Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-23

who have been in continuous service
from the time of entering the EN-
ployment of the company and who
were on strike in September, 1917.
shall be given their original posi-
ton and seniority at their respec-
tive divisions if they returned to
work within so days of the date Of
the strike. 1t also demands that
carmen shall be assigned to runs
based upon their seniority of con-
tinuous service.
Working Conditions Demands.
Clause three, covering working
conditions demands that no carman
shall be allowed to pick and have as
signed to himself more than one ex-
ira run, that no carman having reg
ular run shall at any time be as
signed to an extra, special, or tripper
| until all extra men have been as
signed; that no carmen shall be COM
PEELED to take out another regular.
extra, special or tripper run, except
during an emergency or upon a spe-
cial occasion, after having completed
his regular run; that 60 per cent of
the runs in each division shall be
known as straight runs without any
meal relief, the remaining 40 per cent
to be Known as swing runs of which
50 per cent shall complete their
days work within II consecutive
hours, and the balance of the runs to
be completed within IA consecutive
hours; and that all carmen assigned
to sweepers, snow plows or salt car
work shall be released after con-
secutive hours.
Extra for Overtime.
Time and half pay for time over
10 hours work is demanded in the
compensation clause. The scale of
wages is fixed at IS cents an hour
for the first three months of contin-
uous service, 20 cents for the next
nine months of service, and IS cents
after one year of service.
Gar placers are to be at the same
rate as trainmen, pitmen and other
mechanics working in car houses:
first three months, S. cents; next
nine months, so cents, and after one
year, IS cents per hour. Men en-
ployed in the wash rack and other
laborers in the car houses are to
be paid 50 cents per hour fiat, with
a minimum of SIS day. Extra men
are to be guaranteed S. day, if
they make the required amount Of
reports, whether they are regular
men or not
Toll takers on the Douglas
street bridge are to have an eight
hour day, to he worked as straight
time. Wages for tollmen are fixed
at Is cents an hour"
Reliefs and Vacations.
The clause covering reliefs and
vacations is as follows:
"All regular men shall be al
lowed to lay off at least two days
each month or more if possible;
trainmen are to be allowed two
weeks vacation each year with pay
after one years continuous service.
Each car placer to be off duty every
alternate Sunday until noon with
the exception of bad weather, and
vacation of two weeks with pay
after year of service. The COM
pany agrees that all employees who
are officers or members of the
union, who may be called upon to
serve the union shall have prefer
ence in getting leaves of absence
and that they will be excused by the
foreman and his run filled until he
returns to work. Any member of
the union elected or appointed to
an office in the union, which re-
quires his absence from work shall,
upon retiring from the office, be re-
instated to his former position with
out loss of seniority rights"
Separate Demands Made.
Separate demands are included in
the agreement made by the Twenty
second and Nicholas street car barn
employees. They include Is per
cent increase over the present wage.
1t is demanded that no employee of
the company shall be discharged on
the unsupported word of road Of
ficer, or foreman, without a full and
fair hearing. 1t is also provided
that any employee taken out of the
service for any cause shall have the
right to full investigation and to
be represented by any one of his
choice. If the charge is not proved
by the company, he is to be rein
stated to his former position. When
it is proven that any road officer
or foreman has Disseminated against
any member of the association, or
any of the articles in the agreement,
he must be removed from the en-
ploy of the company.
All appointments to positions as
road officers or foremen shall be
made from the ranks of the train
men.
The agreement presented yester-
day to the company will be in force,
if signed, until June IS, 1920, and |
shall continue thereafter until either |
party has given the other 80 days
notice of their desire to change.