Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-01

nothing. We had better rules before
than the rules granted us by this
award.
"Of course, there is saving clause
which leaves intact all rules which are
better than those granted by the arbi-
tration board The railroads claim the
increase will mean an addition of So
600 900 a year to their pay roll. This
is an exaggeration. don't believe
the increase will amount to one-half
OF that figure.
Railroad Men Get Lesson.
We have lost and that is all there
is to II. The award will stand for one
year. One thing is certain. II has
taught the railroad men of the country
a lesson. That lesson is that they will
hesitate before they again place faith
in arbitration as a means of lettering
their conditions"
President Carter of the firemen said:
I'VE accept the verdict philosophical
". The switch engine men, engineers.
and fremen got the best of the award.
Their increase is satisfactory. Outside
of that the situation remains about the
same as when we started"
The details in the award on the de
mands made by the brotherhoOds fol-
low:
Passenger Minimum rate
per dav shall be $3.50 for engineers
and s.. 80 for firemen, 100 miles or less,
hours and 40 minutes or less. Over
time rate increased from "a cents per
hour for engineers to 10 cents, and
firemen TO As cents, TO be computed up
on minute basis Overtime begins
three hours and 10 minutes sooner for
both.
Freight service-Minimum rate per
day $3.50 firemen $3.50. 10 hours or
less. 100 miles or less. with overtime
computed on minutes basis. giving men
40 cents per hundred miles increase
and starting overtime three hours and
10 minutes sooner.
Higher Rate on Belt Lines.
Belt line and transfer-Entitled 10
higher rate of pay than ordinary
switching and through freight rates
made to apply on minute basis TO work
on work, wreck. pusher, helper, mine
runs. circus and milk trains. Differ
entail rates on grades left as estab-
lished and narrow gauge locomotive
increases denied.
Electric-Electric service minimum
shall be $3.50 for engineers or motor
men and $3.50 for helpers in passenger
service and s4.75 for engineers or mo
tormeu and s275 for helpers in freight
service. with preference for steam en-
Moves where electric service Is in
stalled.
Local or wav-Engineers and fire.
men shall be paid 80 cents per loo
miles over through freight rate, &C
cording TO class of engine, with pro
rata return for miles over 100. Vic
tory for men.
Minimum s4.25 on Switch Engines.
Switching service-Minimum s4.25
per day for engineers. s2.70 for fire
men. time to begin when required to
report for duty and TO end at time en-
CINE is placed on designated track, and
engineer or fireman is released, exclu-
sive of time off for meals. Victory for
men, increase of % cents day for
small engines and Is cents for large.
Preparatory time - Brotherhoods
awarded in all classes of service, that
time will commence at reporting to-
duty and will conclude on arrival at
terminal Claimed to be one OF the
most important awards.
Terminal delay-Initiai terminal de-
lay compensation shall begin when
men report for duty. Final terminal
delay. after lapse OF 80 minutes. will
be paid for at the end of the trip. at
the overtime rate, on minute basis An
other victory for men.
Release at Runs End Denied.
Automatic release-Request for re-
lease at end of run denied. but when
lied up will be paid continuous time
from initial point to tieup point. VT
higher rates from tieup point to terIa-
inal
Held away from terminsi-Men win
right to continuous pay fo- all time
held away from home terminal after |
60 hours from time relieved from pre-