Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-03-24
RAILROAD STRIKE
IS DECLARED OFF
CONCESSION OF EIGHT-HoUR DAY
TO EMPLOYEES AVERTs MA
TIoNWiDE TIEUP.
ADAMS0N LAW HELD VALID
U. S. Supreme Court Declares Act Of
Congress to Be Constitutional
international Crisis Hastens
Settlement.

Washington, D. c., March 20-The
United States Supreme court on Mon
day upheld the Adamson eight-hour
Law.
New York. March 20-The railroads
have met the fullest demands Of the
Adamson eight-hour law and thereby
syerted the threatened nationwide
strike, with the country on the verge
Of its most serious crisis.
Patriotism, swayed to its height by
the sinking OF three American vessels,
brought from the railway managers
| committee on Monday the announce
ment that they would accept the broth
erhood chiefs demands rather than
give the impression at home or abroad
that the efficient operation of the
| countrys railways will be hampered
or impaired in the face of it's latest
peril
The railroads surrendered complete
ly leaving their end of the adjustment
entirely in the hands OF President viii
sons mediation board A Joint com
mittee is 10 thrash out the minute de
tails
The railway managers agreement
with the brotherhoods to put into op
GRAFTON the eight hour day, on ten
hour pay basis, with pro rata pay fol
overtime, means approximately $1,000
COO p week added to the pay rolls OF
| the railroads Thirteen million dol
| lars extra back pay, dated from Jan /,
when the Adamson law was to have
become effective, will be distributed
among 400 trainmen.
The decision means that the brother.
! hoods have Won an important victory,
although It does not bring them all
their original demands.
Text Of the Agreement.
The following agreement was signed
| by the railway managers committee
and the brotherhood chiefs:
IN all road service. except pas
! Fenger. where schedules now read:
Our hundred miles or less, nine or
| ten hours, or less, overtime at ten
or eleven miles per hour eight hours
or less for a basic day. and twelve
and half miles per hour for speed
basis for the purpose of computing
overtime 10 be paid for at not less
than one eighth OF a daily rate per
hour In all yards. switching and
hosting service, where schedules now
read ten. eleven or twelve hours or
tG Il.
sert eight hours or less shall constl.
tute a days work at present ten hours
! pay
Overtime TO be paid for at not
less than one-eighth Of the daily rate
per hour.
''In Yards now working ON an eight
hcaf basis the daily rate shall be the
present ten hours standard rate with
overtime at one-eiehth of the present
stan lard daily rate.
In case the law is declared uucon-
Etitutoual, eight hours or less at pres,
! ent zen hours pay will constitute a
days work in hosting service.
IN passenger service the present
milaRe basis will be maintained. On
roads now having a fiat ten-hour day
in passenger service, the rule will be
amended 10 read eight within ten
| hours
For all classes of employees in short
! turn around passenger service. where
! the rule now reads; eight within
/ twelve hours. IL will be amended to
|. read eight within ten hours
For such territory as has no mum.
her al hours fer a days work in short
! turn around passenger service. the
eight within ten hour rule applies.
Overtime 20 be paid for at not less
than one-eighth Of the daily rate per
hour
The general committees on indi.
yi6ual roads may elect to retain pres
emf overtime rules in short turn
around passenger service. or the for
eong provisions. but may not make
combination of both to produce
greater compensation than is provided
in either basis"
In the event the law Is held to b.
constitutional if the foregoing settle
ment is Inconsistent with the decision
of the court the application will be
adjusted 20 the decision II declared
Unconstitutional. the above stands
with an the provisions as written.
The foregoing to govern for such
roads. classes Of employees and classes
o' service represented by the national
conference committee Of the railways.
The schedules. except as modide
by the above changes remain as at
present
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