The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-05

Members of the Brotherhood of Lo- Icomotive Engineers, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, Order of Railway Conductors and Brotherhood of Railroad Trainpen em7 ployed on the New Haven road are joihink in asmonster petition with em- ployes of other railroads to have their demand for the eight. hour day and time and a half for overtime submit ted to the Interstate Commerce Com mission for adjustment. If the Inter .stater Commerce Commission cannot act in the matter the petition requests that CongresS take such steps as will enable the commission to consider and promptly dispose of the questions |involved' s;4or to submit the nnatter to arbitration in accordance with the Newlande act. In letter the officials of the rail road mems organizations named above have acquainted local members with the re(ult Of a conference held in New York city, June 1 to June -5, between the National Conference Committee of Managers representinG railways of the Eunited States and Peter Kilduff. B. L. Es, chairman: w. J. Burke, O. R.. C., ce-chairman3 J H. A. Enochs, B. R. T., secretary; and c. J. Golf, B. l.. F.. & Ess assistant secretary. q The conference was finally broken Iof because the committees could not agree and the railroad union officials have referred the matter back to the members of their, order for further in- struction. Each member is requested at once to register his vote and for lward his name for the petition and most of the local employees of the rail- road wso are concerned have already tdone so. The letter in part roilows: ! Full interpretation was given to all of your propositions, as contained in the submission, Ito the various com
 panies represented and in return the
 National Conference Committee of Managers submitted the following
 tentative propositions, accompanied
 by the statement that it in no sense .lcommitted them to an acceptance of
 our proposals but that for purposes
 of discussion they would insist, in the
 event of any change of basis being finally agrded upon. they would apply
 as fo1loWs: Yss -s- I -la) No double compensation for the same time or service.
 I (b)V The same classification for
 the purposes of compensation to be
 applied to all members of train and
 engine crew.
 1 '(c) Two or more differently paid classes of service performed in the
 same day or trip to be paid propor. I tfonate rates according Ito class o1 ,l service with not less than a minimum day for. the combined service at the
 rate applying to the regular service of }the man or crew.
 Fs fCrews required to perform twf or more differently paid. classes .o1
 service during the same day or trir l will be paid at the rate and accord. ing to the rules governing each class of service for the time or miles en. l gagged in each and will be paid fo, combined service not less than a min.
 imurn day at the rate applying to tht irregular service"
 They accompanied these proposf
 tions by the following, which the,
 designated as a yard stick" for tn,
 purpose of measuring their applica
 tionl of their so-cal1ed tentative prop
 ositions. the yard stick reading a.
 follows:
 A road mans time will start from the time he is required to report fol
 duty except where tied up betweer 'Eterrpinals, in accordance with exist ling agreements. All work and dela,
 required at initial terminal and en Erdute will be paid as continuous tim,
 or mileage. At final destination. ex isting rule or rules concerning addi
 tional service after arrival, final ter lminal delay, etc, not to be disturbed and will be paid for pro rata unti
 the time on duty equals the. overtim, limit of the run. Tim paid for unde,
 one rule not to be paid for undei | another rule or rules."