Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-28

ance Of ways and structures, signal
department, mechanics helpers and
apprentices, maintenance OF equip
ment and telegraph and telephone
Eastern region, clerical forces East
ern region and miscellaneous station
forces Eastern region.
For each of the first three groups
a systm reviewing committee, con-
shutting court Of review upon all
questions that may arise between the
management and employees affect,
ed, is now in effect. For each of the
three other groups regional review
ing committee has been established.
The questions to be taken up by
these COMMITTEES include grievances,
rules and working conditions, and the
administration of discipline. The
votes of all members, whether rep
resentativeS Of the management or OF
the employees are of equal power.
Not less than two-thirds vote IS nee
essary to reach a decision upon any
question presented.
In all matters except individual dis
cipline cases the full committee will
vote and its decisions will constitute
precedents which will be binding
equally upon both sides with res
pect to similar existing OF future
cases. In Discipline cases which IN
volve a personal element, the repre-
sentatives of the management and the
representatives of employee direct
" interested in the case merely act
as counsel for the presentation OF
their respective claims and do not
vote on the case.
A method of appeal to the division
superintendent, general superlnten-
dent and general manager IS proVld-
ed so that all cases which cannot be
settled on division may receive eX-
peditious attention by the reviewing
committee. Regular meeting dates
are fixed for the division superlnten-
dents, the general superintendent
and the general managers to meet
representatives of the employees under
their jurisdiction and appeal may be
taken in this order, the employees par
ticipating in every step in decisions
affecting tnelf interest.
The formation of these committees
carries out the policy announced on
May 20 1921, of giving all employees
an opportunity to have a voice IN the
management in matters affecting their
welfare. Following this announce
mcnt elections were held throughout
the system to determine the employees
choice of representation to formulate
new rules and working conditions to
take the place of the national agree
ment.
It was announced at that time that
it was the hope of the management
that these cmploye representatives
would form the nucleus of commit
tees which should frequently con-
fer with the management on all
matters, concerning the en-
ployes. Accordingly, as soon
as the new rules were agreed upon,
the cmploye representatives and the
held Il series on confer
ences which resulted in the formation
of these committees.
The system reviewing committee
for the employees on maintenance VI
way and structures is composed OF
eight representatives Of the manage.
mcnt and eight representatives OF
the employees. two from each region:
The system reviewing committee for
the signal department is made up IN
the same way.
The regional joint committee for
the shopcraft employees of the East
.rn region is composed of seven repre-
sentatives Of the management ana
seven representatives of the en-
oloyes. The regional joint committee
for clerical forces in the Eastern
region is composed of SIX repreesen-
tativcs of the management and SIX
representatives of the employees.
The regional joint committee for the