La Junta tribune., 1916-04-08
rnosrscrIvE RAnaoAD go
tcoasinued fron rir.s rass,

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(Continued from FiIst Paeel
I'd On the minute basis. sl
Article 3. (a) Eight honrs ~
less It present ten hours -pay. wt1l
constitute days WORK u hestling
service.
| (bl Time % b computed CO.,
tinously from time required Tor ~
y until released from duty and -
sponsibility a end Of day or m.
All over eight hours within any
twenty-four hour period 70 b coua-
puted and paid for at the rate q
time and onc-haif time. Il
(c) All overtime to be computed
ON the minute basis.
Article 4. Any rates Of pay. In
cluding mileage or arbitrary differ
entails that are higher. or any rules
or conditions OF employment co.,
tained In individual schedules In ~
feet January I. 1915. that ars more
favorable 70 the employees. shall not
be modified or affected BY any ct
tlement reached In connection with
these proposals. The general COM
mittee representing the employees on
each railroad will determine which
Is preferable and advise the officers
OF their company. Nothing In tho
settlement that may be reached on
the above submitted articles IL TO be
construed to deprive the employees
on railroad from retaining their pres
ent rules and accepting any rates
that may be agreed upon or retain
Ing their present rates and accept
Ing any rules that may be agreed
upon.
The reply Of officials OF the San
Ia Fe under date Of March 3lst. fol-
lows:
Your proposition applies to The
Atchison. Topeka Z Santa Fe Rail-
way Company and leased dimes. Pan
handle 4 Santa Fe Railway COM
pany and Rio Grande II Paso and
Santa Fe Railroad Company.
The present standards Of rates
and working conditions have bssn
very largely fixed by mediation and
arbitration. and these companies
feel that they are adequate and evea
liberal to the employees. These COM
panies have NO desire to change
either the existing rates Of pay or
the working rules. nor TO reduce the
earning possibilities Of the employ
20 under their existing rules. but In
asmuch ~ your proposals contem-
plate fundamental changes in oper-
ating methods and practices on
which the schedules have been built
up. these companies hereby give mo-
tice In conformity With the schedules
nov In effect that in connection
with and ~ part OF the considera-
+, tion and disposition Of your propos-
ais there shall be open for consider
alton and disposition those provi-
,. stons In the schedules Or practices
hereunder governing compensation
In the classes Of service affected by
your proposals. or those In conflict
with the following principles o. they
apply 70 such classss:
taD No double compensation for
the same tine Or service.
10 TIE saos' classification for
ehs purpose Of compeasation 10 be
applied 70 all msnbsfs Of . train
asd sagias. crew.
(el Two Of more differently
Dsid eiassss es service psrsormed In
ths aaos day o. UP % - paid pro-
possioasts ratess aeeosdlag 70 the
clao q sssvics WITH see lsss than
0islnua day Tor ths eonblned ser.
vses.
~ orr Deeseat eoalsacts do not
esasis = satsa. sulss sad regulations
eevsssine ths saplsynsat Of host
lsss. yeuf Dsooesleiea caanet b. con.
sl1essd ~ tAsse eenpaalss % sppli.
cab's v that class Of service.
~ % jetnlns oshsr railway com.
pssiss u ths Uaiesd States and en-
esriag iato . eolIsesivs movsmrn, as
rsesssssd II ehe tAird Dassgrsph Of
yess Deetss. vSah - alviss that this
feature q yoas Dreeositlos viii he
sekse ss1se eeassdssssien and ad.
vies givsa later.
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