The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-12-29
ON q JANUARY .2srH SOUTHERN
ROADS w,LL De Askso TO
iNcREAeE PAY.
rAnch interest 10 Being Taken in the
jeans EHsre o. Conductors and
frainn'e" to Get an Increase ic
Their Salaries Next Year.

The conductors and trainmer OF
the railroads Ia the. southeast have
gotten together and will in q
short timetvote on the proposition OF
asking for increased pay. The vote
will be held by the various lodges
and divisions of the two organize
tions. the Order of Railway Conduc-
tors and the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen. 1t is only recently that
the two organizations got together ana
will hereafter work more in harmony
with each other than they have ever
donesbefore. The ballots are expect
ed to arrive in Savannah soon and
will be distributed from there, &C.
cording to the Savannah Press.
AT meeting OF the representatives
OF, the two organizations held In Ma
con @ few days ago, II was definitely
determined to-submit the question of
asking for an advance in wages to
the members. 1t should be under
stood that this is not strike, but
simply proposition to find out by
direct vote just how the members feel
fr the matter ofssecuring an advance
ar wages. II the members vote to ask
for the increase. which is probable
the heads. Of the organizations win
get busy with the railroad officials
ana see what can be done. The vot-
inE must be done before January 1c,
at which time the complete polls are
required to be in the hands of the
presidents Of the two organizations.
On January 1S, the presidents OF the
two organizations will promulgate the
results Of the poll and on January 26
the chairmen of the various local d.
visions will advise the proper on
cials OF the several railway companies
interested and soon after the actual
negotiations looking to the securing
OF the increased wages II voted for
! viii be started.
| At the Macon meeting the repre-
sentatives signing the call for the
! poll were Messrs. H. Dickinson, w. n.
Doak, r. w. Moore, and j. A. OGDEN.
representing the Order of Railway
| Conductors. and Messrs. w. v. Hamil-
ton and J. r. Jones representing the
Brotherhood of Trainmen. The mem
bers of the two organizations will vote
on the following questions:
The Pay Asked For.
Conductors who run over 155 miles
per days to receive 2.75 cents per
mile; baggagemen, 1855. On runs of
less than 155 miles per day, conduc-
tors to receive $4.25 per day; bag
gagemen. $2.75 and fiagmen and brake
men, $2.55 per day. Overtime to be
allowed at usual basis. All regularly
assigned passenger crews will be
guaranteed work on the calendar
month basis.
Through freight and mixed train
conductors will receive three -eights
cents per mile; fagmen and brake
men, 2.53. Runs of less than one
hundred miles to be ON 100-mile ba-
SIS.
Local freight conductors will re-
ceiye 4.25 cents per mile; fagmen and
brakemen. 2.75 cents per mile. This
Is on basis of 100 miles or less to
constitute a run. Overtime, pro rata.
Work train conductors, $4.0O day;
fiagmen and brakemen, $2.65 per day.
Yard conductors day, 35 cents per
hour; night, 81; yard foreman, day,
81 cents per hour; night, "a cents
per hour. Ten hours to be day.
Other provisions of the article to
be voted upon are In accord with the
present rules and regulations, Except
in the matter of double-heading. This
Is to be discontinued except when nee.
essary in inclement weather and
where engines would otherwise be run
light.
The proposition will be laid before
the general managers of the railways
In the south on January 25.
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