The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-08-03
GRAND TRUNK MEN
ARE GOING BACK
TO WORK
Bio Strike on Canadian System
Comes to an End
MUCH CREDIT TO KING
Concessions Made by Both Men and
Management and Both Appar-
emily Satisfied

Ottawa, Aug. 3.-The strike of con
ductors, trainmen and yardmen which
began on the Grand Trunk and Cen
trail Vermont systems on July Is. was
officially called off last night. Under
the terms of the agreement signed by
President Hays for the railroads and
all the union officials, the men will re-
ceiye dating back to May l of this
year, an advance of approximately rs
per cent and beginning January /,
1912 rate of wages slightly below
the eastern association schedule for
which they struck, but an advance in
many instances Of over 80 per cent.
Much credit for the successful out
come of the peace negotiations is Civ
en- to Mackenzie King, the minister of
labor who has persisted in his eff
forts to bring the factions together,
despite discouraging setbacks The
text of the agreement follows:
THE company will put back as
soon as possible the men other than
those who have been or may be found
guilty of acts of violence or disorder
ly conduct the understanding being
that there is TO be no coercion or in
timidation used toward the new men.
THE company will put into effect
from May /, 1910, the rates named in
the schedule of rates dated July is,
1910, those rates TO be embodied in
the present schedules now in effect
on this line, it being understood that
those rates shall in no instance effect
a reduction in any existing rate.
THE company will on January 1,
1912, make effective I'm train and yard
service on the Grand Trunk railroad,
the rates of pay and the rules contain
ed in the schedule or agreement on
that date In effect on the lines of the
Canadian Pacific railway east of Fort
William. The three above PROPOSE
lions shall apply also to the Central
Vermont Railroad company, the said
railroad to be substituted for the
Grand Trunk railway and the Rutland
railroad to be substituted for the Ca
madam Pacific railway wherever the
same are used or understood in the
above"
The men thus obtain two conces-
sions over the terms offered by Pres
ident Hays on the day they struck.
First. the standardization of pay and
rules with those recently conceded by
the Canadian Pacific takes place on
January /, 1912, instead OF January /,
1913, as offered by Mr.. Hays, a gain
of one year. Against this is placed
the fact that the Canadian Pacific
standard and rules are not quite those
of the eastern association which the
men demanded. Secondly, the offer
made by Mr.. Hays to the men on July
is, is adopted to hold until the stan.
dardization Is adopted on January /
1912, but the increased rate OF pay
made in that offer is made retroactive
The men therefore gain ~ months
of the increase, the offer of Mr.. Hays
being when made only effective from
date.
Against these two gains there must
be placed the fact that the men are
only to be restored to their former
positions as soon as possible" How
much they will lose in this way only
time will tell. as the company Is moi
under obligations to discharge any o
the men taken on since the strike