employees have the right
to appeal to the highest officer con-
nected with the road.
| Section 10. Men leaving, or being
dismissed from the service of the COM
pany shall, upon application, be given
service letter, stating time and ca
pacity of service, or cause of dlsmis !.
sal
| Section II. When car man is called
| from home at night for an emergency
job OF any kind, the minimum allow
ance under schedule will be three
hours.
Section 10. No car man shall be dis
charged without good and sufficient
reason, and if, on application to car
mems grievance committee, he asks for
| further investigation, it shall be grant
ed him and if found he has been un-
justly discharged, he shall be immedi-
ately reinstated.
Section IS. The advances made to
car inspectors, car repairers, laborers
and other car shop employees, as listed,
are accepted.
| Section IA. This agreement to take
effect July j, 1903 and remain In force
one year. Thirty days notice shall be
given should either party wish to alter
this agreement.
The members of the committee en-
trusted with the final settlement are A.
| w. Dickson. C. O. Seberg, l.. Houghton,
| Ross Sheetz and G. Dunwoody.
MAccABEEs GO PicNIclNa.