The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-18

hinges became effective July |, 1921
The further demands for the elimina
| tion of time and ne-half for overtime
rules allowing extra pay for extra sery.
ice performed, and further wage reduc-
tions were made following the award
effective July l, 1921.
"From 1913, through the period in
which this country became CONNER
cially interested in the European war
and until Jan. |, 1918, transportation
employees did not receive any advance
in their daily or monthly wages. The
enactment of the Adamson law which
was declared constitutional March 10,
1917, did not increase the daily wage
of the employees affected. That is, it
did not increase either the daily or
monthly wages of the men interested.
"For the purpose of clearness we of
fer for exhibit the wages of through
freight brakeman running into New
York in 1918, whose wages were fixed
by the arbitration Of that year and
which wage rate remained in full force
and effect until Jan. l, 1918. This is a
typical wage earned by an employe
who class transports more than 30
per cent of the freight business of this
country. This employe received in the
eastern division $2.67 for his normal
days work of 100 miles within ten
hours, or ss0.l0 for 30-day month.
With the increase of Jan. l, 1918, he
received approximately $l.04 addition
al, which made his daily rates $3.7l
and his monthly wage for 30-day
month $lll.30. Supplement number Is,
effective Jan. /, 1919, brought his daily
rate to $40s and his monthly wage for
a 30-day month $l22-40, and the de-
cision of the United States railroad Ia
Dor board effective May !, 1920,
brought the daily rate of the through
freight brakeman running into New
York to S5l2, which multiplied by 30
days for the month. gave him month
ly wage of Sl5360 The wage decrease
July !, 1921, reduced the
rate to Sl34 for 30 days serv-
ice on which amount he is expected to
maintain himself and family decently
and reasonably and he cannot do ii as
every one who is trying to maintain an
American standard of living under
stands.
This is an exhibit Of typical
wage increase.
The wage quoted is typical train
service wage. Percentages of increases
show that wages have been very much !
but in money amounts thev |
will not show favorably. In fact, with |
he reduction of II per cent threatened !
,brogation of all schedule rules and |
'urther wage reductions. the employe |
Knows that it is impossible for him to |
i've on the daily or monthly rates a.
proposed, unless he is willing to work /
Il least day and one half in order 20 1
arm enough TO live a day
Another source of aggravation to
he employees which they bitterly re-
ent is the disposition of the railroads
o take away from them all of the ad-
'antages that were secured through
everal years of collective bargaining
BY agreement with the railroads spe-
lal allowances were provided for spe-
ial service. IL is not the purpose of
he railways to ask for the elinina-
ion of time and one half for over
ime and there is no intimation that
hey propose TO restore what allow
noes were sacrificed when time ani
was established. Regardless Of
'opular opinion to the effect that all
mployes are worked on the eight hour
transportation service the fact
that there is no eight hour day in
rain service except as a basis for fix
ng a normal days work. Trainmen.
9th freight and passenger. do not 90
nto overtime until they have used up
he time allowance on the mileage OF
he run"