The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-16

II. VI. SWARTZ.
Committee Representing Western Tn.
ion Company's Employees.
The schedule Of grievances In de.
tail is as follows:
ARTICLE /.
Sec l. Day Tricks-A day trick
shall consist Of eight con 5ccutiye
hours. beginning not earlier than Z
O'Clock u. m. and nor later than $3.50
o'clock a. N.
Sec ?. Night Trick--A night trick
shall consist Of seven consecutive
hours beginning not earlier than 4
O'Clock D. m and not later than Z
O'Clock y. M.
Sec. 3. Late Night Tricks-A late
night trick shall consist of seven con.
secutiye hours, beginning not earlier
than II c'~''ck p. m, and not later
than 2 O'Clock n. m.
Sec. 1. Split Tricks-Scvcn hours
shall constitute a day for split trick,
and tclcgraphcrs shall not ne required
to report more than twice in each
twcnty-four hours.
ARTICLE II.
Sec. /. Overtime Worked by Regu.
lar Tclcgraphers-O Overtime worked
by regular tclcgraphcrs shall be com.
putcd at their salary rating and at
the rate of seven hours per day, Sun.
day and legal holidays excepted, and
at on time shall overtime be substi.
tutod To replace lost time.
See. 2. Time Worked Holidays
services rendered by all telegraphers
on the following holidays, to-wit.
New Years day. Memorial day. Labor
day. Independence day. Thanksgiving
day and Christmas day shall be paid
for at the rate of one days pay for
each and every ofur consecutive hours
work, and overtime pro rata.
Sec. 3. Time Worked Sunday
All Sunday time shall be- computed as
'Abd dt 'ut rue VI ioul Houlb PEI
day.
Sec. 4. Extra Telegraphers' Time
Eight hours shall constitute day
for extra telegraphers, between the
hours of o'clock a. m, and o'clock
y. m, and seven hours shall consti.
tute IA day between the hours of 1
O'Clock y. m. and 7 o'clock a. m. ex.
cept as provided in sections and 3
of article 2.
Sec. 3. Lunch Reliefs-No telegra.
pher shall be compelled To work
more than four and one-halt consecu.
tive hours without being allowed
thirty minutes for lunch.
Sec. 6. Short Reliefs-Telegraph
ers shall be given all necessary short
reliefs promptly. and in case said tele.
grapherS cannot be relieved within
thirty minutes of the time of the re-
quest. they be allowed to take ten
minutes without prejudice.
ARTICLE Ill
Sec. /. Extra Telegraphers-Te
graphers ON the extra list shall be
given an opportunity to make full
time each month.
Sec. ,. Regular and Extra Tele-
graphers Both regular and extra
telegraphors shall be given the pref.
erence over telegraphers employed by
other firms and corporations.
ARTICLE VI
Sec l. Bonus Wires-All telegra.
pliers working bonus wires shall be-
paid at the highest rate of salary,
and 260 messages shall constitute Il
days work, and telcgraphers shall at
their request be relieved after hand.
ling their stint
Sec. .. Bonus Reliefs-Telegraph
ers relieving on the bonus wires shall
receive hourly bonus pro rata.
ARTICLE V.
Sec. |. Increase In Salary-All
telegraphers shall receive an increase
of Is per cent In salary. based on
their rating IN effect August :. 1907.
See. .. Sliding Scale-The sliding
scale shall be abolished.
ARTICLE VI.
Sec, |. Reservations photographers
desiring TO leave the service shall be
required to give six working days
notice.
Sec. .. photographers
dismissed for other reas than
gross insubordination shall be given
six working days notice.
Sec. 3. Telegraphers shall not be
dismissed except for just cause. En-.
ployers mere statements that dismis.
sal is for unsatisfactory service shall
not he deemed Just cause. Inc rea.
sons must be clearly and specifically
stated In writing
ARTICLE VII