Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02
DEMAND FOR INCREASE
MADE ON ALL RAILROADS
Trainmen and Conductors Submit
Schedule Approximately 40 Per
Cent Higher Than Present Scale.
ASK ANSWER By DECEMBER 81
Managers Requested to Enter Into
Collective Movement for Handling
Proposition at Same Timc Through
Representative Committee.
Nv Associated Presnr1-,..,


CLEVELAND. OHIO, December L.
Demands were presented tor-practically
every railroad in the country to-day
for increase in wages for trainmen and
conductors, which are approximately
40 per cent highe- than the present
scale. The general chairmen of tho
two labor organizations presented the
wage schedule TO the general managers
of the railroads throughout the coun-
try to-day. The railroads are ask ed
to make answer 20 the demand by De-
cember 81 at the latest.
The railroad managers are requested
70 enter into collective movement for
the purpose OF handling the PROPOSE
tion at one and the same time through
joint committee representing au rail-
roads concerned, and the two labor
organizations stand ready to do like
wise.
1t is expected that the railroad man
ayers and the repl csentativcs of the
employees will meet In joint session
in about two weeks. probably in the
East. In effort to reach an agree
mcnt on the wage question.
To-day's demand for increased wages
is the result OF referendum vote
~ r
following the approval of the propo-
sition by the executive committees of
the several associations representing
the two organizations. which met in
Chicago November to 4, inclusive.
FIRST ARTICLE REFERS
TO PASSENGER SERVICE
Article y OF the schedule refers 10
tile passenger service as follows:
Rates to BIO paid employees on steam
trains, or upon trains propelled by
other motive power on uns OF i55 miles
5or less per day. Conductors, rot less
than 3.5 cents per mile. S5.i3 per day,
or s162.3o per month.
Ticket collectors, not less than 3
cents per mile. Si.65 per day. or S139.5o
per month.
Baggage electricians. not less than
80 cents per mile, S4.5J per day. or
S135 per month
BaEgagemen. not less than 2.5 cents
per milc. sass per day. o.. s11640 per
month.
FlaEmen and hraHemcn. not less than
2.S3 cents per milo, 1851 per day, or
St0S.30 per month
All miles in excess OF daily m.1imu,r
and extra service to he paid for at
the above rates.
Article b reads as follows:
Passenger trainmen on short turn
around runs, no single trip of which
exceeds eighty miles. including subur-
ban and branch-line service, shall be
paid overtime for all time on duty or
held for duty in excess of eight hours
computed on each run from the time
required TO report for duty until rc-
leased from duty and Responsibilities
at the end of that run) within ten
consecutive hours, and also for all timo
in excess of ten consecutive hours
computed continuously from the time
first required to report until finally re-
leased at the end Of last run. and will
he computed for each employee OH the
basis OF actual overtime worked or
held for duty. Time shall be counted
as continuous service in all cases where
the interval of release from duty at
any point does not exceed one hour.
PASSENGER TRAINMEN
PAID FOR OVERTIME
Other passenger trainmcn shall be
paid for overtime on speed basis of
not less than twenty miles per, hour,
computed continuously from tho time
required to repcrt for duty until re-
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