The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-20
Principal Demands
ofLeadng Unions


creases for nearly all classes of the
100000 railroad employees have been
pending since late last summer, said
a union official here today.
There demands, first presented at
different times to the railroad admin
istration's board on wages and work
ing conditions. were unsettled when
government operation of the railroads
was ended, and in turn were referred
to the railroad labor board, which was
created under the transportation act
Some few of the classes of organ
lied employees have not pressed for
NAL demands but have insisted that
their wages be increased if advances
were granted other related classes Of
workers.
The Demands.
The principal demands of the lead
ing unions follow:
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Passenger brakemen be increased
from $120 a 30-day month to $3.50 for
26-day month; baggagemen be in
creased from $124.80 for 30-day month
to $3.50 for 26-day month; assistant
conductors be increased from $144 for
3O-day month to s179 for 2e-day month,
freight brakemen in valley territory be
increased from $4.08 to $508 a day
with 10 per cent increase over these
rates whenever the grade exceeds Is
per cent; yard foremen or conductors
be increased from s5.33 to $7.20 a day;
yard helpers or brakemen be increas-
ed from Sc to $500 day; switch tend
ers be increased from 81 to $500 a
day; also time and one-half for all
Sunday and holiday service and a
guaranty of rs days a month for reg
ular employees in all classes of service.
Conductors Request.
Order of Railway Conductors-Pas-
senger conductors be increased from
$3.50 for 30-day month to 1925 for 26-
day month; through-freight conduct
ors be increased from $40 to $765 a
day in valley territory, with increases
In the mountain rate from s581 to
S8.37 day; local-freight conductors
be increased from $592 to 1888 a day
In valley territory, with increase in
mountain rate from $626 to 1913 a
day.
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Fire
men and Enginemen.- Road freight
flremen to be increased an average of
1854 a day over present rates: yard
freight firemen be increased an aver
age of 50 rs a day over present rates.
passenger firemen to be increased
from present average Of s4.31 a day
to $3.50 day.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers.-While presenting no specific
requests, notice was served that the
engineers desired increases propor.
tionate to any increases granted other
employees.
Extra Pay.
All rood employees, as DISTINGUISHED
from yard employees, in the four fore
going organizations, generally grouped
as the Big Four brotherhoods, now get
proportionately increased daily pay
when they make mileage in excess of
100 miles, and in freight service. get
time and one-half for the time con-
sumed in excess of what would be
required on the guaranteed speed
basis, which is two and one-half miles
an hour.
Switchmen's Union of North Amer.
1ca-Foremen or conductors be in
creased from $3.50 to $3.50 a day and
$500 night; helpers or brakemen
TO be increased from $500 to $500
a day and $3.50 night; switchtenders
to receive same rate as helpers; time
and one-half for Sundays and holidays.
Mechanics Pay.
Maintenance OF Way and Engine
house Laborers-Rate of all mechan-
les in the maintenance of way depart
ment to be increased from basic rate
of b3 cents an hour to uniform rate
~ nntc IN
men and other laborers to be increas-
ed from rates running from % cents
to 40 cents an hour to uniform rate;
throughout the United States of 80
cents an hour. Most of these en-
ployes now receive So and 40 cents
an hour.
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
of America-An increase of approXi
mately 10 cents an hour for each class
| of signal employees.
Pay Of Clerks.
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks-Ar
increase of at least 20 cents an hour
! retroactive to January l, 1920 and In
addition the re-establishment of diff
ferentials between certain classes OF
; employees; also immediate elimina
tion of the existing Accent an hour
| maximum rate for freight handlers
and other labor in freight houses
storerooms, etc, and time and one
half for Sundays and holidays.
Order of Railroad Telegraphers-
That rates received by telegraphers
on the Southern Pacific system, which
were said to be practically the high
est in the cocuntry on any important
railroad, shall be taken as a basis
and then an increase of II cents ar
! hour added to rates so established
also increases to approximately 81
cents an hour for employees now re
ceiving 81 and 72 cents an hour.
FInoT nnrnlE hUlclT