Denver labor bulletin., 1915-05-08

some extent the rates of pay of $4,000
locomotive engineers, firemen and
hostlers employed on the 100000 miles of
line of ninety eight Western railroads in
the great area OF the United States and
| Canada bounded on the east by the L.
linois Central and the great lakes. was
signed in Chicago last Friday. The board
| of arbitration has been in session since
the first OF the year.
A dissenting opinion was filed on be-
half of the Brotherhood of Enginemen,
in which the arbitration was branded as
Il failure and the Newlands law, under
which it was arranged, ah inadequate de-
vice for the settlement of industrial dis
putes.
The award. which is effective May 10
and binding for one year only, was
frankly declared as merely postponing
for twelve months the actual settlement
of the differences involved.
The railroad members of the board
issued formal statement criticising fea-
lures of the regulations governing the
arbitration, and remarking that certain
concessions regarded as inffinsically un-
just. were made for the sake of preserv-
ing peace with the employees.
Entitled to Greater Advances.
Judge JctteT L. 1TilcnaTu OF 1NlCn-
mond Va, chairman of the board, stat.
ed that while in his opinion the men in
certain branches of the service were en-
titled to greater advances than were
granted he had to make concessions in
order that an award might be made, and
he found much of a hopeful nature in
the award.
Charles Nagel, st. Louis, former sec
retary OF commerce and labor, who with
Judge Pritchard represented the board
OF mediation and conciliation on the ar
bitration board was the only member
who issued no statement.
He Is said to have been deeply of
Tended by the recent attack made on him
as an arbitrator by officers of the Broth
erhoods. who pointed out that b. was
trustee OF the estate Of the late Adolphus
Busch, and that railroad securitics form
a part OF the assets of the estate
The brotherhoods were represented ON
the board by f. a. Burgess, assistant
grand chief engineer of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, and Timothy
Shea, vice president of the Brotherhood
OF Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen.
Concessions Made to Men
The other members were l.. W. Parks,
Chicago. vice president OF the Illinois
Nentral, and II. L. Byram, Chicago vice
president OF the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy. As explained by Mr.. Burgess
the essential concessions to the men
were:
|. Standardization OF rates of pay on
the weight OF locomotives on drive
wheels. 90
2. Overtime pay to passenger firemen
and engineers ranging from "A to 10
cents an hour respectively.
3. Enginemen of steam power may
transfer to electric power when installed
without loss of seniority rights after
May l. 1915 The board was unable,
because OF the newness of electric rail-
road service to fix rates Of pay in de-
tail. but named 81 30 a day as the mini
mum for motormen in passenger service,
and $3.50 for their helpers; S4.75 for mo-
tormen in freight service, and S2.75 for
helpers.
10 to IS Per Cent Advance.
1. Engincmen of milk trains, circus
trains and other irregular service, such
as pusber and helper. receive the rate
accorded on through freights. amounting
to an increase OF from 10 to Is per cent.
). The men will be paid for delay
while in their cabs at initial and final
terminals and for time in excess Of
thirty minutes spent in preparing their
engines for service.
6. Switch enginemen will receive an
advance in daily pay OF % cents on
small engines and 10 cents on large ones.
!. Men held a day from home ter
minals shall, after twenty two hours