Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-22
BOARD APPROVES
SHOP CRAFT RULES

CHICAGO, August 22.-The Unit
ed States railroad labor board, Fri
day, upheld the principle of time and
half overtime for all railroad shop
men after an eight-hour day.
The board also granted time and a
half of all shopmen on Sundays and
holidays, and penalties" the rail-
roads for Sunday work, except where
such Sunday work is absolutely es-
sential."
The decision upholds seven of the
most important working rules of the
national working agreements grant
ed shopmen during federal admins
tration of the railroads, but greatly
modified other working rules, bitter
ly objected to by the carriers.
While the decision is considered
sweeping victory for the employ
as regards overtime, the railroads
won many points in the modification
of the rules, and A. o. Wharton, la.
Dor member of the board, filed the
first dissenting opinion on decision
by the body.
The decision holds that:
l. Work performed on Sundays
and legal holidays by shopmen shall
be paid for at the rate of time and
half overtime, except for opera
ton of power houses, millwright
gangs, train yards and other crews
regularly assigned to Sunday work
They will be paid regular week day
time.
2. After eight hours work on
week days overtime will be paid at
the rate of time and half.
3. Employees required to work dur
ing any period of the lunch hour
will be allowed one hour
a. Employees called from regular
work at shops for emergency work
on the road will be paid from the
time they leave the shop.
S. Employees sent from shops to
fill vacancies at any point will be
paid hourly from time they leave
the shops.
E. The eight-hour-day is given full
recognition.
The seven rules of the shop crafts
national agreement, for which sub
stitutes were promulgated by the
railroad labor board today. all apply
to overtime payment. The general
rule, ampli6ed for particular in
stances by other rules, follows
"Rule E. All over time -. outside
of bulletin hours, tip to and including
the sixteen hour of service in any
one "a hour period, 80. shall be paid
for at the rate of time and one-ha1f
and thereafter at the rate of double
time, UP to the starting time 5of the
employees regular shift. This to in
clude work performed on Sundays,
New Years day, Washington's birth
day, Decoration day, Fourth of July,
Labor day, Thanksgiving day, Christ
mas and such state holidays as are
now recognized as punitive overtime
days"
Rule sets minimum overtime
payments providing that one hours
pay shall be made for 40 minutes OF
less service, if the service is contin-
uous after regular working hours
Employees called or required to re-
turn to work will be allowed 5 hours
for 8 hours and 20 minutes service
or less"
Employees who work during the
lunch hour receive pay for one hour
straight time under rule 9, but are
allowed necessary time for lunch
without loss of pay for the tins
taken.
Under rule 10, employees called fol-
emergency service road work are
paid straight time and overtime fol
the first "a hours whether working
waiting or travelling" After D
hours, they are not paid if relieved
and permitted to go to bed for
hours or more. "Where meals anc
lodging are not provided by the rail
road, actual expenses will be al
lowed"
Employees called to fill temporary
vacancies at outlying points under
rule II, are paid as follows:
Continuous time from time called
up to time of reporting at point tc
which sent, overtime rates for al
overtime hours, and straight tim'
for the recognized straight tim'