Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-25

cents per hour for trainmen whose
term of service shall be over one year
and less than two years; "a cents per
hour for trainmen whose term of serv-
ice shall be over two years and less
than three years; &c cents per hour for
trainmen whose term of service shall
be three years and over. Any work
done by a regular conductor or motor
man in excess of his regular run shall
be paid for at the rate of 80 cents per
hour. And all employees not motormen
or conductors, who are members of
this association, shall receive an in
crease in wages from date of this
agreement All single trips or trippers
consuming less than one hour shall be
considered as one hours work, all reg
ular runs TO be as nearly as possible
10 hours, and no regular run shall be
paid for less than nine hours per day,
except Sundays and holidays or dis
continuance of work where such cars
are operated In train service all reg
ular run employees shall be paid for the
time they are required to report for
work until they are relieved from duty,
and train crews, when they are requir-
ed to dead-head, shall receive full pay
for such work.
Sixth-Trainmen's badges shall be
good for transportation on all city lines
and suburban lines as they now exist.
Rule of Seniority.
Seventh-Any conductor or motor
man who may have been in the COM
panys service, and for any reason
leaves, shall, when being reemployed,
receive the regular schedule according
to his time of service prior to the date
of unemployment; that it, shall receive
full credit for all time in companys
employ, unless he takes position in
which he has had no experience.
Eighth-The preference of the runs
shall be given to the men in accord
ance with their seniority in the com
pany's service; provided, however, the
railway company shall have the right
to exercise its judgment in placing
men on different runs whose age or
other disability might render them IN
desirable for such runs; and it is fur
Their understood that if any temporary
runs are created, the oldest man shall
&c SAtAASO ~ Tue uLls "ASA run ID
discontinued, he shall return to his po-
sition according to his seniority; and
if any conductor or motorman run is
made vacant for any reason, that said
run shall be posted not less than three
days before being assigned, and when
assigned the party securing said run
shall take said run the first day of the
following month, and his old run to be
posted likewise. The run left open
too late to be assigned in the current
month shall be given to the top extra
man for the current month. 1t is 9th
erwise understood that the same rela-
tive position as now exists among the
present employees shall be maintained.
To Hear All Grievances.
Ninth-The railway company agrees
that any of its employees. members of
the Amalgamated association, believ-
ing himself to be aggrieved, shall have
the right TO appeal to the president or
general manager of the railway COM /
pany, or either of them, and to state !
such grievance, orally, in writing, in
person or by representative; and the
railway company agrees that the said /
grievance or supposed grievance shall /
have full and complete investigation /.
by the president and general manager, |
or either of them, and if members are /
found not at fault, he shall be reinstat- |
ed and paid for all time lost.
Tenth-Any member of the Amalga- |
mated association who shall be elected |
to any office in said association which |
requires his absence from the work of .
the company, shall upon his retire |
ment from such office have his respec- !
tive place in the company's employ /
again. All officers and committees do (
ing work for the association shall have /
preference over all other men in Sc !
curing layoffs, but only for the per |
forming of such duties as shall be i'm
posed upon them by the association.
The company agrees that it will not |
against any member of |
the association by reason of his per-
forming such duties as may be impos-
ed upon him by the association. Any
conductor or motOrman placed in an
other position by the company, may be
reinstated to his former position If
the company should so elect.
Arbitration as Last Resort.
Eleventh-The Amalgamated asso-
citation agrees that this agreement shall
be binding upon all employees of the
railway company who are now or may
hereafter become members of the
association. And the