The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-26
STATEMENT BY
 GENERAL CHAIRMEN
 OF BROTHERHOODS

1 Chairmen of the Brotherhood of Lo- conceive Engineers, Brotherhood of | Locomotive Bremen and Enginemen, l Order of Railway Conductors and Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. In order that the truth may be conveyed through the press to those who are interested in the rates of pay and conditions of employment of rail- road employees engaged in transporta- ton service, and in justice to such employees who are seeking square deal, and no more. we beg to respect fully advise that at the present time the following rates per days are paid
 Passenger Service
 Engineers, s5.92 to $6.0S per day, 100 miles or less
 Bremen, $4.32 to SAGA per day,
 Conductors, $6.40 per day, 15O miles or less.
 Ticket collectors, s5.2o per day, 15O miles or less
 Baggagemen, $4.56 per day. 15O miles or less.
 Trainmen. s4.4O per day. 150 miles or less.
 Ten hourse or less consti mtes a day
 Freight Service
 Local or way freight:
 Engineers, s7.0O to s7.S6. 100 miles or less.
 or less.
 lCondsseosA ea.sa 1ee na4D os Tr.,naen. s4.se. 1sc miles or less.
 Through freight:
 Engineers, SEAS to s734, 100 miles or less.
 F'iremen. SAGA to s5.52. 100 miles or less.
 < Conductors. se.so. 100 miles or less.
 Trainmen, s4.4s, 100 miles or less.
 Yard Service
 Engineers, $6.40 to $6.72.
 Bremen, $4.96 to $5.2O.
 Conductors, S6.32.
 Brakemen, $5.S4.
 Switch tenders, $4.40.
 Eight hours constitutes day.
 It will be no ed by an analysis of the foregoing that this basic hourly rate is one eighth or one-tenth of the daily rate. depending upon the class of service; that some employees in transa3ortaticn service are paid as low 43.2 cents per hour and the higher differentialS are paid to em- ployes in the higher grades who have given may years of faithful service to obtain such position.
 It should be understood that out of the wages paid on the foregoing basis a great many men are required to be away from home every other day or night, paying for lodging, meals and other incidentals from their daily earnings to such an extent that they are unable to provide a decent or comfortable living for their fam lilies.
 Example: On account of aboli- tfon or change of terminal; rearrange- ment or reduction of service and for other reasons, man residing with his family at Terminal A, is required to go to Terminal B. working out of that point into Terminal C. he being required to pay expenses, all running concurrently at the three places, all of this expense must come out of his @l,@ a penny of 1t.
 Some consideration, in our opinion should be given to the hazard of our employment, insurance companies denying our men insurance, with few exceptions. and then only at very ex- orbitant rates. Statistics show that there is a brakeman killed every eight hours and one injured every eight minutes in A hour period. The transportation service organiza- tionS whom some are now trying to crush, have paid to the beneficiaries and dependents of those who have sacrificed life and limb on the rail- roads in the interest of commerce, approximately $15O,0O0,Oo0, all of which was paid from the wages of employees in transportation service. Why should not a fair allowance be made for this extra hazardous em- ployment?
 The members of these organiza- tions have voted overwh whelmingly to resist the evident desire or those who are trying to. crush them because they know:
 (a) There has been 12 per cent. reduction in wages.
 0b) A further reduction is now being sought by the railroad execu- tives.
 Co The management has already submitted new rules substituting pro rata rates for overtime worked in freight and yard service in lieu of time and one-half granted by the United States Railroad Administra- tfon, after an exhaustive study of the subject, many favorable rules and conditions being given up by the men at the time this punitive over time was granted.
 (d) Recomm endation by com mittee at the Unemployment Confer turers, that the Adamson eight hour law be repealed. Our records show Ing th2t large percentage of cas- ualties occur to men when they are on duty excessive hours
 We believe when the public know the true facts and the unfavorable conditions that railroad employees have been and. are confronted with they will give the men we represent conscientious consideration and a square deal.
 J. P. FARRELL, General Chairman, Brotherhood To-
 comotTve Bremen and Enginemen.
 JOHN L. ROWE, General Chairman. Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen.
 CHARLES D. MOORE Acting General Chairman. Brother
 hood of Locomotive Engineers