New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-11
Rail Strikers
List Demands
In Statement
Formation of New Union.
Prepared to Defy Broth
erhoods, and Schedules
for Raises Announced

for Raises Announced
The first intimation of the nature of
the demands to be made upon the
roads by the striking switchmen. fire
men, brakemen and freight handlers
appears in document made public
last night at Jersey City, following a
two-day session of the striking rail
road men in Grand View Hall.
The document takes the form of a
statement by men who said they had
been delegated to form a press com
mlttee. They refu-eu to give their
names or to make any comment on the
contents OF the official statement, which
enunciates the demands of the men
and announces the formation of new
organization called THE United Rail
road Workers of America" 1t asserts
that the membership of the new or
ganlzation embraces men from every
branch Of railroad operation and de-
clares that the men will retain their
membership in the brotherhoods. bat
only if the brotherhoods will support
the present strike.
Statement by Strikers
This is the statement: :
I'VE are all railroad men affiliated
with various organizations and orders
to benefit our condition. We have
called the meetings that we have been
holding to further strengthen ourselves
and we have decided to be known here
after as the United Railroad Workers
OF America. Our officers have been
elected, and they have drawn up de-
mands which will be presented 10
the proper officials for consider
alton. We Go not want our name
TO be misunderstood as representing
the national organization. We still
oelcng to our present railroad body,
but # the general organization does not
uphold us IN this strike we shall CON
tinue our activities under our adopted
name.
1--WE want it emphasized that the
men who have attended our meetings
are affiliated with one or more of the
four big organizations.
"Al officers and members, YOU can
say, are satisfied with the progress we
nave made so far, and also we have
caused no trouble outside Of leaving
our posts, and we intend to conduct
ourselves In the same manner in the
future. Here are the demands that I'VE
intend to present to the railroad Off
cials:
Conductors. $1.1O an hour.
"Brakemen, 95 cents an hour
Fight hours or less to constitute
days work.
Time and half for overtime.
Time and a half for SUNDAYS and
holidays.
Double time for overtime on Sun
days and holidays.
Demands for Switchmen
Switch tenders to receive the same
wages and hours as brakemen.
ardmasters-$32 for general yard
master; S295 month for yardmaster.
one day off in each seven with pay,
Two weeks of year and pay, eight
hours to constitute a days work; SEN
iority to prevail.
"ti'emen $500 for two freight serv-
ices, S7.20 day for yard tiremer,
$3.50 a day for passenger tiremen,
$3.50 day for outside hostlers, $720
a day for inside hostlers, S6.75 day
for hostlers' helpers, 81 day to be
added to all freight rates.
"Engineers-S1.35 an hour for yard
service: S15O an hour for road
engineers; SIP day, eight hours
or less. eighty miles or less constitute
day for freight engineer; S1.5O an
hour for passenger engineers. or S12
DAY, e1Shl hOurS or less. eighty miles
or less OH short 'turnabouts'; s1.1O an
hour or $3.50 a day for conductors in
suburban service; 81 cents an hour or
S7.76 q day for collectors: .s2 cents an
hour for baggage men; 80 ceats an
hour or S7.20 for baggage men who
handle dynamos or express; 80 cents
an hour for brakemen in suburban ser
vice; IS day for eighty miles or less
for conductors on through service;
s4 80 day for brakemen on through
service: $a.75 day for baggage men,
through service; S4.75 a day for pas
scnger service men on through service;
1920 day for freight conductors. local
or through service; $50 a day fer
freight hagmen, ocal or through SER
vice.
In road service, eighty miles or ess
eight hours or less, constitute q days
work.
I'VE will ask for back pay from June
/. 1919. on the difference in wages and
the new scale.
we can say that $4,000 men were
out at s O'Clock this morning in New
York Harbor. This is conservative
estimate, Of the mon on strike"