The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-05-20
PACIFIC
new WAGE SCALE

George Gingery returned Thursday
from San Francisco, where he went
on March II as a representative of the
brakemen of the Eastern division of
the Western Pacific to attend the
conference between employees and the
management of the road to adjust the
wage schedule.
The negotiations began on April l.,
the company being represented by c.
IL. Schlaacks, first president, and
G. M. Levey, second vice president and
general manager. The committee rep
resenting the employees consisted of
Gingery, Gibson, Cousins, Brown and
Walch, from the Eastern division;
Brown, Schrader, Crawford, Hayes,
MeNerney and Stapp, Western divis-
ION. In addition the following general
officers of the brotherhoods were
in attendance: w. M. Clark, Chicago
third vice president Order Railway
Conductors; r. Mcintyre, Tucson, Ari-
zona, fifth vice PRESIDENT Brotherhood
Railroad Trainmen; Grand Chief Ken
nedy of the Brotherhood Locomotive
Engineers; A. Phillips, Sacramento,
second vicepresident Brotherhood Lo-
comotive Firemen and Engineers.
The conferences were held at West
ern Pacific headquarters in San Fran
cisco, begeginning with April l. On
that date the committee met with
Messrs. Schlaaeks and Levey and talk
ed over the general situation. The
railroad officials recognized the fact
that the employees were not receiving
sufficient pay and told the committee
to at once work out new schedules en-
bodying their demands and present
them. subcommittee then began the
work of compiling separate schedules
for the engineers. trainmen and yard
men. This work required several
weeks time, but was finally complet-
ed and submitted.
At the final conference every de-
mand of the employees was complied
with, save one. The men asked for an
eight hour day 1919 miles to constitute
an hour s run. This was reduced to
10 hours for days work, 10 miles for
an hours run. The new schedule for
the trainmen is as follows:
Passenger Service-Conduetor $165
per month; brakemen, $96.45 per
month, 5000 miles to constitute a
month s run. Extra time to be paid
for at the rate of 55 cents per hour
men.
Through ight-Conductor $40
and brekemen $3.I5 per day, 100 miles
or less to constitute a days run
Overtime pro rata.
Local Freight-Condueto $465
and brakemen $315 per day, days
run to consist of 100 miles or less. AT
ter May l, 1912, conductors will re-
ceve $4.75 and brakemen $40 per
day.
Work Trains-Conductors 1925 and
brakemen $94.s7 per month, with ov,
ertime pro rata.
Under the new schedule wages are
increased from Is to SO per cent, and
in addition several concessions were
made in regard to conditions One OF
the most important was the rule
adopted allowing trainmen, after IA
hours continuous service, a lay-off of
IL hours at home. Trainmen are also
allowed 80 minutes preparatory time
before starting on their run. The
schedule was sigened on May 13 and
will continue uttil 80 days notice has
been given by either party, when it
will again besubjeet to arbitration.
The socia feature of the occasion
was a banquet held at the Cottage
cafe ON the afternoon of May l5, at
which about 20 covers were laid.
Trainmaster Hamilton of this division
was one of the invited guests present
The railroad men all express them
selves as being greatly pleased with
the courteous and business-like recep
tion accorded them by Messrs
Schlaacks and Levey, and, with the
single exception referred to above,
their demands were aeceded to without
a moment s hesitation.
When the members of the committee
called for return transportation to
their respective homes, each membe
was presented with an annual pas
good over the eitire system.
Levey Returns to San Francisco.
General Manager Levey and Chief
Epoinaar Wv.ha will return tn San