Evening star., 1919-03-26
REQUESTS
TOW.R. {. CARMEN
War Labor Board Decides in
Favor of M0tormen and
Conductors.
ISSUES ARE OUTLINED

with a Few minor and unimportant
exceptions, the National War Labor
Board. in a decision made public to-
day in connection with the dispute
between the Washington Railway and
Electric Company and its motormen
and conductors. awards to the men
all they contended for. Fourteen
disputed points had been agreed to by
the contending parties before the
matter was submitted to Joint Chair
men Taft and Manly for final ad-
judication. These points. at the re-
quest of the men, were incorporated
in the award.
What Street Car Men Gain.
The award provides that the conn
pany shall meet and treat with duly
accredited committees representing
the men on all questions and griev-
ances which may arise.
No discrimination shall be exercised
by the company against men on ac-
count of union affiliations or member
ship in any labor organization.
Properly accredited representatives
of the men who have duties to per.
form in connection with the office to
tICy arc pIOpSEiy CicClco
be given leave of absence by the COM
pany to attend to such duties.
- For Restoring Employees.
If a man is suspended or discharged
without sufficient cause he shall be
| restored to his former position with
out loss of pay.
All schedules are to be made with a
view to furnishing the best possible
working conditions. and straight
| runs. whenever practicable, shall be
given the men.
No regular assigned run shall pay
less than eight hours per day.
The company shall pay straight time
for all swings OF one hour or less
than one hour.
Where men report for duty and be-
gin thesr run they shall receive pay
pleted or not.
Men holding runs that do not appear
on holiday or Sunday schedules shall
| not be required to report on such days
except under unusual conditions.
Wages for Carmen Fixed.
| The wages for motormen and eon-
| ductors are fixed at 43 cents an hour
| for the first three months. 46 cents for
the next nine months and 4S cents
| thereafter.
The men will be permitted to post
notices in each car and in other ways
protect themselves against possible
Motormen and conductors will res
ceiyerpay for the time necessary for
them to go to the general Office and
make reports.
t~ Requests Not Granted.
The requests not granted by the
board relate. to additional pay for
hon nd. re time and
a half for intervening time. twen-
ty minutes for meal relief, ten min
utes for turning in car receipts and
free passes.
no change is required in the present
practice in regard to these specific
matters" the joint chairman an
nounced. 80
Silent on Clayton Request.
The board is silent on the request
of w. NICK. Clayton that 1t pass on
the question of whether the people OF
Washington should be made party to
in which he declared that as the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company is q public utility corpora
tion and as the people must pay any
additional expenses assumed by the
company through an advance in
hours. they ought to be heard in any
contention between the parties.
The award is to take effect inn
,mediately and will continue until the
end of the war, ,"as announced by
executive proclamation" Either
party, however, may reopen the case
before the board at periods Of six
months interval beginning October !.
James H. Vahey was counsel for
the men and John H. Barber looked
after the company's legal interests