Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-12
WAGE ADVANCES
Totaling So, 100000 To
Railroad Employees
Affects 100000 Engineers. Firesnsn.
T-ainmen ard Conductors IN aoti,
Freight and Passenger Service
Retroactive Since Jan. I. 1873

TaoceS aEgTag1CnE $oa. 1"0.oen were
ordered today by Director General
Hines for 400. 300 railroad engineers
bremen t-a-nnen and conductors IN
both Passenger and freight service
members of the Zig Four" railway
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SINCE Jan
!, 1912. The bro1herhoods' demand
for time and i half pay for overtime
was granted only for men engaged
IN yard service and tor ne others
the question was referred 20 the
railroad administration 5 board Of ad-
lusfmer- No. ! already created for
consideration Of disputes relating 70
railway --alnnen or eng3nernen-
The increases were arranged ac-
cording - a oontsTnp plated schedule
one u The aims Of which vas 70 re-
store me wage relationship existing
before ne railroad increase in wages
last rear The average advance n pay
per man Per year viii be about SI5f',
This action practically completed
he var cycle Of wage increases
granted me railroad men since he
If ne railroads Is months agc. On
y i few minor requests tcr more
par -erna.n 10 be acted upon.
IacludinE Jodays order the a=E-e-
gaze pay increases allowed bT ne
railroad administration 70 the geo,
600 railroad an ployes, IS a. he -2.a
Of So 3-1-o pea 4 Year, more Than s. 3
average per man. Thus ne Total pay
roil II Americas railroads 5 -~als-c
. nearly s.. 900 te0 900 / year from
ne BASS of approximately 5000 toc--
109 or Jan. ! 1918 W1eI TIE roaos
PASSED INTO me government ; hands
The sS5 900 n00 aGde.. &c ~ pay
rolls If members Il The Big Four
brotherhoods brings the -ot-- granted
his class VI employees n The last
three years 70 approximately s@-o--
900. ao0. o. approximately $500 per
man. This taxes into consideration
SI4A ano eco estimated as the broth
e-ncod's share If re general wage
increase asst year and SO. 900 300 es
t.rna-atI as the fruit for these men
rom the A1azuson acr which esIao-
.:sned basic elgat-lou- 1aT put
iiG not put into effec; tie orother-
hoods pleas for t.ne and i aalt Tor
overtime.
Back pay sor work sicce jan :
will be gwen the brotherhood men
as soon as railway Qayrnasi=-s can
work o1t The amount due Thy may
axe 4 month or even more . CON-
pieIs.
IN announcing he Increase Direc- :
Il -tlS-
The sama principles were followed as
were applied ny che ri.iroad admin
:s7-at:on during ne war These pr2n-
c,ples included he adjustment u
wages . lv5n. COSTS and % Ta--cus
classes IF employment
In The i7l general wage advance
made bv TIE -a.l-oad administration
after me recommendation Of he
abroad wage commission. approx
na.ely s4tsa oao, ora 4 YEAR was dis
--hured among railroad employees.
A5ru- $40 tts f,1 eaa of this Went -
IRA .rme1 2nG eag:nesmen and about
s-6a 100 a91 70 other employees. On
supplemental orders about s-5o on. aaa
was added - oav-olls Of ne shop
men. a9ou. lie same "a maintenance
"a Ma l-t'I ala >&-ll2 1AftA
So. 90. .isa % -eieEnDhe-s and -a-
ion agents. Railway accountants
calculated that n -9l6 and 81. The
vea-s immediately preceding gov
e-1ne-I ccat-oi. The -a.lvar cnnpa-
MES increased wages $50 .'aj. li'9
Win me So. oha 100 added By -.3e
railroad administration he aggregate
advance Of railroad men wages n
fi1-aa years = SET at approximately
g - Q,ta 90 or about $3.50 per man.
The railroad payroll IN -91- was ca.
cula-eli a. So 30. on - -9lS :. s.
-s3S no, lt1 ana his yea. AZ s. s. q -
%.
Comparatively mail increases =
pay ara expected soon for dining
car and sleeping car employees
Director General Hines n his anal
SIS Of he wage situation indt- GOV
eminent cor;-o! EXPLAINED tha; a. -
END Of last year wages had been raised
o rae which would 1a~e ADDED So
M--n n me aggregate railroad pa
roll / i had be-. effective I1roQE5c-.
ne entire vea- re ADDED 10 his --le
sum Of s.. ;taCc 70 cover Increases .a-
and FOR dining car. sleeping car and Do
lite employees The aggregate FOR the
las: three classe- IS estimated a. SO :
90. leaTinE approximately SIS tGl.tf,a TO-
he brotherhood -la-- The aetna. pay-
nent lrder increased wage orders asst
wear was sssS nv. on according 20 N-
Hines calculation. Railroad conpanl IS
estimate e wage Increases II ,ea-sE
sItn. 1aaasa more han the railroad ID
r7inlsi-ation.
Railroad accountants calculate hat:
about 81 .dsatsa 90 year xii, ne tnr-a
coming from ne rate increase lasf -e2--
The railroad administration 5 CURES TO-
dar IN wage additions Indicate tha.
mora than D. Pc ce-.. Of ms S eate.
N n wages.
Discussing the effect Of wages - ~
Grating costs his year Ar. Hines sad
Through the elimination Of overtime
with viii re unnecessary Under peace
conditions. and through ability 70 "a
gain experienced employees who we're
lost during the var The total increase
n wages Will Ne substantially .ess o.
ne same volume OF business than he
foregoing based on The calendar rear
-ES would indicate and. OF course. TIE
increase viii De less Il he volume Of
business s less
WAR DEPT. ORDERS
DIT CT IN 600