National news. (Chicago, Ill.) 1915-19??, 1916-03-22
TO AID RAIL WAY UNIONS.
American Fsdsrstioo Will Nsip to es
tab sh Eight Hour Day.

/ American Fsdsrstoo Will Nsip 10 Is
tsbl sh Eight Hour Day.
+ The American Federation ~ Labor
has made common cause with the IN,
90 service employees of the railroads
i W the United States In the demand for
an eight hour day. with time and q
hall pay for overtime. Hugh Fraync.
general organizer In the state 1T New
York Tor the federation. In making the
announcement sail iinaRial support
would Ia voted II necessary AMI that
IN the event Of n strike general
notice would he sent out ordering l,er.
SOILS affiliated with the labor issiy To
refuse positions with the railroads.
The four hrotherhu-sis are not mem
bcrs Of the American Federation ~
Labor" SAID Mr.. Frsyne but We In
dor>e their position In this instance
The railroads have attacked the sin
teriry nf HEIR employees IN the de
mand for mn eight hour day by quot
Ing the provision for pay ~ time and a
half for overtime. This proved. the
railroads said. that what III. men
wantsi was not shorter work day.
hnt higher rate OF pay II has tsen
asserted Also thatsm.n will de- ~ III
lie work rs Possible In the eight hours
In order To get the overtime higher
pay. and a campaign Is under way Ia
Influence III. hroth.rhosis to ala ndoil
their DEMANDS for overtime
1t has t...n asserted that the over
tim" provision means an enormous In
erra>e IN ~. payr"llS and that the rail
rnads could not possibly AFFORD Ia pay
the advance asked for Has II ever
occurred Ia the railroads TINT they san
avoid paying time nnh n half overtime
by using the many extra men "n their
wnitiu: lists:
TIL" railroads mr.. asked Ia pay over
time Gully after they have worked III.
men eight hours But they arr hot
! compelled e. work the men more than
eight h"nr They ran help r-duor
the army ~ the unemployed by put
ting the extra Inrn To work after the
regulars are through. and they viii NJ
the same time ~ old the need Of pa,
ing overtime
The railroad men do not want Ia
work overtime. They are satisfied IL
work eight hours. and then go Ia their
homes II they are paid well enough I"
keep NJ American standards of living
The only way workinguan IAN H.
come better citizen i IT, have n littlr
tim. 10 himself when he IAN improve
himself have n little tim. with hi
family and c"m- INTO Ipss.-sion II
himself as -.'lf respecting citizen
Tn. American FEDERATION of lals,r
stands for the eight hour iny and vii
therefore support thu railroad hru,her
h1Tis. The federation do.s not IL.
lieve II j. true Of III. majority ~ work
ingmen thu they will do ~ liitl. work
~ l-'s~thc la Increase the burden III
"k"riin. \ railroad has the same ~,
/ I"rinuiti.S f"r Keeping it, men stead
t " Al W"rh ~, ha~ any u'h.r cmplny.r
/ Tie men viii H. hc,ier workmrn h.,
mis-" II tuur. l-i>urr VA whlrh to ln
lr"t" Themselves
Lhe Kind - w"rk duur hy those In
fh!tr"ii -.rvh'" must Ia ttAen into
> 'ei Id raliau l lr puhih. viii be H.,
ter projected and leitrr r,e,i IL lnns
hour "f W"tk ar" abolished The lives
= tho" Who traA.l are Ia the hand.
= -" "n.i 80. hud IA" public Is Ell
'.'.si T. demand that these worker
=" - and alert and faithful. which
To- aiuai - II they III" nyerwurkeI
= - - - hsIasi ihcr, will le no
49,. I'D -" American Federation
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