Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-14
EXTRA PAY IS CUT
FOR lO-HOUR DAY BY
RAILROAD BOARD
E'ght-Hour Principle Planned
Tor Maintenance OF Way
Workers.
385. 900 MEN ARE AFFECTED


shio1Go. Dee. is.--Sashins extra
uly provisions for the Arst two hours
uf uN rtlnc after the regular eight
hour DAYS wort from rules sovern-
ing railway maintenance of way er-
p'eyoa the United States Railroad
hor roard has set up schedule Of
ten hours n dtN a. the regular hourly
WrEe for common laborers in new
rules nnnounccd last night. % rcplscS
the national eUrcomont made under
auN,pnuent control.
Tho principle that "cight consocu-
ti,n hours shall constitute q days
WORT IA retained. however. ana time
ana one-haif pay IL granted after
irn hours work.
Tho now provisions make possible n
tan.hour day without pcnsliging tho
nv rlllrutdr. witch were compelled undsr
the Federal Cgrccmcut 90 pay time
snd onc.hef after eight hours. Prac-
tcally tO section gangs work more
than cirM hours a day. due to time
nee 'fHarv FOR travelling 10 and from
h' rolnt cf operations and because
81 the scaEonal nature OF tho work
Waklnr long hours necessary 10 take
rdVnLttSv uf good weather.
Tho rules hccorlc effective Dscem-
hor in. exactly ono year after the
sFreement was made between the
United States railroad Adminis,ra-
tlun and tho United Brotherhood
m Maintenance of Way Employees and
Nallruad shop tahorers. They arply
on 40 railroads whore agreement has
not hovr already reached On. rules
o. suprlqnt m national agreement.
Asr.omsnis on Many Roads.
Many rules have been agreed upon
hy o. majority ~ roads. and in such
eases tho Federal counterparts werC
mandCi for further consideration to
ruaaa not reaching an agreement
Those included rules OF seniority. pro-
motion Nna special service, where Local
conditions were held to govern. wag,
arhcduics were eliminated as a p1ri
uf the rules agreement.
Removal ~ tho two hours overtime
penalty VAS declared hy Labor BOARD
Ett tchcs 90 cut many millions OF dol.
lnrs trum tho carriers annual psyrolls
Normally. tho ucW rules would effec-
$4,000, but az present the force is con.
HluDrahly lesH. duo 90 abnormal ira n,
conditions. and also 90 the seasoua
nature % tho work.
Tho old national agreement rcco,,
n.HCd the ton-hour day in extra or float
n. Ntnss ut workmCn. whose yoloy
m.Hi be- temporary and seasonal. R"v
hllf hunss however. werc paid over
IHI" nfirr ciFht hours causing n1uc
r'icifu1 especially from asricultu-s
fnDiicna. where farmers declared IN
Iors hours on tho farm were no induce
ncnt compared 60 shorter hours an
hishrr pay on the railroads. Ti
tufme. Therefore. suffered. u was con
tended, both YARN and railroad draw
l1n workers. from the same class q
labor.
Numerous Changes Made.
ndcr tho new rules numcrou
Uhnnsee ara medo. Tho number G
hnuia WORE pee day may be reduc,
hf mutual etrermcnt Go avoid roduc
Ng iHacof Tho roadf formerly WEI
tunItu So nay eight hours wsgr
Say Cor each man employed. RegUla
aFflE1noni of sunday and hnl.da
wofN no l,ngcr draws time ans a ha
prN, Whom calltG for less than a day
work.. how evor, employees VIII be pa.
three hours stre ivht time for ~
hnuif work or hssf instead of tin
nn hnif ter tho two hours and pr,
Hala tim, thereafter. Extra tiE
worked l,fofo the regular work da
hrlrs will urlw time and cne-hal
HF h.lors hut the schedule of houi
htlut nulUsct to local agroement. suc
faift ~ isht D. ciimina - by A.
Ht su tarhfr hasnning time.
iriiOyec ,allrs ~ thoir regular a
fispi.tnts end unVclinC b. camp "a
UntUr uh' NV rulou set only straigl
i'iO. taf ixht srurs a d-y. includir
SUNDAYS ana hohtsys. Under tna NJ
tunsl rsresmcnt the: frcw onc-ha
llm tof th. period between 10 p.
tNd n m.
eif.I.hf time VIII ho allowed ,r
hn, .,.ilhF In Other than cut
uorf hours caly. rccs.vll
laN $500. tee other hours. instead
'ull im.s. st under the natlunai arre
mtui Men Nho work through rae