The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-08
ADOPT new PLAN
Pennsylvania Railroad Pro-
duces Novel Scheme.
Meet Employees On More Than
Mutual Basis.
TO SOLVE LABOR PROBl EMS
Settle Labor Differences by
Mutual Agreement.
Establish Joint Reviewing Conn
mittee For System.

The Pennsylvania railroad officials
believe that by meeting their employees
on q basis Of more than mutual discus
Esion Of controversial points basis of
adjustment in which the employees
have an equal influence with the man
agement. they have produced q. scheme
" hich will solve their Il Dor problems,
so far as their relations with their en-
ployes are concerned
| The following account of the scheme
has been sent out from the main Of
fees OF the Pennsylvania:
The management Of the PennsEf-
vania Railroad System has concluded.
with the representatives of its engine
and train service employees. a mutual
working agreement, regarding the set
element of future labor differences.
(which, should. in the belief of the
management, eliminate any question of
strike on the railroad. as far as train
/ Operation is concerned
i This is the outcome Of the series of
meetings between Representatives of
the management and of the engine and
train service employees The conclUd-
ling meeting was held at Pittsburgh
on December % Both sides are now
lready Immediately to apply the new
| priuciples of relationship between
ma nagement and men. which have
I been mutually agreed upon as effective
i January I, 1921
- s~TTe ella sses of employees who, thru
their accredited representatives have
| Joined with the management in this
matter are the enginemen- conductors
ffreTnen, noStlers. trainuen and SWITCH
TENDERS. constituting the most numer-
orYs srroups of employees directly en-
I gagged in the movement Of freight and
passenger traffic.
I Establish Reviewing Committee.
LAS a medium to carry out the pur-
poses Of peaceful settlement, there mas
/ been esta blished a Joint Reviewing
- ~ I1zr7- fT-zF mr.
(! road system for the settlement or All
controversial questions affecting the
tengine and train service men- Inru
I this committee. the employees InVoIVeo
will for the first time IN the history
/ of this railroad. have equal voice anu
vote with the management, as the
Iconmirtee will constitute 3 court o.
review involving grievances. rules ana
working conditions, including Q1scf
I pine I'll
/ he COMPOSED. on behalf of the man
laremeut of two representatives from
L each of the four regions of the system.
Il and. on behalf of the employees. OF
i the general chairmen Of the men IN
/ the eugfneF and train services Inc
1 votes OF all members. whether repre-
I sentat fves of the management or OF
the employees. will be Of equal power
+ and not less than a two-th1rdS vote
will be necessary to reach decision
/ s.Iu all matters, except INDIVIDUAL
discipline cases. the full COMMITTEES
will vote and its decisions viii consul
tute presidents, which viii be bInd1ng
/ equally with respect to similar existing
i or future cases, upon the management
and the employees in all four regions
! of the system uniformly.
1 Discipline cases will be handled
! somewhat differently. as they involve
i a personal element which must be &C
corded recognition
+ ssThe work of the Joint reviewing
I COMMITTEES will he supplemented by an
! extension Of and improvement upon
X the methods of handling differences
and grievances which were IN effect
prior to the war. Each division su-
perinteudent will have q meeting once
i 8 month with the local cnairnen OF
the engine and train service employees
4 under his Jurisdiction, at which either
side may present matters for consld-
Il Grafton. Each general superintendent
i will have a monthly meeting with the
manager Of each region will also hold
II monthly meetings with the general
Il chairmen-
Il Appeals may be taken in the or
1 der named, and appeals from the de-
ciSiou of 4 general manager viii be
taken to the joint reviewing commit
tee of the system. Thus, in the final
determination of any matter, the en-
ployes. thru their representation upon
the joint reviewing committee, will
have equal power with the officers in
determining the issue. In this man
ner. the employees will participate in
each step in decisions affecting their
personal welfare and the conditions
under which they work
The joint reviewing committee viii
meet monthly in order that all pend
ing matters may be promptly deter
! mined