The Washington times., 1919-04-11
RAILROAD MEN GET
INCREASE IN PAY
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the added burden OF expense which
VIII accrue as a result OF the increass
was obtainable by Railroad Admins
tration officials They esffmated-tha
IF increases sought by the train and
engine men. dining and sleeping cal
employees and railroad police had been
IN effect under last years conditions
the additional advances on theae ac-
counts would total about So, SOC, ,00C
annually"
Rates Of old and New vase.
A comparison OF the 1917 wages OF
the four brotherhoods and the wages
now ordered is given below. II COW
ers occupation, 1917 wage, and the
new wage: -
Passenger conductors s1S5 to S1ss
per month; $3.50.
Passenger baggagemen, S71.6O to
S1O0 per month; S12ASO.
Passenger brakemen, s6s 10 to SEQ
per month; S12O.
Passenger engineers, s4.47 per day;
Passenger hrsmen. se.ss per day;
Freight conductors, s4Os per. day;
$40.
Freight braksmsn, &27s per day;
Freight engineers, 1888 per day;
Freight hremen, Ss.ss per day; s4.s1.
Yard conductors, $3.S7 per day;
Yard brakemen, $a47 per day; IS.
Yard engineers, $42O per day, ,S5.72.
Yard firemen, &2.72 per day; S425.
With the disposition Of the brother
hoods claims for readjustment Of
wage scales. only two relatively small
classes OF railroad employees remain
to be dealt with. the Hines statement
announced. Dining and sleeping car
employees have presented their aEgu-
ments and their cases are before the
Railroad Administration. Members of
the railroads police force were given
increases about four weeks ago.
HInts. at PrObIenls Faced.
In announcing his decision in the
brotherhoods' cases. Hines gave an
inkling OF the problems which he
faced in arriving at q settlement. :
when the report OF the board Of
wages and working conditions In
these claims was made" Hines said.
II was faced with the following alter
natives: -
Q;-To refuse to make any re-
adjustments whatever because OF the
present unsatisfactory condition OF
railroad revenues, in spite of the fact
that this class OF employees had reason
to expect read5ustinents because OF
readjustments accorded other classes
Of employees; ~ IS - >.
"(2) To establish relative Justice
between the various classes Of en-
ployes by cutting down the wages
for the other classes dur
ing the war;
"C3) To make readjustments pro-
portional with those which had been
made for employees.
"Of these three fpdssi i6tlities, T. am
satisfied that only rHg last was pFac-
ticable and jnAt, ana 4 therefore
adopted it."
i.CondItIohszs6 s6OVefA Future
As a result. OF .hisss stand in this
case. Hines said that after dealing
with the dining and sleeping car em-
died in the future "only in the light
OF conditions hereafter arising"
This statement however, does not
infer that the pay -of employees OF
the American Railway Express Com
pany will not be given Just consider
alton. officials said The express
mems wages have been discussed for
several months, and il. is not unlikely
they will be deeidedf within two
weeks, according toNofdcials.
The question Of the employees claim
for time and a half for overtime in
road service is fraught with difficult
ties, the statement shows. Hines
plan to leave il to a bipartisan board
Of eight members-four representing
labor and four representing the man
agements-was regarded by brother
hood leaders as the best method of
solving the enigma. Should the en-
oloyes win their fight, the overtime
from the decision will be
to the date of the in
,rease granted today.
Want Time and a Half.
THE train and engine men earnest
ly insist that they should be paid
time and a half for overtime in road
service (instead OF pro rata over
time)," Hines explained, claiming
that this is strictly analogous to the
allowance of punitive overtime after
eight hours in work which is paid