Evening star., 1919-08-22

President Ham Told Increase Is
Desired by Workers to Take
Effect September l.
Demands for a wage scale of 90 cents
per hour for motormen and conduc-
tors. beginning on September /; an
eight-hour day. an increase for other
employees of Is cents per hour and
other improvements in conditions or
work and wages were submitted to
the Washington Railway and Electric
Division SIS of the Amalgamated As
sociation of Street and Electric Rail-
way Employees of America.
A committee of three, consisting OF
John D. Nottre, Charles F. Cannon and
Frank Diggs. submitted an agree
ment containing twenty-nine sections
to President w. F. Ham at IL o'clock.
The amalgamated claims a members
ship of more than 500 employees out of
the total of 1.050 employees of the COM
pany.
EIeSSnIS0 len OSu6uQS.
The Brotherhood of Street Railway
Workers a few days ago presented
ten demands to the company. The
| amalgamated denies any connection
with this brotherhood. and has pre-
sented separate demands.
The brotherhood demanded a nat
| increase of 25 per cent for all en-
ployes of the Washington Railway
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| principal demand. The nine other
demands were all for improvement in
working conditions. such as the elim-
ination Of mandrake stops and other.
inconveniences.
The demands presented today are
more far reaching than those of the
| brotherhood. The agreement submit
| ted by the amafgamated. contains
twenty-nine sections or provisions.
| The principal demands were for
virtual increase of so per cent in wage
scales for conductors and motormen.
an eight-hour day, an increase of Is
cents per hour for all other employees
| (Which Is virtually an increase Of IS
per cent?. elimination of number Of
| trip runs, broad schedule revisions
and recognition of officers. commit
/ tees and representatives Of the union.
Proposal by Railway Men.
The proposed agreement containing
the demands presented to the COM
pany today follows:
| "Witnesseth, that in the operation
of the properties Of the part Of the
of the properties Of the party Of the
as follows: q
THE purpose of this agreement is to
provide the best and most satisfactory
service to the public and to provide
the best possible working condition
for the men.
TT is hereby agreed that the prop
| erly accredited officers of the company
shall meet and treat with the proper
! ly accredited officers committees
or representatives of the association
on all questions and grievances that
may arise in the future, and should
there be any that cannot be amicably
adjusted between the properly ac-
credited officers of the company and
the properly accredited officers of
the association. the same shall be sub
mitted to a temporary board of ar
bitration, to be selected in the follow
ing manner: One arbitrator shall be
chosen by the company and one
by the association. The two arbi-
traitors so chosen shall meet daily
to select the third and the three
wise meet daily for the purpose Of
adjusting said grievances; and the
decision of a majority Of said board
shall be submitted in writing to the
b.. binding upon bota parties hereto.
In the event of the failure of either
party to appoint its arbitrator within
three days after arbitration Is re-
ouested by either party, the party 90
falling shall forfeit its case.
Shall Reinstate Soldiers.
ANY member that has Joined the
Army, Navy or Marine Corps, either
through draft or voluntary enlist
ment shall be reinstated with full
seniority rights. dating from his orig
company. Further provided that such
employe was in actual service at said
time.
ANY member of the association
within the gift of the association
which requires his absence from the
service of the company shall be
granted leave of absence. upon. re-
office. and upon the expiration of his
tenure of office he shall be returned
to his proper place in the service.
maintaining his full seniority rights
from the date OF his original enter
ing into the service of the company.
and member or members appointed by
the association to perform committee
work or as delegates to conventions
shall be granted leave Of absence for
the performance of said duties as
above specified.
.'The company agrees that any em-
ploye that may be suspended or dis
charged and who. upon investigation.
is found not guilty of sufficient cause
to warrant such suspension or dis
charge, he shall be reinstafed to his
former position in the company. and
also paid for all time lost during such
suspension or discharge at his regular
rate of wages.
Want Eight-Hour Day.
Schedule on all divisions shall be
one-half time for all overtime.
Motormen and conductors shall se-
lect their runs in accordance with
their seniority in the service of the
company. The longest in continuous
service are to have first choice OF
runs and so on down the list until all
runs are filled.
"All runs shall pay eight hours of
time. No tripper or movement OF cars
shall nay less than one haur's time.
ANY motorman or conductor who.
after completing his regular as
signed run or trips, is ordered
back or held over to work extra trips
for any cause shall be paid for time
and one-half time from the time they
complete The regular days work until
finally relieved from duty.
"An motormen and conductors re-
porting for a regular run or tripper and
for any reason not their own the run or
tripper does not make its regular sched-
uled time shall be paid for full time that
the run or tripper is scheduled to make.
No regular man shall be ordered or
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