Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-03-16
COMP ANY'S
PROPOSITION.
BEING THE BURLINGTON ROUTES
OFFER IN FULL TO THE TRAIN
MEN

The proposition in full Of the Bur-
lington Route to the trainmen is as
follows:
Article Ave propose to increase
the rates of pay Of passenger conduc-
tors $40 per month, beggagemcn s. per
month, f1agmen and brakemen IS per
month, as applied to schedules and
rates in effect November l, 1906.
It is agreed that the railroads Will
not mako reductions in crews or In
creases in mileage for the purpose OF
offsettinE tho increases Of wages given
passenger trainmen.
Article B-Overtime in passenger
service will be allowed en- tho basis OF
fifteen Q5) miles per hour, to be COM
puted for each part OF the run separ-
ately. Time to begin at scheduled
called, at time called to leave, and to
the ond when relieved Of train
The overtime rate to be thirty-five
(S5) cents per hour for conductors and
twenty (20) cents per hour for bag
gagenlen, fagmen and brakemen;
thirty minutes or less will not be
counted; oyer thirty minutes to be
counted one hour.
Article C-We propose to increase
the rates of pay Of conductors and
brakeman in through and irregular
pexIu1 puu 'lusleI1 IsooI .lu5IeIJ
train service ten per cent over the
rates Of pay in effect November l.,
1905
Article Done hundred miles or
less, ten hours or less. to constitute
day in through and irregular freight.
local freight and mixed train SER
vice.
Article E-Overtime to be paid pro-
rata in through and irregular freight
service; except, when the schedule
time Of train is used as basis the
present hourly overtime rate plus the
ratio of increase herein granted, will
be paid.
The exception above mentioned sub
ject to revision as developed in our
discussion, and as referred to In our
respective letters of the 22d inst.
Article F-Overtime to be paid pro-
rata in local freight and mixed train
service; except. when the schedule
time Is used as basis the present
hourly overtime rate plus the ratio OF
| increase herein granted, will be paid.
The exception above mentioned sub
! ject to revision as developed in our
discussion, and as referred to in our
respective letters Of the 22d inst.
One hundred miles or less, ten hours
or less, will constitute a days work In
helper (pusher) and work (construc-
tion) train service; overtime pro-rata
| No change to be made In the rates Of
pay applied to helper (pusher) and
| work (construction) train service as o,
November 1, 1905.
1 Article G+The increases herein
granted shall also apply to rates TO,
! special services as specified in the in
divfdual schedules.
Upon roads having better basis FOL
a days work. or for payment Of over
time. or other allowances. in passen.
i ger, freight, mixed and work train ser.
vice, or other service governed by theil
schedules, the acceptance of this agree.
ment shall not operate as a reduction
4 thereof.
/ Article H-The managers committee
afflrms its opinion previously express.
4 ed that the rates which obtained priol
to November 1906, with the addition
of four cents per hour increase deter.
mined upon at conference held al
Chicago in November, 1906, is suff1.
cient compensation. This committee
will agree that whatever differential.
J existed prior to November, 1906, shall
be maintained. 1t will further agre,
that where the increase Of four cent,
per hour has not been made by road
represented by this committee, such in
crease Of four cents per hour shall b.
made.