National news. (Chicago, Ill.) 1915-19??, 1915-10-22
RAILROAD MEN TO
MAKE DEMANDS FOR
NEW AGREEMENTS
Will Involve 5OO,OOC
Members Of -four
brothcrhoOds
sIMDAlDlf WAGES NO DoUlS

Chicago. H.. Oct. 20.-A large
movement among the railreaA broth-
srhoods to unite in . demand for n
iAerease in wages anA change IN vsgk-
Ing conditions 10 nov n pssgTssa
Among the principal Asnands 70 b
made are an eight hs1r day. time asd
ene-half for overtime. N inersass q
from2 - cen.a IN noar Tor y6fdzSsn
and abolition Of the rule rsquirin9
trainmen to ride On tsS of freight
trains.
The order II Railway CoaAueAors
and BrothseAsoA af DAiluay 3x01n-
men are rspsrts1 - - bsg1u6an1ne
the demands. Tha tuo bod3ee rope0-
sent more than 100 900 railreaA men
-conductors, hraksosa, AagDsn,
switchmsn, train baggagsmen AID
electricians.
The trainmen are nat 10 make any
demands for An inersass II wa9ss, but
want the basis Of payment Of over
time for passenger service changed to
twenty-five miles an hour. II this
concession is made by hC~2e~s
will be the same As apfncrease.
Action Starts in Chicago.
The demands for increased wage,
for switchsnen will start Mt Chicago
with demand for an increase of I
cents an hour. When the Chicago
standard Is established, the movement
is TO be taken up in all other yard.
of the Vest and a proportionate in
crease asked of the railroads. Den.
yer. Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Lead
vile. Trinidad. Grand Junction anc
other cities where switchmen are EN-.
ployed in any considerable number.
will be affected.
In the past it has been the custom
to divide the country into three dis
tricts. Eastern. Western and South.
eastern. each working for the wage
increases and changes of working con.
dltions Independently of the other
Now il is proposed to make the de.
| mands by the three associations joint.
ly and 10 cover every big line Of rail.
road in the United States.
May Involve 500. 600 Men.
i An effort has been made to bring in
! the locomotive engineers and tiremer
and make the joint demand collective
i ly in the name of the four great
hrotherhoods. IL this is done, the
movement will represent 500 900 rail-
road workers, the most stupendous
movement Of the kind ever under.
taken by any organized body of WORK
+ ers. Tie agreement between the
Western roads and the fremrn and
engineers does not expire until May
/ !. iHl6 This prevents tAc fWo In
kinemen hrotherhoods rom par
uelpating until thirty days prior &c
that time, As notice must be given OF
the ahrogation of tn. agreement on,
month ia advance of the date of it,
expiration
II the trainmen and conductors de
..d' 10 20 II alone. they will maxi
Their demands in December Prac
tloally every railroad man in the Mes
will he affected directly or indirectl,
by the movement.
Will Resist the Demands.
Railroads centering IN Chicago ar
already preparing II resist the move
ment 10 force an increase of five cent
an hour for switehmen. They say tn
!. Chicago sWitehmen are already tn
highest paid IN the world officials o
the Trunk lines are making the usua
claim that in cas- the entire list o
demands Is granted, II would result II
T. bankruptcy to many OF the roads
0 They will organize the biggest body o
! corporation representatives ever got
9 ten together in America to resist th
demands of the ~orkmen.