The Detroit times., 1917-03-19
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TRAINMEN ARE
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Law be held 20 be Unconstitutional
IN .Ais made xs 70 both Ran ssa.s but non.
/ MAS acceptable until the RAILROADS
| expressed their willingness 20 place
the whole matter In the hands OF
This action proceeded. an the lsttss
| from the railway managers states
4 from a desire 10 demonstrate 20 ths
country that the railroads would not
road policy 10 stand In the way OF
the fullest use OF the roads &C q
time OF severe national strata
The committee considered the mat
action OF congress in passing tbs
AdAmson Law and the necessity for
immediate action. that " was best
70 adopt at once the MEMORANDUM
pficabis under ali conditions
Thus the provision Of the eight
hour law oy asreement eetween the
supreme court holds for the validity
OF the law OF against a. there VII
The following agreement was
signed today by the railroad man
ayers committee and the brother.
hood chiefs. formally settling ques.
tons over which they have been
AZ odds:
New York. March 10. 1917.
Settlement awarded By the com
mittes OF the Council OF National De-
IN all road service except psssen-
ger. where schedules now read: 'lo0
miles or less. nine or 10 hours or
less; overtime .,s, ~ 10 or 4 mile , per
basic dav and aal miles Per hour
FOR a speed bassaF for ire purpose
OF computing overtime 10 be paid
for at not less than one-eighth Of a
switching and hosting service. where
schedules now read 10, IL or =
hours or less shall constitute = days
work insert eight hours or less
shall constitute a days work at pres
overtime 10 Sc paid for at net less
than ons-sighth OF the daily rate per
hour.
In Yards now working on an eight
the present 10 hours standard rate.
with overtime at one eighth of the
present standard daily rate.
In case the law IL declared unecn-
present lo-hours pay will constitute
n days work In hosting service.
In passenger service the present
mileage basis viii be maintained. On
roads now having a Sat ie-hour day
in passenger service the rule will be
amended 20 read eight within 10
hours"
For all glasses OF employees In short
turn around passenger service. wh~re
the rule now reads eight within ~
hours" " Will be amended 20 read
eight within 10 hours."
For such territory as has no num-
Der OF hours for days work In
abort turn around passenger service
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Overtime 70 be paid for at not less
than one-eiEhth OF the daily rate per
hour.
The general committees on individ-
nal railroads may elect TO retain
present overtime rules in short turn
around pR6serger service. for the
foregoing provisions but may not
make combination OF both 20 pro-
provided in either basis.
In the event the law IL held 90 Be
constitutional. n the foregoing set
Element 10 Inconsistent with the de-
cislon of the court the application
Wiil be adjusted 70 the decision. II
declared constitutional the above
stands with all the provisions as
written
The foregoing to govern for such
roads classes % employees and etasa-
es Of service represented BY the ma
tional conference COMMITTEES OF the
Schedules except as modified ~
the above changes remain as at pres
eut fsigned)
FRANEIsfN X LAME,
w " WILSON.
DANIEL WILLARD.
SAMUEL 0OMPERs.
Accented BY:
W O. LEE
W a STONE
L g SHEPHERD.
w. 3. CARTER
The National Conference Commit
tee OF Railways BY Elisha Lee. chair
man.