The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-11-20

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upon by the attorneys for both par
ties, and submitted to the Board of
Arbitration on Saturday, we're. seven
fundamental exhibits These exhib-
its cover practically the whole ground
of the controversy up to the time the
men quit work on Saturday, October
20, The full text of the statement
submitted by the attorneys and the
exhibits will give a comprehensive
idea of the matters at issue. They
are as follows:
Introduction.
In the Matter of the Dispute Aris
ing between the Oskaloosa Traction
e. Light Company and the Amalgam
ated Association of Street and Elec
trio Railway Employees of Division
No. 524, including Employees at the
Fower House, before Hon. w. G..
Clements, Judge M. A. Roberts and
+ Van p. Wittenmyer, Arbitrators.
"The following facts are conceded
by both the employees and the com
pany;
Exhibit a." ..
1T is hereby agreed that the con-
tract, Exhibit "A was entered into
by the parties signing the same on
the date that the same purports to
have been executed, and that the
same Is the one referred to in the
claims of the employees of said com
pany in their claims presented to the
Board of Arbitration.
ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT.
Entered into by and between the
'' OSKALOOSA TRACTION & LIGH HIT
COMPANY and those EMPLOYEES,
who are members of the Amalgamat-
ed Association of Street u Electric
Railway Employees of America, Divis-
ion No. 524, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, here
and after called Employees, WIT
NESSETH:-
Cd This Agreement shall const.
tute the conditions under which said
employees shall work for the period
to October list, 1913.
CD Car runs shall be divided into
two shifts as near hours 20 minutes
each as possible.
LIST year men to receive $3.50
for each shift. Extra men 16c
per hour.
End year men to receive $1.60
for each shift. Extra men lie
per hour.
Bird year men TO receive $40
for each shift. Extra men 1Sc
per hour.
.4th year men to receive $40
for each shift.
5th year men to receive $3.50
for each shift. .-.. .,-' ~.
All regular working extra and over
time shall receive the same per hour
as for regular time.
(3 The age of an employe shall
be computed by the length of the
time he has worked for the Company,
or Companies operating this system,
providing he has been continuously
in the employ of the Company.
slD All train men shall be paid
for actual time for each respective
car run. for each day, except on Sun.
days, when they shall be paid the
same as on week days, and the start,
ing time shall be at 8 a. m.
(O Changes of Car Runs and Va
Cances will be posted, If convenient
to the Company, on the first and
fifteenth of the month. Preference Of
run shall be given the oldest man, in
accordance with his seniority with
the Company if he is capable of filling
the run.
co That any member of the AS.
sociation, suspended for any cause
whatever. and after investigation, is
found not guilty of the offense for
which he was suspended, shall be re-
instated to his former position, and
be paid for the time he has lost, at
the same rate at which he should
have been paid had he been opera
ting his car. The Company reserves
the right to discharge employees for
cause at all times, except for men,
bersbip in the Union and appeals from
their decision shall be submitted i'm
mediately to a board of arbitration
constituted as in Section No. Is of
this agreement.
CD Motormen may be allowed to
use stools on certain portions OF the
lines, designated by the Company,
and the same to be furnished by the
Company.
(S) All Bulletins issued by the
Company, concerning trainmen, shall
be posted at Motormen and Conduct
or's Headquarters, or each man mott
fed personally.
90 All runs for extra men shall
be marked up as follows:
All Regular and Relief Runs shall
be marked up not later than 5 p. m.
on the preceding day, and Evening
Runs not later than II a. m. on the
same day.
QO) That any Conductor or Mo-
torman failing to report in time to-
take his run, shall lose run for that
day. For the second offense inside
Of thirty days. he shall lose three
days, and for the third ohense inside
of thirty days. shall be disciplined not
to exceed thirty days. Failure to re-
port on account of cars being on
time, will not count in this rule, but
should the run be be filed by an extra
man. the employee failing to report
shall lose, his run for that day.
uD All trainmen requested to re-
port for. work, other than reg
ular relief time, shall be paid
for all time from the time he
is ordered to report until he is
released. No Sub-Extra man shall be
assigned work until all Regular and
Extra men desiring work are sup
piled, providing said Regular and Elk
ira men have reported for work.
12) All officers and committees
on doing work for the association
shall have preference over all lay