Evening journal., 1918-08-01
TROLLEY WAGES UP
TO As CTS. AN HOUR.
War Labor Board Decision
Affects Workers in Cen
trail States
SAYS HIGHER FARES
MUST BE CHARGED
BY The United Press.

tion TO President Wilson that proper
legislation be enacted TO permit OF in
creased fares In cities where same are
necessary TO meet the added operating
costs. In event OF such legislation be-
ing unwise. the board calls upon the
people OF the communities affected 10
cheerfully abide by such fare increases
as local authorities recommend.
The board established the rule that
men must be given sufficient returns to
meet increased living costs and prac-
tice thrift.
For the Chicago and West Towns
Railway Company IL established the fol-
lowing wage schedules:
For motormen and conductors OF
three months experience, az cents an
hour; for the next nine months 40
cents; thereafter, as cents. Schedule
effective August 4.
For Evanston Railway Company
Motormen and conductors, hree
months experience, a cents an hour
next nine months. 43 cents, and there
after, l5 cents. Schedule effective Au-
gust
For the Cleveland Railway Company
-Motormen and conductors, effective
May 1. last, with the company allowed
until october for back payments, first
,hree months. 43 cents an hour; next
nine months, l6 cents and Thereafter
as cents.
The Cleveland award states that
''Nhen the time consumed by sWins
runs exceeds "a hours, additional pay
for the period OF excess consumed time
shall be allowed as follows: For the
fifteenth hour, IS. minutes pay; TOT
the sixteenth hour, thirty minutes
for the seventeenth hour. A5 minutes
for the eighteenth and each successive
hour, one hours pay.
ION Sundays and holidays and on
night car runs, the runs shall Dt
straight. with no more than eigh'
hours time and with ten hours pay
for eight hours time on night runs
The following schedule was set foru
sor the Columbus Railway Power and
I Light Company effective July 4: Motor
men and conductors, first three months
al cents: next nine months, IS cene
and thereafter IS cents.
The board ordered the company u
receive committees representing IN
workers and instructed against inter
ference with their rights 10 organize
= union and wear union buttons. Carl =
Fennaman. William Hagans, +. W. XII
/ liam and NJ. r. Reed, alleged TO nav
Z been discharged by the company ~eI
: ordered reinstated and TO receive pae
salary payments, - ,-,..
e The schedule for the Detroit Cnl'e
:. Railway Company, effective June
\ with the company allowed until 81
q tember 4 TO make back payments wa
3 set as follows:
. Motormen and conductors, first thre
e months. az cents an hour; next MN
< months. i6 cents, and Thereafter
e cents.
other awards follow:
I cleveland Painesville and Easter
) Railway Company, Cleveland an.
= Painesville and Ashtabula haii"a'
, Company: n. 49,.
: Nfotormen and conductors, nrst thre
months IS cents; next nine months, .
! cents. thereafter, 62 cents. Extra trips
) extra work. or tripper service IN al
/ ditIon "a the runs 10 which the mel
, are resnectlvely assigned, shall be pal'
y ,iroo and one-half for all such time
! and time and one-hslf from the com
J nletion Of their runs TO the siarunl
I iirne NJ the extra trip for extra WORK
2 Cleveland Southwestern and Colunl
s hus halfway Company, effective APT
Ia last with back pay 10 be PAID D
November 4: Motormen and conduc
TORS. Nrst three months, 3s cents; he1
nine months, 80 cents. Thereafter
cents. other employees, minimum
cents per hour. It, 60
cleveland and Eastern Traction Con
nonv effective May 4, with aloWahc
e rntiI october 1 for back pay Moiol
r non and conductors, FIRST three month
+ 9s cents: next nine months az ceht'
r thereafter, ~ cents. .,.,,
o Chicago surface lines ana eieNa''
railroads .,d .o,
II Ia, Surface lines: Motormen ana 90
L ductors. FIRST three months' 20 oenS ..
i NEXT nine months, i6 cents; hereal'e
as cents. . .x,-
fbl Elevated lines Motormen, extr
nrst three months, Al cents next III, ~,
. months. as cents; thereafter ~ 0en'
n lNotormen. regular, hrst year al
4 thereafter. 30 cents. -,
- Conductors, extra. 40 cents oonou
= tors regular. l3 cents; guards eAtl
Ie Srst three months, 81 cents; next MI
y months. 3s cents; thereafter. 3s cen
y Guards. regular, first year ana ehoi
= after. 40 cents.
I, In This case and in all other cas-
y rot otherwise noted u is stlpulat
thst the wages OF employees .other IN
notormen and conductors which hs
hean submitted 10 the arhitrators
Nxation. shall be increased by the sal
-e norcentsse that the maximum OF I
wage scale paid to motormen ana 90
ductors Is increased by the award pl
vided however that II this percents
10 increase doesn't bring the wage o. q
admit male employe up TO mlhlnl.
~ lo1s cents per hour he shall pe p'
ss,d minimum OF 1914 cents per hou
Cateshurs Railway Lighting
power Company: Effective July
Nfo,ornen and conductors, nrst thi
w ,oonths as cents next nine months
y, cents: thereafter. al cents.
az Omaha and Council Bluffs STR
~ Railway Company, enectVe july !, ~ "
eu ,ormen and conductors nrs' u,l
a months, AZ cents; next nine mohu
rs I3 cents; thereafter 10 cents.
ay Minimum for other employees az Gel
per hour. -
Overtime on swing runs TO pc co
nensated for 81 the same rate as
It's piled to Cleveland case.
l." individual employment contract
20. clared contrary 10 the principles OF
on national war labor board.
I'll international Railway Company, b
falo. n. Y, effective June 1, with os
pay due September ], motormen
conductors: First three months
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