The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-11-26
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forts for economical operation.
". They demand that only "run-
ming repair" work be done when
shops are closed; that time and one
half be paid TO men employed in
REGULAR hours when shops are closed
upon miscellaneous repairs to loco
motives or cars, or upon what is
commonly known as dead work.
The company declines this. be
cause of increased expense which
would result from an idle force of
such men, greater part of the
time, as are necessary to be EN-
ployed in keeping up running repairs
when shops are closed, and declined
for the further reason that 1t pre-
vents the company from exercising
las right to conduct its own business
in the most economical manner.
V. They deand that no foreman,
either regular or temporary, be per
mitted to work at any time when
mechanics are available.
The company declines this, iog the
reason that such rule would pre-
vent the company from retaining i,s
torcmen and thus maiatliuius its or
ganization in times whcu shops are
closed
VI They demand that applicants
for employment shall only be re-
quired to give the name, position
wanted address and address of near
est relative
This question also involves the
right of the company to secure the
personal record Of applicants for en-
ployment, ana, indirectly, although
not appearing N the demand, the
ability of the company to apply its
pension system alike to all employes.
The pension system. created to
care for aged employees, is frankly
opposed by the committee represent
ing the employees in The mechanical
crafts.
The company declines for the rea-
son that it has one application blank
for all candidates for employment.
1t cannot and will not make any
different rule for applicants for ON
ployment in the mechanical depart
ment from that made for applicants
! for employment in other departments
All must be treated alike.
The pension system that has been
established must govern all employ
es from the highest to the lowest.
This company has the undoubted OBJ
legation to its employees, as class,
to insist upon these things, and, fur
ther, 10 know the history of the men
it is to employ, as far as it is able
to so determine.
In addition to the above articles,
the COmnllttet uSfndnuS an lnCTe@S@
! Of two cents per hour, which, with
/ the articles dealing with compersa-
tion outlined above, means trennen-
dous increase in the expenses of the
company, without compensating ANY
return in the shape Of additional
service or Of economy in ANY FORM.
Articles not dealing directly with
compensation seek to take from the
company its right to conduct its busi'
ness in its own way and to protect
the interest of It's employees at large
/ The mechanical committee seeks to
create different set of rules fol
one class of employees from that
which exists for all other employees
They seek to deny the company the
right which belongs to every citizen
and employer to require persons en-
tering his service to give evidence OF
good character and sounE naaltn. \
departure from this practice, as out
/ lined by the rule proposed by the EN-
ployes' committee, would permit the
employment of diseased, incompetent
inefficient and immoral men. No hon
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