The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-11-27


Railway Employees of America, Diyis
ion No. 524, of Oskaloosa. Iowa. her
and after called Employees. Wit
NESSETH:---.
"a This Agreement shall consti
tute the conditions under which sal,
employees shall work for the perio'
of time beginning October l, 1910. VI
to October lst,, 1913.
1 CD Car runs shall be divided int,
two shifts as near hours ~ minutes
each as possible.
LIST year men to receive $3.50
for each shift. Extra men Ice
per hour.
End year men to receive SLIGO
for each shift Extra men tic
per hour.
Bird year men to receive $l.70
for each. shift. I Extra men lSc
per hour.
4th year men to receive $3.50
for each shift.
9TH 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.
.43) The age OF. an employee 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.
(4) 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 5 a. IN.
Co Changes of Car Runs and Va
cancies will be posted. il 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
ISOLATION, 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 mem
bership in the Union and appeals from
their decision shall be Submitted i'm
mediately to board Of arbitration
as ia Section No. IL Of
this agreement.
ca 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.
49, All Bulletins issued by the
Company. concerning trainmen, Shall
be posted at Motormen and Conduct
prs Headquarters, or each man mott
fed personally. =.
go All runs for extra men shall
be marked up as follows: -.
All Regular and Relief Runs shall
be marked up not later than p. IN.
Oh the preceding day, and Evening
Runs not later than IL a. IN. on the
same day. - ....
(l0) 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
lays, and for the third onense inside
Of thirty days, shall be disciplined not
to exceed thirty days. Failure to re-
port on account of cars being Off
time, will not count in this rule. but
should the run be be filed by an extra
man, the employe failing to report
shall lose his run for that day.
(11) All trainmen requested to re-
port for work, other than reg
llar relief time, shall be paid
or all time from the time he
8 ordered to report until he is
assigned work until all Regulars 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.
offs, but only for the performing OF
such duties as may be imposed upon
hem by the Association.
The Company agrees that 1t will
not discriminate against any employe
Tor performing such duty, as may be
imposed upon him by the Association
during his hours off duty, and the
employees agree there will be no
strike for any cause not arising from
the members of the above mentioned
local order, and there shall be no
strike pending matters submitted for
arbitration, except by the order OF the
President of the Gen
eral Executive Board.
(l3) Should any difficulties arise
between the parties hereto that can
not be satisfactorily adjusted by the
agreement of the parties
hereto, within FIVE days, the matter
of the dispute shall be submitted to
a Board OF Arbitrators. consisting OF
three disinterested parties, and the
finding OF the majority OF the Board
shall be binding to both parties here
to.
The Board to be selected as fol-
lows: The Company to choose one
and the members to choose one, and
then the two thus chosen to choose
the third The expense of this Board
to be paid as follows: Each party to
pay its own arbitrator and the two TO
jointly pay the third.
(14) That any member OF the As
sociation, suspended from the Assoc
citation. shall be suspended from the
employ OF the Companies upon writ
ten request from the properly ac-