The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-19
SEVEN SHOP
CRAFT RULE
APPROVED
Roads Need Not Pay Men
for Emergency Sunday
and Holiday Work.

Chicago, Aug. 19-The United
ctates Railroad Labor Board today
anproved in effect the seven shop
craft rules relating to overtime pay
ment as provided in the national
agreement of the war time railroad
administration but directed that
the railroad need not pay overtime
for emergency work performed on
Sundays and holidays.
For the first time in the history
OF the board, a minority member
made public a dissenting report, A.
O. Wharton, former president of the
railroad division of the American
Federation of Labor, insisting on
recognition of the national agree
ment rules without change.
The majority report was signed
by Judge R. NJ. Barton, and the
other seven members, two of whom
with the judge represetn the pub
lie, thre the railroad and one the
unions.
One hundred thirty seven rail-
roads in all parts of the country,
including the United States lines
with the Canadian Grand Trunk
system, and the railway employees
department of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor and the six fed
Grated shops crafts also affected
by today's decision. This decision
probably will be applied to all 9TH
er lines as fast as their cases come
before the board.
The decision does not affect any
train service employees, only the
shop crafts being parties to the
dispute.
Affect Overtime.
The seven rules OF the shop
crafts national agreement, for
which substitutes were promulgated
by the railroad labor board today,
all apply to overtime payment. The
general rule, amplified for particu-
lar instances by other rules, fol-
lows:
Rule s. All overtime outside of
bulletin hours, up to and including
the 10th hour Of service in any one
24 hour period, shall be paid for at
the rate of time and one-haf and
thereafter at the rate of double
time, up to the starting time of the
employees regular shift. This to in
clude work performed on Sun
days, New Years day, Washington
birthday, Decoration day, Fourth of
July, Labor day, Thanksgiving day,
CT
as are now recognized as punitive
overtime days"
Rule Z sets minimum overtime
payments providing that one hours
pay shall be made for 40 minutes
of less service, if the service is con-
tinuous after regular working
hours. Employees called or re-
quired to return to work will be al
lowed five hours for three hours
and twenty minutes service or
less"
Employees who work during the
lunch hour receive pay for one
hour straight time under rule 8, but
are allowed necessary time for
lunch without loss of pay for the
time taken.
Under rule 10, employees called
for emergency service road work,
are paid straight time and overtime
for the first "a hours whether
working, waiting or travelling.
After "A hours, they are not paid
II relieved and permitted to go to
bed for five hours or more. Where
meals and lodging are not provided
by the railroad, actual expenses
Will be allowed"
Employees called to fill temporary
vacancies at outlying points under
rule y, are paid as follows:
Continuous time from time call
ed up TO time of reporting at point
to which sent, overtime rates for
all overtime hours. and straight
tlIne for the recognized straight
Tune hours at home station, wheth-
er waiting or travelling (the same
to apply for return trip.
while at such point they will be
paid straight time and overtime in
accordance with practice at home
point"
Workmen regularly assigned to
road work away from their home
station, under rule IA, receive
straight time for regular hours and
overtime rates for overtime, con-
lnuously from the time of leaving
Inc home station to the time of re-
turn.
Rule Is specifics that employees
paid on a monthly basis shall be
paid not less than the minimum
hourly rate established for the cor
responding class of employees conf
ng under the provisions of this
schedule, on the basis of 365 eight
lour days per calendar year, with !
pay at the rate of time and one-half
or Sundays and holidays designat-
q herein (rule 81; otherwise, over !
line will not be paid"
EX.CONvICT KILLS GIRL.
Petaluma, Calf, Aug. 19.-(Un't- |