New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-11-22

"To this proposal a reply was
received from Mr.. Kruttschnitt
about midnight Sunday and a
later reply from the four officers
| of the organizations representing
the men accepting the proposal
in it's entirety and without
| amendment, whereupon the board
received notice that the men had
| returned to work, and that nor
NAL train movements had been
resumed
! Sixty-Seven Grievances.
Houston, Tex, Nov. 14.-The
sixty-seven complaints involve
reinstatement of many engineers
and others declared to have been
discharged in violation Of con-
tracts. excessive Imposition Of
demerit, requiring of any reports
and other information outside OF
company's time, regulations OF
lay overs away from home term
inals, requests for firemen on en-
gines at certain points, and
monthly guarantees.
The most important grievances,
in the words Of the grievance
committee, are:
"Protest against receipting for
engines before leaving terminals.
Compliant against letters of
harsh and threatening charac-
ter from subordinate officials.
"Request that firemen be
placed on certain switch engines.
"Discontinuance of moving en-
gines in trains under steam with
out engineers.
"When new runs are establish
ed in passenger service, officials
should confer with local commit
tee as to the assignment of men.
Request that ice be furnished
at Valentine, Tex, Glidden, Tex. ;
Echo, Tex, Lake Charles, La. ;
Nacogdoches, Tex; Rockland.
Tex, and Morgan City, La.
"Computation of time for ex-
ira trains for enginemen as per
agreement and practice.
Request Of enginemen that
all boiler heads and side sheets
be covered.
cit is conceded everywhere
that motor car service is passen-
ger service and we insist that
passenger train rates be paid
therefor. ~
Request that Mikado engines
be weighed in working condition
under steam to ascertain correct
weight on drivers.
"Request that men be allowed
to report for duty by telephone.
Methods of computing hours
in monthly guarantee.
Complaint Of crews called
later than $50 a. M, and re-
CURED to do local work after
dark. $50
"Violation of firemen's agree
ment account of firemen being
discharged for going to lunch
and consuming eighteen minutes
after being on duty more than
seven hours.
Protest against method Of re-
examination of men On eyesieht,
hearing and color perception.
'"C]aim for 1915 rate for Ere
MeL.
Protest against enginemen
handling indicators on engines.
"Protest against the re-exam-
ination of conductors and engi-
neers on train rules and mechar-
ical re-examination of engineers.
"Request that seats be put on
road engines for brakemen.
Complaint against the misap-
plication of the Brown system of
discipline.
Requests that in making sur
prise or efficiency tests, the off,
Gals making such tests will
change indicators, uncover head
lights, turn markers, ETC.. them
selves, instead of requiring en-
ployees in train and engine SER
vice to do so.
The question of wages is in
volved only in that it is claimed
the construction Of existing con-
tracts by the company curtails
the rights of the men. Some Of
the complaints are of individuals,
as that of Conductor G. L. Roos-
evelt against dement's against
him.