Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-17
CHARGES ERIE
WITH TRYING TO
EVADE RAIL LAW
Continued From Page one0

leasing Of shops under contract is a vio-
lation of the transportation act. That is
a question We must study"
ERIE CASE TO
FORM TEST.
At the same time other railroads are
making ready to follow the example Of
the Erie. it was learned. II the labor
board holds that the Erie was acting
within its rights It can be stated that at
least four big carriers will follow suit
] Immediately.
The New York Central already is let
ting out considerable OF it's repair work
to private contractors and companies, it
was earned. More than $500 cars are
being repaired for this road by outside
shops
The action of the Erie and the contem-
plated actions of many other carriers is
the result Of a long considered plan. &C
cording to several general officers here.
H. E. Miller. vice president Of the
Santa Fe, said his road had considered
the move and decided against it. q. y.
| Green, operating vice president Of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul, said he
could make no statement on the sub
ject.
I'VE have not taken up this question
up to this time" said President c. NJ
Markham of the Illinois Central.
MOVE ROUsEs
UNION LEADERS.
Union leaders are irate over the Fries
move which they consider plan to de-
feat the purposes Of the Railroad Labor
Board and the transportation act.
The action of the En1e only affects
the shopmen, but We will take 1t up
while in our conference here" said
Timothy Shea, assistant president Of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Firemen.
What action we will take cannot
say"
Leaders Of the big four" and the
Switchmens Union Of North America
continued their conference with western
railroad officials oven the wage and
working rules questions.
The unions are asking the Western
executives to put wages back where they
were June 80, 1920: to stop asking for
the abolition Of time and a half over
time; and to not ask the railroad board
for any further reductions in wages.
OVERTIME AND WORKING
RULES DECISION AWAITED.
Eyes Of the entire railroad world were
turned toward Chicago in anticipation
of the decision Of the railroad board on
the overtime question and the provisions
Of the new working rules.
This decision is considered Of the most
vital Importance in both executive and
union quarters.
Whatever chance there is Of general
railroad strike within the near future, 1t
admittedly hangs on whether the men
are granted their overtime schedules and
hourly rates of pay in the shops.
It is TO escape these hourly rates OF
pay IN the shops that the roads are let
ting out their shops on contract.
There is q growing tendency on all
railroads to let out their repair work
now done in their own shops, and the
maintenance Of way work" said Samuel
O. Dunn. editor Of the Railway Age, and
spokesman for the American Association
OF Railway Executives. This is not done
TO defeat the transportation act, but in
the interests of economy. If contractors
can hire laborers at % cents an hour and
we have to pay them 50 cents an hour
through the rulings Of the Labor Board,
It IS economy to do so and the trans
portation act directs the roads to run
their systems economically