La Junta tribune., 1916-04-08
PROsPnCnvE RAILROAD s1RillK

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WAaG b Dsnaadsd By ~ Foss
nfoaAesAeodh and IT, Rspay q
Offlclals u Santa ~.
Railroad tfainmen-less than one
fifth Of the army Of railroad employ
es--have authorised the leaders Of
their four brotherhoods to demand
. new wage scale on all the railroads
Of the United States.
This u the first nation wide rail-
road wage movement in this coun-
try. While all men In train service
have Joined In the concerted demand.
the higher wages asked would be
received BY the freight and yard
men. who outnumber the passenger
men four TO one.
The essential features Of the de-
mands are that wages shall be cal
culated on the basis of eight hours
for 100 miles instead OF ten hours
for the same distance: and that ov-
ertime shall be paid for at one and
. half times the new higher hourly
rate.
Tho Increased pay that would be
received BY these employees under
this schedule ID estimated Al from
s76.ooo.oOo TO 100000. 900.
The business men OF the country.
appalled, BY the threat Of q nation
wide railroad strike. that would par
adlyse all industries. have emphsti.
callly taken the position that such
. calamity must not be allowed to
fall on the people.
The United States Chamber OF
Commerce. At its annual meeting In
Washington. adopted an emerssacy
resolution declaring that . national
railroad strike .would constitute an
act inimical 70 public welfare and
frausht with sArn conssausne4." :"
The board Of at > vas suu r-
ised to appoint . soecjal comp l(lse
70 Investigate the wage controversy
for the iuformation Of the see.eee
bssissa firms sasesiassd q, lfe
ehambee. I
usees lsss y slasuk. sssi. ~
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employees saolevs1 - ~ 49,
70. 7eSska ~ GonoA h rollria1 Z.
have lnstsuees1 The auehoslsed coa-
mittees Of The Order Of RAILWAY Coo.
ductors. Brothsrhood Of l.ocomotive
EnGineen, Brotheshood Of Locomo-
tive Flremen ssd Easiasmsa. and
the Brotherhood Of Railroad Train.
men. 70 prsssat 10 you the attached
proposition (No. 3SD. - Q revision
Of the schedules nov In force aad ef.
feet on our line governing employ.
60 u the Glasses Of seevics isdicat.
ID thsrsia.
This proposition b bsins prsssnt.
I'd 70 other roads u the territory o.
the asns date this request ID made
upoa our iiss. aad Il u dssirsd that
answer 70 our proDosai b made II
writing 10 the undsrsigned commit
to- oa or before April -. 1915.
TIE employees preeossisoa 10 q
fellows:
Article I. (aD II al road see.
vice ies aiIss o. lsss. sisht heuss
OF isss Win eeessituts . day. sxespt
10 passsssss sesvics. lliss n a.
cess Of 100 VIII - paid fos q ~
sane rate pr nile.
d. o. suss Of lee miles o.
lees overtime wiil besia ae tAs q.
Dlratioa Of sisht hesss.
(cD o. suns ee evsf leo miles.
overtime Will bseis whss ths tine
on duty exceeds The miles run divld.
ed By isk nilss pes hour.
(dD All overtime 70 b. comput.
ed on the minuts basis and paid for
at time aad oas-haif ttmss The pro
rata rate.
tsD No oss shsil rscsive LEES Tor
eight hours or lee miles. thea thsy
Row seosive Tor . niaihua dsy o.
100 milss Tor ths class Of sasiss
used or for service Dssfosmsd.
~ rns wtii ~ computed eos
tiaonsiy frea time sssulss1 for
duty uatil released ssso dusy ssl
responsibility q sed e ~ ~ sus.
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