Evening star., 1919-04-11
INCREASE IN PAY
FOR RAILROAD MEN
Advance of IS Millions for
100000 in Brotherhoods
Ordered.
DATES BACK TO JAN. I

Wage advances aggregating 5,00o.-
900 we're ordered today by Director
General Hines for 100000 railroad en-
gineers, firemen, trainmen and con-
ductors in both passenger and freight
service-members Of the "Big Four"
railway acknowledgements since
January !, 1919. .,.,.s. f.. ).
The brothsrhood demands for time
and half pay for overtime was grant
ed only for men engaged in yard serv-
ice, and for the others this question
vas referred to the railtoad adtfif1is-
tration's board of adjustment No. /,
already created for consideration of
disputes relating to railway trainmen
and enginenen.
cording to a contemplated schedule,
one of the aims of which was to re-
store the wage relationship existing
before the railroads increase in wages
last year. The average advance in
sis siso. per men, per year. wiz % 4''''
This action practically completed
the war cycle of wage increases grant
ed railroad men since the government
took over management of the roads
fifteen months ago. Only a few minor
requests for more pay remain to be
acted on.
$4OO Average Per Man.
Including today's order. the aggre-
gate pay increases allowed by the rail-
road administration to the 100000
railroad employees is at the rate Of
average per man. Thus the total pay
roll Of Americas railroads is raised
nearly to $4,000. 100000 a year from
the basis of approximately $2,000,000,-
900 on January 1, 1913. when the roads
passed INTO the governments hands.
rolls of members of the big four
brotherhoods brings the total granted
this class of employees in the last
three years to approximately $275,-
600, 900, or approximately $500 per
man. This takes into consideration
brotherhood's share of the general
wage increase last year. and $70.000.-
600 estimated as the fruit for these
men from the Adamson act which
established a basic eight-hour day.
but did not put into effect the
half for overtime.
Back Pay From January l.
will be given the brotherhood men
as soon as railway paymasters can
work out the amount due. This may
take a month or even more to COM
plete.
In announcing the increase Director
same principles were followed as
were applied by the railroad admins
tration during the war. These prin-
ciples included the adjustment of
wages to living costs and to various
classes of employment.
In the first general wage advance
made by the railroad administration
following the recommendations of the
railroad wage commission. approx
mately $500, 100000 year was distri-
buted among railroad employees. About
$40, 100000 of this went to trainmen
and enginemen and about $3.50, ,0OO. 900
to other employees. On supplemental
orders. about $150.000,000 was added
to payrolls Of the shopmen. about the
same to maintenance-of-way men and
clerks, and about $45, 100000 to teles-
raphers and station agents. Railway
accountants calculated that in 1916
and 1917, the years Immediately pre-
ceding government control. the rail-
way companies increased wages $780,
O0O. 900. With the $S22, 900 900 added
by the railroad administration, the ag-
eregate advance of railroad mems
wages in three years is set at approx
| mately $1,172.000.000 or $3.50 per man.
The railroad payroll in 1917 was calcu-
lated at S1,750.000.000. in 1918 at $2,-
53s.0o0.Oo0 and this year at $2.s22.-
| C0o,000.
Comparatively small increases in pay
are expected soon for dining car and
| sleeping car employees.
| Director General Hines in his an
alysis of wage situation under gov
eminent control explained that at
the end of last year employees wages
had been raised saasd t9s1 .9 1ats ate WHICH
sr~reeate railroad pay roll if it had
been effective throughout the entire
| SS7.500, 900 to cover increases for the
brotherhood men in the order today
police employees. The aggregate for
the latter three classes is estima ted
| al about $4,000, 900. leaving approxi-
mately $65.0oo.oo0 for the brotherhood
men.
wage orders last year was $53s. .000.-
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