Evening journal., 1921-07-01
mem RULES in
ALTOONASHOPS
Employees of p. R. R. Accept
New Working Conditions
Effective Today
4S-HOUR WEEK
is SATISFACTORY

p. F. Smith. Jr.. Works Manager.
Altoona Works. Pennsylvania sys-
tenn, today made the following an
nouncement:
Employees OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad at Altoona Works, the
largest railroad shop in the world
and principally devoted 10 manufac-
ture. have agreed with the manage
ment on new rules covering work.
ing conditions TO take the place OF
the so-called shop Craft National
Agreement The new rules which
become effective tomorrow, July L,
1921. were formulated by commit
tee representing the employees at Al
toona Works.
These representatives. a committee
OF rs employees. elected by secret
Australian ballot. supervised Jointly
BY the management and the en-
ployes, TO represent the employees at
the four shops comprising Altoona
works have also formed themselves
INTO a permanent organization known
as the Altoona Works Employees AS
sociation. The preamble of the Con-
st.tution and BYLAWS adopted by
the organization at its first meeting
reads:
I'VE, the employees Of the Altoona
Works, Pennsylvania System. in or
der to form an organization to estab-
rsh satisfactory working conditions
IN our shops. provide means for fair
dealings between the management
and employees and to promote the
general welfare Of our community do
establish this constitution for the
Altoona Works Employees Associa-
ton"
The organization Of the plan of
enploye representation established at
Altoona provides as follows:
A local committee of three mem
bers to represent the employees in
each craft in each of the shop units
a shop committee consisting Of the
tocol committee chairman of each
craft TO represent the employees in
each of the shop units, and Altoona
Works General Committee, consist
ing Of the shop chairman TO repre-
sers all the employees in the shoT
crafts at AL oona, and a Works Coun.
eli. composed of all the local com
nnitteemen The committeeman vii
serve for three years; one-third o.
the entire representation being elect
od every year. In gnerl, the mos
important OF the new rules agreed
to BY the men and the management
provide;
]. Re-estahIishmeut OF piece-worl
under the principle previousl,
announced by the railroad; namely
under rates set so that pieceworker
can earn a rate which is higher thai
the day work rate which may from
time to time be established for da
work.
2 A forty-eight hour basis wee
with not more than nine hours o
any day except Saturday. This per
mits the men 20 decide themselve
whether they shall work eight hour
per day or more than eight hours o
same day during the week in orde
to get halfholiday on Saturday.
s. When a reduction in expense
become necessary II may be accom-
plished by either in force or reduc
tAUU OF noulS OF NNlAf az Ant en-
ployes themselves decide
4. Overtime TO be paid pro-rat
for the ninth and tenth hours an
time and half time after the tent
hour.
s. Seniority based on length Z
service with the Company rathe
than length Of membership IN pan
ucuiar craft
6. Classification Of work under
1he establishment OF rates OF pa
based on skill required rather tina
fat rate and gives a man doin
more important work a bigger rat
81 pay.