South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-27
Demands Calling For An In
crease of Pay For Motor
men and Conductors Are
Handed Officials.
INSIST ON HAVING AN
ANSWER SATURDAY NOON
Plan, 1t is Said, is Not to De-
Sert Cars Then But to Re-
fuse to Report Sun
day Morning.

South Bends threatened car strike
may e called Saturday or Sunday if
the salary demands of the car en-
ployes are not met by that time
Pres't Claude +. Barnes OF the new
~ formed organization. presented the
written demands of the union to
Supt r. J. Hardy at 10 O'Clock Fri
gay morning.
With the demands was a letter
signed by the officers of the union
and by Thomas r. Shine. organizer,
saying that If no answer had been
received by noon Saturday steps
would be taken 10 enforce the de-
mands. This step will be a strike
measure.
Car service viii not stop Saturday
noon. according TO word passed 10
the men but if an answer has not
been received by that time the men
win refuse to report for duty sun
day morning These are understood
10 he the orders which have been
issued 20 the men.
Adopt New Wage scale.
The new wage scale adopted at a
meeting OF the men early Friday
morning and presented TO the com
PAM Friday provides that extra men
and regulars be paid % cents an
hour for the first six months: 25
cents an hour for the second six
months. rs cents an hour for the
third six months and so cents an
hour for two years and over.
Under the present contract be-
tween the men and the company 20
cents an hour is paid the first six
months 81 cents an hour the second
six months. p cents an hour the
second years. % cents an hour the
third year and q cents an hour
the fourth year and IS cents an
hour the NTH year.
IL will be seen that the minimum
wage demanded by the men under
the new scale is equal to the wage
men have been receiving who have
been working two years At the
end Of two years the men will re-
ceiye five cents as hour more than
they die for five years service under
the old scale
WIZ Meet Company.
Pres't Claude Barnes said Friday
morning that the union would go
half way with the street car com
pauy in any steps which might be
taken IF they want 10 confer with
committee we will appoint a com
mittee II they do not want to con-
fer with "a committee. all right. The
answer must be made by noon sat
urday"
Outside officials of the company
will not DE called 10 South Bend u
handle the situation MT Hardy
viii get I'm touch with them but viii
not ask them 10 come here Tie
would not intimate how the de-
mands OF the men will be handled
The company contract says that il
will not recognize any union or or
Eanization among the men but thi:
clause will no doubt be disregarded
for the time being at least Mr.
Hardy did not say how soon M
would answer the demands.
Want Union Recognized.
An answer 90 the letter viii fore,
recognition Of the new organization
FOR ii states specifically that tn,
scale is a contract between Division
No. 747 OF the Amalgamated Asso
citation OF Street and Electric Rail
way Employees OF America and th'
chicago. South Bend and NortherI
Indiana Railway Co.
The wage scale as adopted az Fri
dav mornings meeting contains tn
provision that men shall not be TIE
auired 20 work more than eight an,
half hours in any twelve. and TIA
working hours for any day shall no
exceed fourteen For every hou
over eight and half time and
half will be demanded
Regularly employed conductor
and motormen who instruct ne'
men viii receive FIVE cents for ever
hour they serve as instructors
Every employe viii have at leas
one day of in 15. days OF rest 10 b
arranged by representatives OF IN
union or by the men themselve'
ANY man who puts in less than eigh
hours OF active service i'm da
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