The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-30

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The Demands.
The demands in full follow:
Article L (a) In all road service 100
miles or less, s hours or less will con-
stitute day, except in passenger service,
the same rate per mile.
OBJ on runs of 100 miles or less over
| time will begin at the expiration of
4 hours.
(c) On runs of over 100 miles, over
| time will begin when the. time on duty
exceeds the miles run divided by 12H
ID All overtime to be computed on the
/ minute basis and paid for at time and
one-half times the pro rata rate.
(e) No one shall receive less for eight
for a minimum day or 100 miles for the
class of engine used or for service per-
| (D Time will be computed continuously
| from time required for duty until released
from duty and responsibility at end of day
Article .. (a) Eight hours or less will
constitute day in all yard and switching
| service. The minimum days pay for
i hour yards shall not be less than the pres
ent days pay for 10 hours yards. Provided,
that in yards having minimum day of
ns in eject IT, Ja2uay the BIG viii be
tinued with the eight hour day.
(b) Time to be computed continuously
from duty and responsibility at end of day
or run. All over hours within any "a
at the rate of time and one-haIf time.
! (c) All overtime to be computed on the
minute basis.
Article g. (a) Eight hours or less at
present 10 hours pay, will constitute a days
work in hosting service.
/ OBJ Time to be computed continuously
! from time required for duty until re
leased from duty and responsibility at end
"a 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 4. Any rates of pay, including
excess mileage or arbitrary differentials
that are higher, or any rules or conditions
| of employment contained in individual
/ schedules in effect January 1, 1916 that
are more favorable to the employees, shall
ment reached in connection with these pro-
posals. The general committee represent
! ing the employees on each railroad will de-
/ terIn1ne which is preferable and advise
the officers of their company. Nothing in
! the settlement that may be reached on the
above submitted articles is to be
strued to deprive the employees on any
railroad from retaining their present rules
and accepting any rates that may be agreed
upon retaining their present rates and
accepting any rules that may be agreed
! upon.
/ Letter to General Manager Kouns.
/ Accompanying the demands, the fol-
lowing letter was sent to Mr.. Kouns:
Topeka, Kansas, March %, 1916.
Messrs; c. W. hOuns, General Manager,
/ A, t. & S. F: R'y, Topeka. Kansas.
Dear SirS-Thfs is to advise you that
! peka & Santa Fe Railroad have instructed
! the authorized committees of the Order of
| Railway Conductors, brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers, Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen and Enginemen, and
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, to pre-
sent to you the attached proposition mo.
! 35) a revision of the schedules now in
force and effect on our line governing en-
| ployees in the classes of service indicated
| therein.
In accordance with the terms of our
present agreements, kindly accept this as
the official notice of our desire to revise
to the extent named, our present sched-
ules agreements.
We request that you join with other
railway arrangements in the United States
and enter into a collective movement for
the purpose of handling this proposition
| a joint committee representing all rail-
roads concerned and we are instructed to
advise you that the organizations stand
ready to do likewise.
/ This proposition is being presented to
| other roads in the territory the same
date this request lis made upon our line
posal be made in writing to the under
/ signed committee or before April 10Th,
1915.
In submitting this proposition we desire
and conditions in our agreements not
specifically affected by these proposed
amendments shall remain unchanged, sub
Ject to changes in the future by negotiat-
ing with proper officials and committees
! as have been the case in the past
1t Is our request that all lines divi-
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
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 settle
ment of these questions that may be agreed
upon by this cooperative movement will
not become effective on roads where agree
ments or arbitration awards exist until the
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