Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-18
$4,000 RAILWAY
WORKERS DEMAND
BIG PAY INCREASE
Advance Of From 35 to 65
Per Cent Is De-
manded.
BROTHERHOOD COMMITTEES
ANNOUNCE SCALE ADOPTED
About Half of $4,000 Engines
in United States
Affected.
IMPROVEMENTS ARE SOUGHT
Ask Installation OF Mechanical
Stokcrs, Power Crate Shakers and
Automatic Door Openers.
BROTHERHOOD COMMITTEES
ANNOUNCE SCALE ADOPTED
IMPROVEMENTS ARE SOUGHT
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CLEVELAND. O.. August IA So
TO Go per cent increase in wages Is de-
manded for 117.0o0 fremen and host
Iers on railroads in the United States
ano Canada in wage scale adopted
before adjournment today by 300 gem
eral chairmen OF the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen and Enginemeu in
session here since Tuesday
Another demand TO be presented to
the director-general of railroads is
that all coal burning locomotives in
road service weighing 100000 pounds
and over. shall be equipped with me-
chan!cal stokers and that TWO firemen
shall be employed on all such locomo-
tives until they are so equipped
About half of the $4,000 engines in
the United States will come under this
proposal, only about 5000 of which are
equipped with mechanical stokers at
present
coInnttte appointed at the opening
session last Iuesday. and which only
completed and presented its report
saturday morning, discussion of which
encea some notifications were
made. but the report was adopted In the
main part
Rates for Vnrious Sections.
The more important sections of the
"a passenger service. $3.50 per day OF
100 miles or less, except when Mallet
rnS;nes are used. whea 1920 shall be
paid
Overtime in passenger service will,
DC comruted on the present basis al a
speed OF twenty miles an hour.
II freight service on engines weigh
ing less than 100000 pounds G-emsa
weighing over 100000 pounds, $3.50
per, day OF 100 miles or less. overtime
L" he computed on present basis dt a
speed OF twelve and one-half miles cer
noui.
Firemen and helpers employed in
'ocal OF way freight service. mix ed
rams. mine runs and other service
sha! be paid at minimum of 80 cents
per hundred miles or less, in addition
- the through freight rates
Flremen employed on all other
n%eains rams In unclassihed service shall be
raid through freight rates according
10 class OF engine used.
s7.2O Day for 100 Miles.
Ftremen employed on Mallet engines
IN all service, eXdept yard service
snail be paid s7.eo per day for 100
miles or less.
Firemen and helpers employed in
yard service shall be paid $3.50 per day
or eight hours or less, eXcept when
Mallet engines are used, when rate Of
demand for time and one-half for
overtime in all classes of service is
made, which will apply when men are
used on Sundays or holidays
Inside hostlers shall be paid $3.50
per day and outside hostlers $500 nor
day, and hostlers' helpers $3.50 per day.
eight hours or less TO constitute a
days work. All time work in excess
OF eight hours to he paid at rate of
time and onc-half
StOkcrs Are demanded
In addition to the demand that all
coal-burninG locomotives in road SER
vice weighing over 100000 pounds be
equipped with mechanical stokers a
demand is made that all coal-burninC
locomotives less than that weight shall
be equipped with mechanical coal
passe-s. a mechanical device operated
by steam to keep the coal within the
reach of the firemen, and that All coal
burning locomotives shall be equippcd
with powergrate shakers and auto
matte fre-door openers.
II is estimated that il will cost 5000,
00n.000 to equip the locomotives in the
United States with the difficult me-
chanical devices demanded by the fire.
men.
Another working condition dema nd :
ed is that on railroads where firemen
are required to clean locomotives they
shall be relieved of such work and that
tircmen shall be relieved Of removing
tools or supplies, loading coal. filing
lubrica tors, etc