Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-06
nAu-RoAD WAGE DEMANDS
 PENDING FOR MoNrHs.l

Washington, July k+-Demarlds for substantial wage increases for nearly all classes of the 2,000,00o railroad employees have been pending since late last sum- mer. These demands, first presented at different times to the railroad adrninistra- tion's board on wages and working con ditions, were unsettled when government operation of the railroads was ended, and in turn were referred to the railroad la Dor board, which was created under the transportation act.
 Some few of the classes of organised employees have not pressed formal de- mands but have insisted that their wages be increased if advances were granted other related classes of workers. Tho principal demands of the leading unions follow:
 Brotherheod of Raiiroad Trainnnen: Passenger brakemen be increased from $12o 30-day month to $l5o for 2e-day emtnh; baggaggemen be incFeSsed from $124.so for 3o-day month - to $1s0 for 2s-day month assistant conductors be increased from $144 for 3o-day month ts SITS for 2s-day month freight brakemen in valley territory be increased from $4.0s to $5.as day with ten per cent. in- crease over these rates wherever the grade exceeds Is per cent. yard fore
 
 $5.33 to $7.2e day yard helpers or brakemen be interested from s5 to ss.s0 a day; switch tenders be increased from $4 to $5.90 q day; also time and one-half for all Sunday and holiday service and a guaranty of 2s, days a month for regular employees in all classes of service. Order of Railway Conductros: Pas senger conductors be increased from $1so for 30 day month to $225 for 2s-day month through-freight conductors be 1 increased from 35.40 to s7.65 a day in valley territory, with increases in the mountain rate from $5.S1 to sS.37 a day local freight conductors be increased from
 $5.s2 to $S.3S a day in valley territory, with increase in mountain rate from ss.2S to $s.13 a day.
 Brother of Locomotive Bremen and
 Enginemen: Road freight firemen to be l increased an average of $l.S4 a day over present rates yard freight dremen be
 increased an average of $2.25 day over present rates passenger firemen to be
 increased from present average of $4.31
 day to ss.50~a day.
 l Es1ther of Locomotive Engineer.
 While presenting no specific requests. no- tice was served that the engineers desired increases proportionate to any increases granted other ernployments.
 
 from yard employees, in the four foregoing organizations, generally grouped as tht Big Four brotherhoods, now get propor' tionately increased daily pay when they | make mileage in excess of 100 miles anC | in freight service get time and one-hal. for time consumed in excess of wha would be required on the. guaranteed speed basis, which is two and one-har miles an hour.
 Switchmen's Union of North America Foremen or conductors be increased iron
 $5.33 to $7.5o day and $s a night helpers or brakemen be increased from $l to &7 a day and $7.5o night switcl tenders to receive same rate as helpers
 time and one-half for Sundays and holi
 days.
 Maintenance of Way. and Enginehous
 Laborers Rate for all mechanics in tn maintenance of way department to be in creased from basic rate of 53 cents al hour to uniform rate of 6e cents an hour rate of all trackn1en and other Iaborer
 to be increased from rates running iron 28 cent sto 40 cents an hour 10 uniform rates throughout the United States of 5 ~e- receive between 35 and 40 cents al hour.
 , Brotherhood of Railroad Signaln1en O
 Americas An inereAAs Of approximatet 10 cents an hour for each class of sigma employees.
 , Brotherhood of Railway Clerks Al
 increase of at least 20 cents an hou , retroactive to Jan. 1. 1920. and in addi ton the .re-establishment of. differential between certain classes of employees als immediate elimination of the existing. A cent an hour maximum rate for freigh
 handlers and other labor in freigh . houses. storerooms. etc. and time an
 one-hah for Sundays and holidays.
 Order of Railroad Telegraphers: Ina . rates received by telegraphers on tn Southern Pacific system. which were sai
 to be practically the highest in the coun
 try on any important railroad, shall taken as a basis, the rates of all othe telegraphers put on the same basis, an then an increase of r cents an hou 2 added to rates so established also ir crease to approximately S5 cents an hou t for employees now generally receiving :. and 72 cents an hour.