The San Francisco call., 1906-04-04
Agreement Lead
ers Make Ratified
bV Union.
Satisfaction Expressed
on Both Sides of
Controversy.
Employers to Recognize the
Organization and Wage
Scale to Remain.

OAKLAND, April AT 3 O'Clock this
morning the Carmen's Union unani-
mousIy adopted the agreement reached
yesterday between its leaders and the
representatives of the street ear COM
pnny.
The terms agreed upon in the afternoon
conference between the arbitration COM
miftee-of the carmen and the efacia1s of
the Traction Company and ratified by
the union this morning are as follows:
Complete recognition OF the union
2ADischarged employees have the
right to appeal for hearing before
the board OF directors Of the corpora
tion through the union.
3-If discharged employe is re-
instated as result of an appeal he is
to be paid for time lost through dis
missal.
4-Officers of the union may obtain
q leave of absence not exceeding thirty
days when such leave is necessary 10
perform their duties as union officials.
SAIL employees may ride free on the
company's cars.
6-All employees OF the company have
right to join any reputable organi-
cation.
7-Demerit register lists must not
be made public.
S-A days run of ten or eleven hours
must be made in fifteen-hour stretch.
9-Straight runs must be made with
in twelve hours.
10-Trippers working less than one hour
will be paid for one hour.
Irregular men will have one day off
in ten if desired.
12-Bulletin boards for use of the union
will be placed in all car houses.
13-Motormen instructihg students will
be paid % cents a day extra.
linen may purchase uniforms in open
market
THE MEN AGREE TO coNCEDE.
1.-The present wage scale will remain
in effect until January. 1907.
AGREEMENT Is REACHED.
OAKLAND, April 3.-Settlement Of
the differences between the Garments
Union and the Oakland Traction Con-
solidated was effected today after fur
ther conference between w. ID. Mahon,
president of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton of Street Railway Employees. and
w. II. Ellison. president OF Oakland
division No. 192 OF Carmen. represent
ing the union. and E. A. Heron. presi-
dent, and W. F. Kelly. general mana
ger OF the Oakland Traction Consoli-
dated
Three hours discussion this morn
ing brought the two sides TO an agree
ment. After the terms had been agreed
upon Mahon and Ellison left the syn
dicate offices on Broadway and returned
to the union headquarters. where a
conference was held with the local di-
Visions agreement committee. That
meeting was satisfactory and the con-
ferees for the union again met the
traction officials.
Soon after noon the conference was
concluded and the formal announce
u hot cnIrV ion 80 he
situation had been reached that was
satisfactory TO the representatives Of
the union and of the Traction Company.
This settlement. the details of which
all concerned refused to make public.
was the basis for an immediate call
for a midnight meeting tonight Of the
Carmen's Union for ratification before
it could, under the unions bylaws. be-
come effective. Both President Mahon
and President Ellison declared they
had no doubt the proposals would be
accepted by the union and they de-
clared the strike question to have been
practically settled when the conference
was concluded today.
RESULT is ANNOUNCED.
The formal announcement was made
in the following statement from Presi-
dent Ellison:
"a proposition looking to a settle
ment of the present dispute between
the Oakland Traction Consolidated ard
our organization has been reached by
the committee and the officers of the
company. the nature of which we are
not at liberty to give out because the
laws of our association recognize that
all matters of this kind shall be sub
mitted to our membership to pass
upon before 1t is accepted or reject
ed, and therefore cannot be given out
until after our meeting tonight
However, the committee is OF the