The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-04
LABOR DIFFICULTY
HAS BEEN SETTLED
Utah Light and Railway Com
pany Signs Articles With
Employees.
ELECTRICAL WORKERS
TROUBLE ADJUSTED
Employers and Carmen Decide
on Wage Schedule and
Working Conditions.


company and its electrical workers were
determined Wednesday afternoon, and
contract governing the conditions un-
der which the men arc to work dur
Ing tho next two years was ratified.
The wage schedule and working condr-
t!ons were the only points at issue, aud
,hese were decided by mutual conces-
sions. the final conference between b,
II, Roberts and the employees commit
tee having been held AT 8 clock
Wednesday afternoon.
While these negotiations were IN prog
Iess two meetings between the company
officials and a committee OF carmen
were held in the Offices Of General Man
ager Joseph S. Wells, and shortly be
fore p. m. 1t was announced that the
articles of agreement had been signed
Separate articles applicable TO the barn
men still remain to be prepared, but
these are to be Identical with those gov.
erning The carmen and consequently the
only changes that are 10 be made IN the
document are in the phraseology,
Following are the articles agreed upon
hetween the members of the executive
committee OF the carmen and the Off
cials of the Utah Light and Railway
company:
Salt Lake City. Utah, May ?, 1907
Articles agreed upon to be incorporated
J. Wages of trainmen shall be as fol-
lows:
For the first year. 25 cents per hour
md 80 cents per hour thereafter,
Q. Any employee who may he sus-
pended or discharged. and II upon inves.,
iigation he is proven no, al fault. shall
he reinstated to his former position and
paid for all time lost.
s. The seniority right shall prevail In
the adjustment OF all runs and all runs
Faall he completed is nearly as possible
within twelve consecutive hours; that
the company, on its part, appoint TWO
men, and the employees. on their part
appoint two men To adjust the question
Of runs, subject TO revision. amendment
railway service; the company. however
reservlns the right TO operate emergency
crews and training cars.
4. In all schedules that are changed
and as often as they may be changed
each motorman and conductor shall have
the right TO make the selection OF his
run in accordance with his continuous
employment IN the service OF the COM
peny, provided above. with thc eNcep-
lion OF the emergency schedule, All reg
ular schedules of choosing shall be post
cd at least ten days prior to their go
Ing into effect in order to give each mo-
torman and conductor the right to sign
up for the run he desires. IN case
vacancy occurs, such run shall be post.
ed Immediately and open 10 general
choice. effective the first day of tho fol-
lowing month.
8. In the event that any grievance
may arise between the company and It's
employees. the duly authorized commit
tee of employees shall have the privi-
lege OF taking all matters in dispute be-
fore the proper officers OF the company
for adjustment.
G. Employees may obtain, without sac
rifice of position in the coulpany's serv-
Ice. leave OF absence upon application
for same for a reasonable time, when con-
sistent with the companys service
Z. All regular crews shall he paid from
the time they have been instructed to
tHNfi S11i Fn1 tYnf fHaty
Is housed.
S. Extra men will not be paid for reg
ular showing UP reports an other re,
for run and shall pay no less than one
hour for the same. 1t is understood
however. that the regular showing up re-
ports mentioned above are intended 10
cover all runs.
g. Where employees are required TO lay
of TO look up evidence or to give tes-
timony in cases of accidents or other
cases In which the company requires such
services. they shall receive pay at the
same rate OF wages that they would have
received had they been operating their
cars: provided. such employee has car
ried out the rules Of the company to
secure the names OF witnesses at the time
when accident occurred.
To- Uniforms OF blue serge material. TO
be purchased IN the open market, quail
lty. style and cut 10 be named by the
IL Bulletin boards 10 be placed at all
ear houses for tho use Of the employees.
IL. Any trninmcn falling to report for
duty shall be placed on the extra list
three days. 1t Is und nderstood however,
that II a trainmaa misses his run while
enroute to work through any cause or
delay Of the cars. Eo shall only lose that
day or part of day. TreiEmen under the
foregoing circumstances shall furnish to
the proper officers report I'm detail OF
the car and incident, cause OF delay or
detention.
Gravel tralnmen operating cars as mo-
torrnen shall be included car men
Trolley men on gravel cars shall be
paid 22s cents per hour.
The foregoing wage schedule and op-
Grating rules shall be effective for two
years. from May 1, 1907. to April 80,
1909.
The agreement between the company
and it's electrical workers is as follows.