Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-19
DEMANDS HAVE BEEN
PENDING NEARLY YEAR

Washington, July - Demands foi
slt sfantial wnRe increases for nearly all
rIasses II the 1000, 900 railroads ern-
pIoyes have been pending since late last
summer These demands, first presented
~ different times 70 the Railroad Admins
tratIous Board on Wages and Working
Conditions. were unsettled when govern
ment operation of the railroads vas
ended and in turn were referred - the
Railroad Labor BOARD. which vas created
under tho Tran sporfation Act
Some few af the classes of organized en-
pIovrs have not pressed formal demands
hut have INSISTED ihgt their wages ~ m
creased Il advances were granted other
related classes of workers The principal
demands of the leading unions follow.
brotherhood of Railroad Tralnmen:
Passenger brakemen be increased from
sl20 a 3O-1ay month to $3.50 for 26-day
month, hagqage-men be increased from
1924 20 for 30-day month - 500 Tor
2g-day month assistant conductors be
lrrcased from sf44 for 30-day month 10
$40 for 2g-iay month; freight brakemen
in valley territory be increased from
81 0s ~ S508 day with ten per cent
increase over these rates wherever the
grade exceeds = per cent; yard forenen
or conductors be Increased from S5.35 70
S7. 20 a day; yard helpers or brakemen
be increased from. s. to $500 a day
switch tenders be increased from 81 70
s. 10 a day: also time and one-half for a1
Sunday and holiday service and guaranty
Of 26 days a RI. nth for regular employees N
all classes of service.
Order of Railway Conductors. Passen-
rer. conductors be increased from $50
for 3O-day month 70 s225 FIR 26-ciay
month through-freight conductors he
increased from s. 20 70 81 s. day
valley territory. with Increases 10 me
mountain rate from S5Sl 70 sS.57 day,
local freight conductors be increased from
81. .92 to Ss3S a day IN valley territory,
with increase in mountain rate from 81 %
70 50 l3 a day.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firrneu and
Enginemen Road freight nremcn to ne
increased an average u 81 ~ dat over
prf sent rates. vard freight tlremen b. n-
creased an average of 81 > day over
present rates. passenger hremen - D.
increased frcm present average q = ~
a dav 20 $3.50 a day
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineer
While presenting no specific requests
notice was served that the engineers de-
sired increases proportionate % ans
increase granted other employes.
All road employees, As distinguished
. from ward employees, IN the tour i0regu ing
: fganizations, generally grouped as the
Big -Four brOtherhoods. now get proper
tionately increased daily pay when they
make mileage in excess Of 100 miles and IN
freight service get time and one-haii
| for time conslIuned in excess of what would
be required on the guaranteed speed basis,
which Is two and one-half miles an hour.
Switchmen's 5 Union Of North America.
Foremen or conductors be increased from
/ S5.33 to $50 a day and IS night;
helpers or brakemen be increased from 50
/ 10 81 . day and 80 night switch
/ tenders 10 receive same rate as helpers
/ time and one-half for Sundays snd holi-
/ days
! Maintenance of Way and Englnehouse
/ Laborers: Rate fer All mechanics IN the
maintenance OF way department TO oe
| increased from basic rate OF 53 cents IN
! hour to uniform rate Of GS cents an hour
| rate of all trackmen and other laboreTS
/ 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 between IS and 40 cents an
hour.
Brotherhood Of Railroad SignalmeD Of
America: An increase Of approximately
/ 10 cents an hour for each Glass OF sigma
employees,
Brotherhood Of Railway Clerks. An
ncreasc of az least 20 cents an hour re-
troactive to January I, 1920 and IN al
dition the re-estabGshment of dlfferenual:
between certain classes Of employees; alsC
immediate elimination OF the existing "a
cent an hour maximum rate for freight
handlers and other labor IN freight houses
stogerooms, etc, and time and one-ha.
for Sundays and holidays.
Order Of Railroad Telegraphers Tha
rates received by telegraphers on tn,
Southern Pacific system. which were saiC
to be practically the highest in the coun
try on any important railroad, shall b
taken as basis, the rates of all othe
telegraphers put on the same hasls, ant
then an nI rease of II cents an hour add
ed TO rates so established; also increase 4
approximately s. cents an hour for EN-
ployes now generally receiving 81 and q
cents an hour.
Shortage Of Leather Raw Material.