Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-15
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management adversely affecting
their wages or working conditions
shall be agreed to by management.
This right of participation shall be
deemed adequately complied with, IL
and when the representatives OF a
majority of the employees OF the sew
eral classes directly affected shall
have conferred with the manage
ment.
IS. No employe should be dis
ciplined without a fair hearing by
designated officer Of the carrier.
Suspension en- proper cases pending
hearing. which shall be prompt.
shall not be deemed q violation Of
this principle. At a reasonable time.
prior to the hearing, he is entitled
to be apprised of the precise charge
against him. He shall have a rea-
sonable opportunity to secure the
presence of necessary witnesses and
shall have the right to be there rep
resented by counsel of his choosing.
If the judgment shall be in his favor
he shall be compensated for the
wage loss, if any suffered by him.
80. Proper classification OF en-
ployes and a reasonable definition Of
the work to be done by. each class for
which just and reasonable wages are
to be paid is necessary. but shall not
nnduly impose uneconomical condi-
tions upon the carriers.
II 40. Regularity of hours or days
during which the employee is to serve
or hold himself in readiness to serve
is desirable.
II. The principle of seniority, long
applied to the railroad service, is
sound and should be adhered to. It
should be SO applied as not to cause
undue Impairment of the service.
Il IA. The board approves the prin-
ciplcs of the eight-hour day. but be-
lieves it should be limited to work
requiring practically continuous appl-
cation during the eight hours. For
eight hours pay, eight hours work
should be performed by all railroad
employees except engine and train
service employees regulated by the Adj
alns6n act, who are paid generally on
Il mileage basis as we'll as an hourly
!basis.
IL. Tie health and safety of en-
ployes should be reasonably protected.
IA. The carriers and the several
crafts and classes of railroad en-
ployes have a substantial interest in
tHe competency of apprentices or per-
sons under training. Opportunity to
learn any craft or occupation shall
rot be unduly restricted
10 The majority of any craft or
class Of employees shall have tie right
[" determine what organization shall
represent members in craft or class
Such organizations shall have the
FfsHt 70 make an agreement which
snail apply to all employees N such
craft or class. No such agreement
snail infringe. however upon he rich,
or employees not members of the organ.
lzation representing the majority to
present grievances either in person or
Ivy representatives of their own cboos.
ing.
i6. Employees called or required to
report for work and reporting bat NOT
r used' should be paid reasonable com.
pensation therefor
The boards decision came rncxnec+-
odIy in the middle of the hearing o.,
me 1cstness and reasonablcness of tho
eNlstihg rules and opened way to
SpeeuS conclusion ofthe whole contro.
Nersy' The fight over national agree
lheHts was begun Immediately after
the return of the railroads to privata
ownership March 1, 1920, but consid'
Grafton of rules was postnonei hr ~,
labor board when it was forr,ad ~,
Apfll 10, 1920, because of the ,,roenc,,
OF the wage question at that time
wren the board began to function
u uiN!ded the whole railroad contro-
Nersy INTO a question of wages ana IF
working conditions. The HEARINGS o.,
wages resulted in decision number t,o
me S6oOO0o.00o wage award Of Ju,,
~ 1870 and the rules dispute was da-
lerred until January of this v,sr =,
decislon No. the board directed that
1"c hdtional shop crafts agreements
""'uio De continued and the bulletins
''u orders OF the United States Rail-
ROAD administration have also haa,,
continued in force
/, In Setting July 1 as the do,a
terminating the national agreomon..
the board declared in its de-
quay mat 1T reserves the right
~ terminate its declaration of Dec;sio,
NO at an earlier date than I,,I,.
WIN regard to any class of emn,oy..
y shauu have reason to believe ,h,t
such class of employees is undulv a.
aging the progress of the ,eoo.,.
IONS to be entered into by confara,a
''"'@sehiehts and employees. IF a1so
Nes the right to stay the termjn.-
'ioh or the agreements if If he,ia,..
a"y carrier is unduly delaying nego~
tiations. heso-
me board directed that the confar
ehces Keep the board Informed of Gro,
agreements and disa greeinents RI tho
tn" that the board may know nr;o,.
~ ou'y l. 1921, what portion Of the
dispute has been decided"
WINE placing the chief respops;h,,i-
~ Aor drawing up a new set Of VOL,
ing fu'es on the parties involved No
BOARD did not say what part of the
iuies agreed upon in conference a,a
me rules promulgated by the ho,ra
..seii would play. Respectively ~,
toi'hlng new national code. Irndar
'"e transportation act, provision -
"'aoe Tor agreements between 49,
i'taus aSid the employees, and an, snch
Iee"'ent' 1t was said probably would
form the backbone of a new Get 80
rules' Such other rules as the boord
considered just and reaso,.h,a -