The Detroit times., 1917-03-19
STRIKE OFF;
TRAINMEN ARE
VICTORIOUS

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Law be held 20 be uneonstitutionAl
In this regard many proposition
were made a. both Sides but nom
waa accepts Bile until the raiircad'
exprs ssea their VILLAGE ess 20 plac.
the whole matter Ia the hands o.
rms action proceeded. as the lettsl
from the railway managers stateA
from q desire To demcnstrate % IN
| country that the railroads would no
allow their own conception OF rail-
road policy o. stand in the way o.
the fullest use or the roads at
time % severe national strain.
4 The committee considered the mat
ter Was decided that IN view Of tn
action OF congress In passing th'
AdAmson law and the necessity FOL
immediate action, that II was ees'
agreement OF. the previous day as ap.
pticabie under all conditions
Thus the provision OF the eight
hou! Law. ey asrsemsnt estysep "a.
| OF the settlement and whether th'
| supreme court holds for the validity
OF the law or against H. there vii
The following agreement WA
signed today By the railroad man
ayers committee and the brother
hood chiefs. formally settling CUES
tons over which they have beer
az odds:
New York. March 10. 1917.
settlement awarded by the COM
mittee Of the Council q National De
tense.
In all road service except passen-
ger. where schedules nov read: zoe
miles or less nine or 10 hours "
hour eight hours or less form q
basic day and ifI miles per hour
for a speed basis. for tire purpose
OF computing overtime 20 De PAID
for AZ not less than one-sighth 81 q
daily rate per hour In all yards,
switehing and hostling service. whers
schedules now read 10, ~ or u
| hours or less shall constitute q days
shall constitute a DAYS work at pres
overtime to Sc paid for at not less
than one-eighth % the daily rate per
hour.
In Yards now working on an eight
hour basis. the daily rats, shalt be
/ the present 10 hauva atandard rate,
with overtime at ons-elghth Of the
present standard daily rate
| In case the law 10 declared uncon-
| present lo-hours' pay Will constitute
a days work In hosting service.
4 In passenger service the present
mileage basis will be maintained. ON
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In passenger service the rule will Be
amended 20 read eight within 10
| hours"
For all classes OF employees In short
the TIE" rule SiSu now rsss. eight Si,sIn Il
| hours ~ will be amended 70 read
eight within 20 hours"
/ For such territory as has no mum
short turn around passenger servic,
| the eight within io-hour rule applies
| Overtime 10 be paid for At not les'
than one-eighth OF the daily rate pei
| hour
The general committees on individ
ual railroads may elect 20 retatr
present overtime rules In short turf
| around passenger service, for tn
foregoing provisions bat may no
make combination OF both 20 pro.
| provided In either basis.
In the event the law IL held 70 b
constitutional IL the foregoing set
Element Il Inconsistent with the de
will be adjusted 20 the decision. I
declared constitutional the abov'
stands with all the provisions a.
written.
The foregoing TO govern for suol
roads. classes OF employees and class
es OF service represented by the ma
tional conference committss OF Tn
Schedules except as modified h,
the above changes remain az at pres
emit. (Siguedl
FRANKLIN X. LANE,
w n WILSON
DANIEL WILLARD.
SAMUEL GOMPERS.
! " @. LEE.
w g. STONE
T. r SHEPHERD.
w s. CARTER
The National Conference Commit
tee OF Railways by Elisha Lee. chair
man