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bound to abide by the ruling of the arbitration
dignty upd Of the men to discuss any report that
they might break their contract. But there is
The platform feel that they have been
unjusty Disseminated against. for they feel
that they are about as important to the sue
cessful operation of the transportation business
as is any other craft. And it appears that
they have been Disseminated against on ac-
count of the contract which existed. whereas
the contract should have had no bearing on the
case whatever.
VIOLATIONS of CONTRACT
Had it been decided that the violation Of
the contract had to be considered, we could
contract long time prior to the 18th of
April There was no attempt on the part or
the United Railroads to live up to the regu-
Not week. scarcely day, has passed
since then that we have not protested TO the
company against violations of the contract
When it was decided by the board of arbitra-
tion at its first sitting that the contract was
to have no bearing on the case, we PAID no
further attention to that matter.
The majority of the board laid great stress
on the fact of the old men picking the longest
did not really want an eight-hour day. But
If they were. called npon 70 keep house and and
would want to work as many hours as human
strength could stand. But that is no cri-
terion that the men prefer the longer work day.
1t has been an absolute necessity that they
get the money.
FOR EIGHT-HOUR DAY
Another objection advanced to the eight-hour
day was the fact that it would require more
extra men and more short runs, Inaa tiav Is oniy
penses 1t does not stand to reason mat me
platform men are going TO continue 10 Work
longer than the men working on otner occu-
pations in order TO save a few dollars Tor the
extra men.
We are prepared to demonstrate to any
board of competent street railroad men that an
eight-hour schedule be successfuiiy put IN
operation in this city. II Is absolutely Tldlc-
iiious to say that 1t cannot be done. sydnsey,
Nesr south Wales a larger city than San
Frsncisco with a population approximately ely
500. COO has had its street car system operated
ynder an eighthour schedule the last fifty
wears In fact every city in Australia and
New Zealand has an eight-hour day on an
railroads. both steam ana electre e
MULLALLY,S STATEMENT.
The statement of ThornweiI Mutually.
expressing the stand of the United Kali
roads follows
The United Railroads does not consider lne
decision Of the majority Of the aroitratofs 70 se
favorable TO it; It considers tne aecision as - =
sweeping award in favor of the employes- ~
considers the raises enormously hlgn ana Isr
beyond anything II reckoned the boefd mlgnl
possibly de- The requests OF the unions were
certainly as great If not greater than they e1.
stations onerators get everything In wages and
bonrs asked for except one-half hour time over
lap Wages SOC, Sl02 and sloe per month";
hours S1s.
DYNAMO WfnerS get lNoic lhdh ocAeN ~
DTnamc -'t tenders get everything asked for.
Wages, 81. 80: hours. S. -.
Linemen-Foremen and journeymen get all the
wages asked for aud the construction linemen
hours as asked for The repair linemen also
get hours from shop to shop. which is prac-
ftcalIx & hours working time. Wages, foremen
81 so: iourneymen, s4 per day
Car barn and truck men who were members OF
+he rlectrical Union No. Isl September 8.
1906 get everything asked for Wages. fore
men. SI10; journeymen, $50 and $500 per monta
hours, s.
asked for. Wages. water tenders. So; french
81. IS per day hours s uy.1
wipers get ever exsrytsing- ASKED .lol Wages
Street railway construction men get every
thing asked for Laborers not less tnan S5 70
ner day: hours s. Handy men get everything
asked for. s2.75 per day; hours. s;
Night watchuen get everything asked for
Conductors motormen aud gripmen are gwen
a higher wage than asked for, namely: While
n % fo ssso per day: as follows For the rst
year 81 cents per hour, overtime 81 cents per
hour; for the second year 81 cents per hour.
and over which includes the great majority OF
the carmen, 33 cents per hour. overtime 1915
cents per hour The number of working hours
were not reduced from ten, the board finding
that it was impossible TO arrange schedules.
The award takes effect from September 6.
lsOo MONEY FOR MEN
The award calls for. a division of back pay
among the employees of about $4,000. 1t calls
for a division among the employees of the COM
pany Of about 81 .o44, 600 per year In additlon 10
the wages now paid. based on the present pay
roll of which additional amount about $4,000
wiz be divided among the carmen. This total
increase means interest at per cent per annum
on $50. $50. 600. THis amount viii be reduced in
some measure when the reconstruction work is
completed.
DER day whereas the carmen get from S3.lo to
So 80 per day. There is no force in compari
hoftr the 0f other amni0VpS and
fbe track workers-the wage. paid the track
workers has nothing to do with what their labor
Is worth Everybody In town knows the men
working or the track construction are overpaid
h,,t the cnmnanx was willing TO stand this when