The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-04-13
IRA|NNEN'S STRIKE IS OFF
AGREEMENT WAS REACHED WITH
GENERAL MANAGERS.
GET AN INCREASE OF TEN PER CENT
Abandon Demand for a Nine-Rour
Workday-Loccsnotive Firemen
Also Receive Advance

Chicago, April 5.-The diiferenceS
between the western railroads and the
members Of the Order of Conductors
and of the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen were finally adjusted yes
terday. The men abandoned their de-
mand for a nine-hour workday, n
the railroads made an advance over
their previous propositions in the pay
of baggagemen, fiagmen and brake
men of $3.50 per month. The original
demands of the men were for an In
crease OF IL per cent, and for a work
ing day of nine hours. The managers
offered an increase in pay OF 10 per
zen and declined to grant the nine
hour day.
The agreement was reached mainly
through the efforts of Chairman Knapp
Of the interstate commerce commits
sion and Chairman Neill of the United
States labor commission.
The New Agreement.
The new agreement, which goes into
effect dating from April /, follows:
The pay of conductors in the pas
aenger service to be increased $40
per month; hat of baggagemen $3.50,
and that of lagmen and brakemen
$3.50 per month as applied to the
schedules in effect Nov. /, 1906. The
railroads are not to make any re-
duction In crews or increase in mile
age for the purpose OF offsetting the
increased wages given the passenger
trainmen.
Overtime in the passenger service to
be allowed on the basis Of Is miles
per hour, to be computed for each
part of the run separately. Time is
to begin at the scheduled time Of leav-
ing Of trains, or If mon are called, at
the time they are called to leave, the
end to come when they are relieved
Of the train. The overtime rate to
be 35c per hour for conductors, 23c
for baggagemen, flagmen and brake
men. Thirty minutes or less is not
to be counted; over thirty minutes to
count as n hour.
The pay of conductors and brake
men in through and irregular freight.
local freight and mixed train service
to be 10 per cent over the rates OF
pay in effec. Nov. l, 1906.
One hundred miles or less. ten hours
or less to constitute a day in through
and irregular freight, local freight and
mixed train service.
Overtime to be paid pro rata In
through and irregular freight service,
-z-. -loo +ho coIAInlnH finon of fha
train is used as a basis, the present
| nourly overtime rate, plus the ratio
of increase granted by this agreement,
is to be paid.
Overtime is to be paid pro a in
local freight and mixed train service;
except when the schedule time of train
is used as a basis the present hourly
overtime rate, plus the ratio of in
| crease in this agreement, is to be
paid.
The two exceptions are subject to
revision.
One hundred miles or less, ten hours
or less are to constitute a days work
In helper (pusher) and construction
train service; overtime is to be paid
pro rata.
Roads on a ten-hour basis, or less
than ten hours, for a day in helper
or construction train service on Nov
l, 1906, are to increase by 10 per
cent the rates paid for such service.
Roads on a basis of more than ten
hours for a day in helper or construc'
/ ton train service are to make no in
crease in the rates paid for such serv
ice.
The increases granted in the agree
ment are to apply also TO rates fol
special services as specified in the in
dividual schedules.
Upon roads having a better basi;
for o days work, OF for payment o
overtime or other allowances, in al
branches or train service the accept
ance Of this agreement is not to act al
a reduction.
The Brotherhood Of Locomotive Fire
men were also granted an increase o
10 Der cent by the railroads.