The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-12
DEMANDS PENDING
NEARLY 4 YEAR
Two Million Railroad Employees First
Presented Them to the Railroad
Administrations Board of
Wages and Working
Conditions.

Washington, d. c., July l2.-De
mands for substantial wage increases
for nearly all classes of the 100000
railroad employees have been pending
since late last summer. These de.
Inands, first presented at different
times to the railroad administration
board on wages and working condi.
lions, were unsettled when government
operation OF the railroads was ended
and in turn were referred to the rail-
road labor board, which was created
under the transportation act.
Some few OF the classes OF organized
employees have not pressed formal de.
mands but have insisted that their
wages be increased il advances were
granted other related classes of work.
ers. The principal demands of the
leading unions follow:
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Passenger brakemen be increased from
$l20 a 30day month TO $50 for %
day month; baggagemen be increased
from Sl24.S0 for 30-day month to $3.50
for 26-day month; assistant conduct.
ors be increased from Sl44 for 30day
month to $l79 for 26-day month;
freight brakemen in valley territory
be increased from $40S to S5.s8 a day,
with ten per cent increase over these
rates wherever the grade exceeds Is per
cent; yard forenen or conductors be
increased from 1888 TO $3.50 a day;
yard helpers or brakemen be increased
from S. to SO. 90 a day; switch tenders
be increased from 81 to $500 a day;
also time and one half for all Sunday
and holiday service and a guaranty of
20 days a month for regular employees
in all classes of service.
Order of Railway Conductors: Pas
senger conductors be increased from
$3.50 for 30-dsy month to 1925 for 90.
day month; through freight conductors
be increased from $40 to S7.65 day
in valley territory, with increase in
the mountain rate from 1851 TO 1897
day; local freight conductors be in.
creased from $500 to 1888 day in
valley territory, with increase in
mountain rate from 1926 to Sa.l3
day.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firenen
and Engineers: Road freight fremen
to be increased an average of Sl.s4
day over present rates; yard freight
iremen be increased an average Of
1928 day over present rates; pas.
senger fremen TO be increased from
present average of s43l day to $3.50
a day.
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engi-
neers: While presenting no specific re
quests. notice was served that the en-
gineers desired increases proportionate
to an increase granted other employees.
All road 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 time consumed
in excess of what would be required on
the guaranteed speed basis which is
two and one half miles an hour.
Switchmens Union Of North Ameri-
ca Foremen or conductors be in
creased from $3.50 to $3.50 day and
s. night; helpers or brakemen be in
creased from IS to 81 day and $3.50
a night; switch tenders 10 receive same
rate as helpers; time and one.half for
Sundays and holidays.
Maintenance Of way and enginehouse
laborers. Rate for all mechanics in
the maintenance of way department TO
be increased from basic rate of SO cents
an hour TO uniform rate of IS cents an
hour; rate of all trackmen and other
Iaborers to be increased from rates
running from 2s cents TO 40 cents an
hour TO uniform rates throughout the
United States OF so cents an hour.
Most OF these employees now receive be-
tween IS and 40 cents an hour.
Brotherhood of Railroad Signslmen |
II America. An increase of approx |
natelv 10 cents an hour for each class |
If signal employees.
Brotherhood Of Railway Clerks: An
increase Of at least 20 cents an hour
retroactive TO Jan. l. 1920, and in ad
lition the re establishment of differen
.ials between certain classes of EN-
)olyes; also immediate elimination of
he existing Accent an hour maximum
ate for freight handlers and other la
,or in freight houses. store rooms, etc.
md time and one half for Sundays and
holidays.
Orders Of Railroad photographers:
That rates received by telegraphers on
he Southern Pacific system, which
we're said to be practically the highest
n the country on any important rail
Dad. shall be taken as a basis, the
ates Of all other telegraphers put on
he same basis, and then an increase of
cents an hour added 70 rates so Is
ablshed; also increase 70 approx.
nately - cents an hour for employees
low generally receiving 81 and y cents
~ hour