The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-12-02
TRAINMEN ASK
4OP.C. RAISE0N
ALL RAILWAYS
BrOtherhOOds Put Demands
in Hands of All General
Managers at Once.
ASH ANSWER BY DEC. 81
They Stipulate That Crews
Are Not to Be Reduced or the
Mileage Increased.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. Dec. 1.-Practically
every railroad In the United States re-
ceived to-day a request from the
Brotherhood OF Railroad Trainmen and
the Order Of Railway Conductors for
increased wages approximating 40 per
cent The general chairInen of Both
labor organizations were to present the
wage schedule to the general managers
of the roads throughout the country to-
day.
The new wage scale is signed BY w.
g. Lee. president OF the brotherhood OF
Railroad Trainmen. and A. B. Garret-
son. president OF the Order of Railway
Conductors. A request that an answer
to the proposal be made in writing to
the general chairmen Of the labor
organizations on or before December
81. 1917, accompanies the schedule.
Article A Of the schedule refers to
passenger service as follows
"Rates to be paid employees on steam
trains. or upon trains propelled BY other
motive power. on runs Of 1S5 miles or
less a day: Conductors. not less than
s.5 cents a mile, s5.4a a day. or s1ss.so
a month.
Ticket collectors, not less than 3
cents n mile. s4.S5 a day, or S139.50
a month
Baggage electricians. not less than
2.S cents u mile. $3.50 day, or $135
month.
BagEagemen. not less than rs cents
= mile, 1888 a day, or 3116.60 a month.
In M 1nsa ft,o =,
2.33 cents a mile, 1851 a day. or $10S.30
a month.
All miles In cHcess OF daily minimum
and extra service to be paid for at the
above rates.
Overtime for Trainmsn.
Article B-Passenger trainmen on
short turn around runs. no single trip Of
which exceeds eighty miles, including
suburban and branch line service. shall
he paid overtime for all time on duty or
held for duty in excess OF eight hours
computed on each run from tho Hme re-
auired to report for duty until released
from duty and responsibility at the end
Of that run) within ten consecutive hours,
ard also for all time In excess of ten con-
secutive hours computed continuously
from the time first required to report until
finally released at end o. last run, and
will he computed for each employee on
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
poirt does not exceed one hour.
"Other passenger tratrmen shall be
pa!i Cor overtime on a speed basis of not
Less than twenty miles an hour, com
puted continuously from the time re-
lured 10 report for duty until released!
at the end Of last run. Overtime shall
be computed on the basis of actual over
time worked or held for duty,
"Overt!me In all passenger service
per hour shall not be less than one
eighth of the daily rate.
Article c--ReYuiar assigned pas
aenger tfainmen who are ready for SER
vice The entire month and who do not
lay or of their own accord shall receive
:, monthly guarantee as set forth In
Article a. as a minimum for the calen-
dar month. exclusive OF overtime and
extra service.
Crews Not TO Be Reduced.
article D-Reduction Of crews or IN
crease in mileage In passenger service
from assignments in effect November /
1917. shall not be made II such change
affects any portion Of these increases
in wages.
Article E. paragraph I. refers to
freight service as follows: Through
and irregular freight. snow plough and
circus trains to he paid as follows: Con-
ductor., 52 cents q mile fiagmen and
brakemen, 3.SI cents mile.
Runs OF 100 miles or less. eight hours
or less, either straightaway or turn
ar~-Iad. ts % paid for as 100 mics
overtime pro rata actual minutes to be
counted
Article T.. paragraph - Local. way
frsiAht, mixed, pick UP or drop, mine
roustabout. pusher or helper. work
wreck and construction service to BE-
paid rs follows: Conductors, 5.S cents
a mile hagmen and brakemcn, 4.29
cents a mile. Runs Of 100 miles or less
eight hours or less, either straightaway
or turn around, to be paid for as 100
miles; overtime pro rata actual minutes
to be counted"
Article r, paragraph 1, dealing with
milk ~-rvice, reads as follows:
TN roads where train crews are 70
uui-ed to load OF unload milk or milk
cans into or from cars or stations they
will be paid way freight rates as pro-
yided in article r. paragraph 2. On
roads where train crews are not re-
uujred to load or unload milk or milk
cans into or from cars or stations they
will be paid the rates as provided In
article r, paragraph I.