The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-04-06

hours, the present days pay, as in eff
feet January /, 1916, will be contin-
ued with the eight-hour day.
(b) Time to be computed continu-
ously from time required for duty I'M
til released from duty and responsible
ity at end of day or run. All over
eight hours within any twenty-four-
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 III.
Ca Eight hours or less, at present
ten hours pay, will constitute days
worf ii hosting service.
(h) Time to be computed continu-
ousiy from time required for duty I'M
til r4le Ased from duty and repsonsibil-
ity 1t end Of day and run. All over
eie u hours within any twenty four
hour | erIOI 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 ".
Any rates CT pay, including excess
mileage or arbitrary differentials that
are higher, OF any rules or conditions
of employment contained in individual
schedules in effect Januarl l, 1916,
that are more favorable to the en-
ploycs, shall not be modified or affect
ed by any settlement reached in con-
nection with these proposals. The gen.
eral committee representing the en-
plOyeS on each railroad will determine
which is preferable and advise the Off
GERS of their company. Nothing in
the settlement that may be reached
on the above submitted articles is to
be construed to deprive the employees
on any railroad from retaining their
present rules and accepting any rates
that may be agreed upon or retaining
their present rates and accepting any
rules that may be agreed upon.
Offer Counter Proposals.
The company Immediately countered
by handing the trainmen's committee
the following propositions:
"Your proposition of March 80, Civ
ing notice of your desire to revise
present wage schedules and agree
ments, according to certain proposals
made a part of that notice, has this
DAY Deen received.
"Your request that this company
join in a concerted movement with
other roads will be given consideration
and you will be advised of the deci-
sion as soon as practicable.
"The present standards of rates and
working conditions have been very
largely fixed by mediation and arbi-
tration, 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, nor
to reduce the earning possibilities of
the employees under these existing
rules, but inasmuch as your proposals
| contemplate fundamental changes in
operating methods and practices on
which the schedules have been built
up, this company hereby gives notice,
in conformity with the schedules now
in effect, that in connection with and
as part of the consideration and dis
position of your proposals there shall
be open for consideration and DISPOSE
| ton those provisions in the schedules
or practices Hereunder governing
compensation in the classes of service
affected by your proposals or those III
conflict with the following principles
as they apply to such classes:
| the same time or service.
"(a) No double compensation for
"(b) The same classification for the
purposes of compensation to be ap-
piled to all members of train and
engine crew.
"(c) Two or more differently paid
classes of service performed in the
same day or trip to be paid proport-
ion rates according to the class of
service, with not less than a minimum
day for the combined service"
Adv