East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-27


executive committees of the Order
Of Ra lroad Conductors and the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen,
with Garrettson, Morrissey and 9TH
er officials. will meet in the Sher-
man house tomorrow to canvass the
vote just cast by members Of the
organization on whether they shall
affiliate in making concerted de-
mands for more pay and imRIoved
conditions OF labor.
All of the territory east of the Mis-
siss' ppi river is affected, as Is also
eastern Canada. Should the vote be
favorable to making the demands,
the chairman of each system will be
notified by wire. Then on next Thurs
day a simultaneous demand will be
made on the general officers of all
the So companies involved. The gen.
eral committees Of all the railroad
systems will convene on January 20
in the cities where the railroads have
their headquarters IN order to de-
manu- diSNtlS " lle Pl'b'SNiS'
Attempts will be made to arrange
conferences with the railroad Off
cials, but II compromise propositions
are offered by any of the railroads
the worbmen will no. have authority
70 agree on terms Of settlement but
must report to the grand officials
Changes of q ridical nature qs we'll
as Increases I'm pay ere 20 be demand
ed for every branch of the service
one Of the changes asked for s the
abolition Of the double header
two locomotives with only one train
crew-the two engines to be permit
ted in extraordinary cases only. The
double headers" wrs the question
which led to the famous Pennsylvania
strike in 1877, which cost millions
of dollars and many lives.
The vote now being taken is not
a strike vote directly, but one to de-
termine the sentiment of the men as
to the proposed questions. The prin-
cipal demands are as follows:
<i-OI ullo VI fDVV lllllto pei
month, or over, the pay OF passenger
conductors. 2.15 cents per mile; bag
gagemen, 1.65 cents per mile; flag
men, 1855 cents per mile, and brake
men, s225 per day
Bon runs of $500 miles or less
per month the pay of passenger con-
ductOrs to be not less than $4.25 per
day; baggagemen, S2.25 per day;
flagmen, S2.34 per day, and brake,
men, $2.25 per day.
C-Overtime on through passenger
service to be based on a speed OF 25
miles per hour. to be computed from
the time the men are required to
report for duty and to continue until
they are relieved at the end of the
run, and to be paid for at the follow
ing rates; Conductors 425 cents
per hour; baggagemen, 25.5 cents
per hour; flagmen, 23.5 cents per
hour; less than 30 minutes not to be
counted, and 80 minutes to be paid
for as an hour.
The demands made by tralnmen
employed in freight service follow:
In all freight service 100 miles or
less, 10 hours or less TO constitute a
days work; overtime 70 be consider
ed after 10 hours. On runs of over
100 miles overtime to be paid for on
basis OF speed Of 10 miles per hour.
Through and irregular freight service
to be paid for as follows Conduc-
tore, 3.S cents per mile; flagmen. 2.63
cents per mile; brakemen, 2.7 cents
for as 100 miles. Local and pickup
conductors are to be paid 4.05 cents
per mile; flagmen, 2.S per mile and
brakemen, 81 per mile. The trains
of over 80 cars exclusive Of caboose.
the practice of double heading is to
be discontinued, except in inclement
weather or to avoid running light.
It is set forth that the Chicago
standard Of rates OF pay are to gov
ern all, terminal divisional or other
important yards. All other yards are
to be paid one cent per hour less
than the Chicago rate of pay. Ten
hours or less shall constitute days
work.
II these demands should be sus-
tanned by the railroad workmen and
be refused by the officials of the rail-
ways involved, It Is likely that one of
the most determined strikes in rail-
road history will result.
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