Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-30
100 miles for the class of engine used
or for service peff ffnffned. 81

4 #. - = f. s. 4. = . 81 s,t
ously from time required for duty
until released from duty and respon'
sibility at end of day or run.
Article "a. Eight hours or less
will constitute day in all yard ano
switching service The minimum days
pay for s hours yards shall not DC
less than the present days pay foi
10 hour yards. Provided that IN
yards having minimum day of more
than 10 hours the present days pay
as in effect January l, 1916, will be
Continued with the eight hour day.
B. Time to be computed continuous
ly from time required for duty unit!
released from duty and responsiblll-
ty at end of day or run. All over
8 hours within any "a hour period to
be computed and paid for at the rate
of time and one half time.
C. All overtime to be computed on
the minute basis.
Article 3:
A. Eight hours or less at present
10 hours pay will constitute a days
work in hosting service.
B. Time to be computed continu.
ously from time required for duty
until released from duty and respon-
sibility at end of day or run. All over
8 hours within any "a hour period to
be computed and paid for at the
rate of time and one half time.
C. All overtime to be computed
on the minute basis.
Article No. A.
Any rates of pay including excess
mileage or arbitrary differentials that
are higher or any rules or conditions
of employment contained in indivi.
dual schedules in effect January /,
1916 that are more favorable to the
employees, shall not be modified or
affected by any settlement reached
in connection with these proposals.
The general committee representing
the employees on each railroad will
determine which is preferable and adj
wise the officers of their company.
Nothing in the settlement that may
be reached nthe above submitted ar
ticles is to be construed to deprive
the employees on any railroad from
retaining their present rules and ac:
cepting the rates that may be agreed
upon or retaining their present rates
and accepting and rules that may be
agreed upon.
The following reply was made by
Mr.. Coapman:.
"Your communication Of March 80
1916, giving notice of your desire to
revise present wage schedules and
agreements according to certain pro-
posals made part of that notice has
this day been received. The present
standards of rates and working condi-
Nions have been very largely fixed by
mediation and arbitration and this
company feels that they are adequate
and even liberal to the employees.
This company has no desire to change
either the existing rates of pay or
the working rules or to reduce the
earnings possibilities of the employ
ees under their existing rules, but in
asmuch as your proposals contem'
plate fundamental changes in opertlng
methods and practices on which the
schedules have been built, up, this
company hereby gives notice, in con-
formity with the schedules now in ef-
feet, that in connection with and as
a part of the consideration and dis
position of your proposals there shall
be open for consideration and dis
position those provisions in the
schedules or practices Hereunder
governing compensation in the class
es of service affected by your pro-
posals or those in conflict with the
following principles as they apply
to such cases..
A. No double compensation for the
same time or service.
B. The same classification for the
purposes of compensation to be appli'
ed to all members of a train and en-
CINE crew.
Two or more differently paid class
es of service performed in the same
day or trip to be paid proportionate
rates according to the class of service
with not less than a minimum da!
for the combined service.
Your request thai this compan!
ioin in a concerted movement WIFI
other roads will be given considera
tion and you will be advised of it:
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