Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-11-26
|. A. & ". WAGES
National War Labor
Board Decision
Schedule Of Increases Vary Accord
ing to Length of Time Empioye
Has Been With Road-Inerease
Are for Duration of the War Only

The local management OF the l., A
g. ". Street Railway has recently re-
ceived notification of the decision of
the National War Board relative to
wage increases to employees of the road
The following is a copy of the decision:
Amalgamated Association of Street
and Electric Railway Employees Of
America, Divisions No. 72l and No. 72i,
VS.. Lewiston, Augusta and Waterville
Street Railway Co.
The undersigned were agreed upon by
both parties as arbitrators to hear and
adjudcate this controversy, and hereby
make the following findings and award ::
1. Wages
The arbitrators are fixing these rates
for the period of the war only, and
therefore have substituted for more ex-
| tended graduatons of rates by years a
shorter period for the increases.
The wage scale for all motormen and
conductors shall be: For the first three
months of service, SO cents per hour;
for the next nine months Of service, Al
cents per hour; thereafter, 43 cents per
hour.
.. Wages of Other Employees
The wages of employees other than
motormen and conductors, which have
been submitted to the arbitrators for
fixation, shall be increased by the same
percentage that the minimum of the
wage scale paid to motormen and con-
ductors is increased by this award, the
percentage increase to be applied to the
wage rates set forth in the agreement
between the company and the associa-
ton and not to the wage rates as in
creased since the date of the said agree
ment; provided, however, that if this
increase does not bring the wage of any
adult male employe up to a minimum of
42h cents per hour he shall be paid said
minimum of 42I cents per hour up to
not more than 10 hours work per day.
Where women are employed in the same
classification as men they shall be paid
equal pay for equal work. The fore
going provisions shall not apply to such
employees who already are receiving
union craft rates, nor operate so as to
increase their wages beyond such rates
.. Interpretation of Award.
For the purpose of securing a proper
| Interpretation of this award the secre-
tary of the National War Labor Board
shall appoint an examiner, who shall
hear any difference arising in respect to
the award between the parties and
promptly render his decision, from
ich an appeal may be taken by either
party to the arbitrators making the
award. Pending final adjudication
upon the appeal the decision of the ex-
aminer shall be binding, except as pro-
vided in the rules Of the board.
4. Date Effective.
BY agreement between the parties this
award is to take effect as of the date
on which it is made. 1t shall continue
for the duration q the war, except that
either party may reopen the case at
periods Of six months interval. Begin
ming May I, 1919, for such adjustments
as changed conditions may render
necessary.
g. Financial Recommendation.
This increase in wages will add sub
stantially to the operating cost of the
company and will require a reconsider
alton by the proper authorities of the
fare which the company is allowed by
law to collect from its passengers.
We me- Ike part of this award the
words we have used in the award in the
Cleveland case:
I'VE have recommended to the
President that special congressional
legislation be enacted to enable some