The Washington times., 1920-03-19
GAR MEN GET
& RAISE IN PAY
Agreement Reached at Confer
ence Between Company and
Union Representatives.
$4,000 MORE ANNUALLY
Time and One-haIf Conceded to
Men for Overtime on
Certain Runs.

n Certain Runs.
The Capital Traction Company to-
day signed an agreement with Local
$50, AmAlgamated Association OF
Street and Electric Railway En-
ployes, which provided for an in
crease in wages of all motormen and
conductors Of five cents an hour and
q fiat ten per cent increase to all
other employees
r Effective April 1.
The employees and officials OF the
company reached this decision shortly
after noon today. The agreement be-
comes effective April 1. and will hold
until March 80 Of next year.
Many changes in working condf-
]tions were agreed to by the company
and the employees will benefit materi-
existing agreements.
To grant this increase will cost the
Traction Company $170.o00 each year.
which viii cut their profits by almost
q NTH. ~
The company also agreed to pay
time and half for overtime on GER
tain runs, something which the men
have been nkhting tor for = number
Ts settSe Diss.tes. sle4
1t was also agreed to abolish the
power Of arbitration vested In the
District commissioners and to lodge
this power in q committee of ahree,
one selected by employees and one by
the company, the nrst two . o4lec&
Q third neutral member.
J.. H. Cookman, secretary to the
amalRamated association. led tho
committee, which argued the en-
ployes side during the conferences
which have lasted for almost two
weeks.
Employees were elated today over
the increase granted by the company
and although the men demanded 90
cents an hour, they seem to be con-
tented with the scent raise
With the Capital Traction Company
granting an increase, then the Wash
inrton Railway and Electric Com-
pany will be practically forced to
raise salaries. Unless the w. r. and
.. gives some increase. the labor sit
uation will be seriously Affected the
men OF one company Transferring TO
another to get higher wages.
New salary Scale.
Tho changes in the agreement arc
briefly given here:
The company consents to raise
wages, beginning April !, cents an
kour. The new salary scale shall be
~ follows: First three months, o1
cents an hour: next nine months o.
eents An hour, and after one year, %
rrnta an hour. The last figure Is
the maximum.
The company agreed to grant a 10
uer cent increase to employees other
than trainmen.
All runs whose platforms exceeds
twelve hours shall be paid time and
one-half for time in excess of twelve
hours.
Fifteen minutes for lunch and
twenty minutes for supper is allowed.
All employees shall receive at least
eight hours rest from the time they
leave work one day until reporting
the next
The District Commissioners shall
no longer have sole power to settle
disputes between employees and Off
ciaIs, but this power shall be given to
a committee of three, one from en-
rloyes, ono from company, and one
from the public.
Motormen and conductors acting as
instructors shall receive s cents an
hour extra, in addition to their regu-
lar wages.
Free transportation at all times
Uill be furnished all employees of the
company.
Heurs OF Service.
Tho hours of service OF general
shop employees shall be eight hours
ger day; substation operators ten
hours per day.
Employees in shops shall receive
time and one-half for all overtime
and Sunday time, and time and one
half for all holidays II compelled to
work.
The committee from the associa
tion that signed the agreement in
cluded J II. Cookman, S. l. McWhirt,
and @. e. Refer. George T.. Hamili on,
president of the Capital Traction
Company, represented the corpora
ton