Evening star., 1920-02-29
CAPITAL TRACTION
TRA|NMEN PROPOSE
65 CENTS AN HOUR
AmaIgamated Association
Seeks 20 Per Cent In
crease for Others.

crease for Others.
Wages Of IS cents per hour for mo-
tormen and conductors after March
30, 20 per cent increase over the
present rate of wages for other en-
in working conditions are requested
by Division $50 of the Amalgamated
Association of Street and Electric
Railway Employees in a set Of pro-
posed changes to its present agree
ment with the Capital Traction Com
was submitted by a committee from
the union to the company yesterday
afternoon.
Tho present scale Of wages for
trainmen 10 q sliding one-46 cents
per hour for the drse three months
- cents per hour for the next nine
months and 81 cents per hour there
after. ~
Among other revIsions is request ed
the establishment Of a board of arbi-
tration to be composed OF three per-
~
SdAA. one bsiscted by the association,
another By the company and the third
by the two arbitrators thus selected
Beard Of Arbitration.
At present the District Commi ssion-
ers form the board Of arbitration for
dispute between the company and the
union.
Ten days annual leave is requested
in a revision of section of the agree
ment.
In change Of another section it is
provided that all schedules be made
using ten hours as the basis for a
days work. and that all runs requir-
ing moro than ten hours to complete
days work shall be paid time and
half for overtime.
The memorandum OF changes in sec
tions OF the agreement is as follows:
Section 2. 1t is hereby agreed that
properly accredited officers Of the
company shall meet and treat with
the properly accredited committees of
the association, who may be employees
OF the company or general officers of
tho Amalgamated Association of
Street and Electric Railway Employees
Of America, on all questions of griev-
and should there be any question or
grievance that cannot be amicably
adjusted by said conferences the same.
shall be submitted to board of arbi-
tration, to be selected as follows:
One to be chosen by the company, one
to be chosen by the association and
the two thus selected to selectA the
third arbitrator. the findings Of the
majority of said board of arbitration
to be final and binding upon the par
ties hersto. Either party hereto shall
name its arbitrator within ten days
after having received written notice
from the other party hereto, and
either party failing to name its arbi--
traitor shall forfeit its case.
selection Of Third Arbitrator.
The two arbitrators selected by the
parties hereto shall meet from day to
day after their selection for the pur-
pose of selecting the third arbitrator,
the third arbitrator to be selected within
five days after the first two are Sc
lected.
Each party hereto shall bear the
expense, Of tho arbitratorsof Its own
.e'and the parties hereto shall
Jointly pay the third arbitrator.
Section 4. ALI Employer who arc
now or. may hereafter become mem
bers Of the association shall comply
with its laws and remain members
in good standing 80 long as they re-
main, in the service of the company: /
Provided. where an employe leaves the |
service OF the company and is in bad |
In the association he will not |
be re-employed by the company with
out tho consent Of the association.
''6ection, 8. All employees shall be
Kranted ten days annual leave. with
pay.
'.section q. All schedules shall be
made using ten hours as basis for
4 days work. All runs that require
moro than ten hours to complete
days work shall be paid time and
for all time over ten hours.
Seventy per cent Of the runs on week.
day schedules shall be straight: Pro-
vided. where tho elapsed time con-
suined; by swing runs exceeds twelve
,ours. time and one e-half time shall
be allowed for all time-over twelve
hanrs. On Sunday and holiday sched.
rms shall besstrxight,s The
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