United labor bulletin., 1911-09-07
Shop Federation Employees
Hold Themselves Ready
Strike Threatened Tmenos Central May Be First Line
Affected-=-1arriman Lines Next===Shopmen's De-
mands Given in Full

I and 40 minutes serviee or fraction there
of, if worked before7 midnight If after
midnight they shall tbe paid four hours
for two hours or fraction thereof. Sun
days and all holidays designated by the
state or nation shall be paid for at the
rate of time and onehah Holidays fall
ing on Sundays and another day observed
by the state or nation, this day shall be
considered a holiday and paid for as
such. No employees shall be required to
work overtime more than Two nights per
week. or two consecutive Sundays. When
overtime is required it shall be distrib-
uted. Employees shall mot be laid off from
regular working hours to equalize over
time worked Overtime shall be con-
fined to emergency cases. Men trans
ferred from one shift TO another shal be
paid overtime for the first night or day,
as the case may be. Employees when
sent out on the road from their home
station shall receive continuous time
from the time called until the time they
return. as follows: Overtime rates for
all overtime hours whether waiting,
travelling or working. and straight time
for what are straight time hours at the
home station whether waiting, travelling
or working, with an allowance of s1.5O
per day for expenses, provided that when
a
been given time for sleep and rest, that
the regular rule for time and overtime
shall apply thereafter. Expense money
to be paid on the following pay day, ex-
cept in the case of employe leaving the
service of the company, he shall be paid
at the time of leaving service.
Definition of Work.
Rule 4. All crafts must insert their
definition of work in this rule.
Competency.
Rule ;. Competency of the employees
entering the service Shall be determined
within 80 days.
Employment.
Rule 6. Employees shall not be re-
quested TO undergo any form of physical
personal record
Safeguarding Employees.
Rule :. Men shall not be required to
work on engines outside of shop in bad
weather. This not 10 apply TO work in
engine cabs Before work on engines
undergoing repairs in shops and round
houses is distributed it shall be cleaned
Roundhouses shall ne piped or other
wise arranged so that when the engines
are being blown down the steam will be
carried from the roundhouse, and the
danger eliminated This work TO be com
pleted within 80 DAYS after the signing
of this agreement
Apprentices.
Rule S There may be one apprentice
TO every five mechanics in the shop No
apprentice shall be allowed TO serve his
apprenticeship where there are not
proper facilities for learning the trade.
Apprentices must know the first four
rules of arithmetic, and be able to read
and write the EnElish language. II
within six months an apprentice shows
no aptitude to learn the trade he shall
be transferred or released from the serv-
ice Shop foreman and shop committee
shall be the judges in the case. Appren-
tices shall be subject to same resula-
tions as mechanics unless otherwise
stated in this agreement. Apprentices
shall not be permitted to work nights
and overtime. neither shall they be sent
out on the road. When force of me
chanics are reduced the number of ap-
prentices shall be reduced to maintain
ratio (except APPRENTICES employed pre-
vious to this agreemenO, seniority to
govern in their reduction and reimploy-
ment. At the expiration OF their appren-
ticeship. if retained in the service OF
the company, they shall receive the rate
of pay paid mechanics at that point.
CNoteO All crafts must insert special
rule on apprentice question following
above.
Discharge and Suspension.
Rule 9 No employe shall be dis
charged or suspended without just and
sufficient cause. II after due investiga-
ton il is found that an employe has been
unjustly discharged or suspended, he
shall be reinstated with full pay for all
time lost. investigation to take place
within five DAYS after date of his suspen-
sion or dismissal Before discharge or
suspension takes place, foreman shall
notify employe and committee. In case
of any doubt. employe shall be left at
work pending investigation.
Adjustment of Grievances.
Rule 10. 1t is understood in the ad-
iustment of grievances the officials of
the company will receive duly author
lied committee % act in the premises at
any time. Grievances shall be first sub
mitted to shop foreman and in the event
of his decision being unsatisfactory an
appeal may be taken by the committee
and their duly authorized representatives
to the higher officials. The company will
not in any way discriminate against em-
ployes who are called upon at any time
to serve on any committee or to act in
the adjustment of grievances, and shall
grant leave of absence and free trans
portation to those delegated to so before
the management in the adjustment of
grievances Transportation shall be
granted to employees representing their
organization to all conventions or meet
inGs.
Sanitation.
Rule IL. Special efforts shall be made
to furnish good ice-water for drinking
purposes. and all pits and floors in shops
and roundhouses shall be maintained in
dry. clean. sanitary and safe condi-
tiou. Proper toilets shall be provided at
all points, enclosed from public view.