Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-20
BROTHERHOOD MEN
ARE NOT SATISFIED
Unable 70 Say Nov How Decision
Of Board Will be Received
by Members.
By Associated Pres. y Every Evrninr

BY Associated Press 70 Every Evrninv
Chicago, July 2O--The Railway Labor
Board today awarded 1000, 900 orgarized
railway workers wage increases totallirg
$500, ,000,Oo0 The increases are apron
mately 2i per cent
The board assumes az the basis a this
decision" the award says, the oon-
tinuance in full force and effect q tne
rule, working conditions and Agreements
in force under the authority a the United
States Railroad Administrative The
intent of this decision n that the ssrs
increase, except a. otherwise stated
shall be added 20 the rates of oo-lronsa-
ton established by the United ssates
Railroad Administration
The award is retroactive - Nav ofthis
year.
The decision of the board grants - he
railroad workers approximately uxtv
per cent of the billion dollsr increase
which they sought
Presidents of al the Leading brother
hoods and representatives a tho railroad
managers were present when the deeisson
vas made public
An rs per cent incres@~ m freight rstes
wifl be necessary 20 meet wage a~srfa
granted railroad employees today 49,
cording to representatives Of the railroads
The increases follow
Passen ger service Engineers and motor
men, firemen, helpers. % oerlts per dav
Freight service-rngnse-s, hrernrn
helpers, 81 "a per day.
Yard service-F.nunecr~ fremrn heiu-
ers. I8 cents per hour.
Passenger scrvic8-Condu~-or tirs~f
collectors, bagzagerDen. fagrnen and
brakemen, $50 per month.
Z.xA,
$40 Der MONTH.
Freight servicr--Conducrorv sagrnen
and brakernen 81 04 Der dav.
SupersedTng rates established bv the
railroad administration. the board fixed
the following schedules
Yard servlce-Forernen e6 aS per day.
helpers SS.4s. switch tenders s5GA
Hnstier serv1ce--D Outside hn.rier> 81 -
per day; INSIDE hostsers $500 PER dav
helpers S5Qf.
The following increases we're ruthouzed
for shop employees:
Supervisory fnrres-Nachln.s hniler-
makers, blacksnith,, sheet meta workers
electrical workers. power nsen. uouldcrs
cupola tenders and corernsssers. including
those with less than four years experience
all crafts, I3 cents an hour. Regular and
helper apprentices and helpers. al CLASSES
13 cents an hour. Car cleaners hvc cents
an hour
TeIegraphers. telephone operators.
agents, tower men, lever men. tower Aln
train directors, block operators and -saH
men, 10 cents an hour. Axrnix az srnal
non-telegraphic stations tive cents Al
hour.
The following increases Eere grantees
maintenance Of way and unsJzIlled forces
Construction forces, their as~lstAlts,
section, track and maintenance foremen
and assistants. and mechanics IN thess
departments, Is CENTS an hour.
LabOrers employed IN shops and roanG
houses 10 cents an hour
Mechanics helpers in bridge and nsuld-
ing departments, track laknrers, cturnon
laborers. bridge tenders, hOIstlng hr-znen,
pumper engineers. crossing vstchmen or
hagmen and lamp lighters and tenders : y.
cents sn hour.
Train dispatchers are uven an rr~r-~ss
Of 13 cents an hour and yarJirns-sters an
assistant yarGnasters IS cents an ho@r
The following increases are added 20
the established rates for clerical -.
station forces:
Sorekeepers, chief clerks, foreman ana
other clerical supervisory forces, Jerks
with one or more years rallruad experience,
tram and engine crew ca.lerS, NS-Acs2~ut
station masters, tram announccrs, gsse-
men and baggage and parcel room em-
ployes l3 cents sn hO,u.
Janitors,. elevator And Telephone o<-zss-
tors, watchmen, employees operncng Cfi,
appliances and similar work, 10 cents n
| hour.
Freight handlers OF truckers, ~ ocnt1
an hour.
All common lsborers IN ~nd Srolnd
stations. storehoUses and warehouses. not
otherwise provided for Sts cents 81 hour
Clerks OF less than one year eEpcricncs,
612 cents an hour.
Oflceboys, messengers Snd 0<hef en-
plyes under IS years OF age, hve oents a.
hour
Stationary engine and boiler room en-
ployes were advanced 70 cents sn our
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