The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-31
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creased coma- a-a.io jI. utnst im-
puttar, "a. Eaie5 .zyV.yo- Changing
ias basis das u4a. jaa 20 ,ieht hours
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This is to s8,ts5 yaaf employees
employed on Gnif ra,3r4d0 g. santa
Fo railway have ta.trwt,d fa, author.
lied committees 90 tlp y. II l.. ".
o. B G., y. Ol L. T., anG 49, OF Il. T.
"a present to you The attached prcp0-
sition number thirty-tve as a revision
OF schedules now in force and effect
on our line governing employees in
the classes of service indicated therein.
In accordance with the terms of
our present arrangements kindly aC-
cept this as the official notice of our
desire to revise to the extent named
our present schedules or agreements.
We request that you Join with other
railway managements in the United
States and enter inyo u collective
movement for handling this PROPOSE
ton at one and the same time through
a Joint committee representing all
railroads concerned and we are in
structed to advise you that the or
ganiZations stand ready to do like
wise. This proposition is being pre-
scented to other roads in the terri
tory on the same date this request is
made upon our line, and it is desired
that answer to our proposal be made
in writing to the undersigned commit
tee on or before April %, 1916. In
submitting this proposition we de-
sire that it be understood that all
rates, rules and conditions in our
agreements not especially affected by
these proposed amendments shall re-
main unchanged, subject in the future
by negotiating with proper officials
and committees as has been the prac-
tice in the past. 1t is our request that
all lines or divisions of railway oper-
ated or controlled by Gulf, Colorado
& Santa E'e Railway shall be included
in these negotiations and that any
agreement reached shall apply alike
to all such lines of railway. 1t is to
be understood that any settlement of
these questions that may be agreed
upon by this cooperative movement
will not become effective on roads
where agreements or arbitration
awards exist until the expiration of
the period named therein.
Article Ia. In all road service one
hundred miles or less, eight hours or
less, will constitute a day except in
passenger service, miles in excess OF
one hundred will be paid for at the
same rate per mile.
b. On runs of one hundred miles or
less overtime will begin at the eXpira-
ton of eight hours.
C. On runs of over one hundred
miles overtime will begin when the
time on duty exceeds the miles run
divided by twelve and one-half miles
per hour.
d. All overtime to be computed on
the minute basis and paid for at time
and one-half times the prorate rate.
e. No one shall receive less for
eight hours or one hundred miles than
they now receive for a minimum day
or one hundred miles for the class of
engine used or for service performed.
f. Time will be computed continu'
ously from time required for duty until
released from duty and responsibility
at end of run or day.
Article "a. Eight hours or less
will constitute day in all yard and
switching service, the minimum day
pay for eight hours in yards shall not
be less than the present days pay for
ten hours IN yaruS. IToNIueu lAdI III
wards having a minimum day of more
than ten hours, the present days pay
as in effect January l, 1916, will be
continued with the eight-hour day.
b. Time to be computed continu
ously from time required for duty un
til released from duty and responsibili
" at end of day or run. All over eight
hours within any twenty-four hours
period to be computed and paid for 81
the rate of time and one-half time.
G. All overtime to be computed on
/ the minute basis.
Article 3-a. Eight hours or. less al
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