Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-07-02
sH0PMEN' s PAY
IS Z PER CENT
MORE THAN Il
Striking Men Issue State
ment Saying That Is Rea-
son for WaIkout; Want
Overtime for Sundays.

Railway shopmen, after a meet
ing yesterday afternoon, issued a
statement in which they declared
they had no fault to find with the
Santa Fe railway on the score OF
farming out" shop work, but that
they felt they had just grounds 70:
Opposing the order Of the -ailroad
labor board reducing wage, ana
Iabolishing the payment of sunny
and holiday work on an overtime
basis.
The statement follows
albuquerque, N. M, July ], 1922.
Statement to the public from th+
railroad shopmen of Albuquerque:
In behalf of the SO per cent or
railroad shop employees who yester'
tday withdrew their services from
1.-THE railroad company, we desire to
give to the public brief statement
lof the issues involved.
/ The strike vote was taken upon
three separate propositions, name
| ly:
(1) The farming out of shop
work to dummy contractors in or
| der to enable the railways to evade
the provisions of the transportation
lact which practice has been de-
clared unlawful by the United
states railway labor board,
or The adjustment by decis.
ion of the labor board Of the prac'
ltice of allowing overtime rates 10
Iemployes required to perform
service upon Sunday and holidays.
| CD The decision of the United
States railroad labor board to again
cut wages of the employees So cents
lper day on all mechanics. helpers
and apprentices, except freight
carmen, whom it is proposed to cut
liz cents per day.
With regard to the first propo'
lsition, it should be stated, to the
Icredit of the Santa Fe railway. that
no particular attempt has been
made by the management so far as
we know, to indulge in the illegal
farming out OF work, and there is,
Therefore, no grievance against the
Santa Fe upon this question.
Wage Cut Opposed.
Proposition number 2, does, how
| ever. affect us. and the ruling OF
the labor board requiring employees
to work upon Sunday and holidays
at the regular weekday rate has
| been the cause of much dlssatlstac-
ition and discomfort; the decision
was protested at the time OF its is
suance and has never been accept
ed or agreed to by the shopmsn.
Previous to the issuance OF this UNI
lust award, practically all classes OF
mechanics and helpers upon the
II rnnr1irp6 m npr-
form work on Sundays or Mondays,
have for over twenty years peel
compensated for such service at the
lrate of time and one-halt, or 5c
per cent greater than the weekday
irate. This has been the general
practice on railroads throughout
1.-The country, even upon roads where
no agreement was in effect between
the management and the employees
land we know Of at least one rail-
road insthe United States which has
paid the overtime rate for this class
of service for more than forty
years. The theory of the applica-
ton Of this punitive overtime is no.
for the securing the additional
WAGE, but IS a penalty provided II
order to discourage the working Of
overtime, and thereby compel fn-
railroads to keep SUNDAY and holi
dav work down to minimum, as
this service is undeslra BILE to us even
lat the higher rate. When man
puts in six good hard days in the
shon he wants the opportunity to
spend a day with his family. and
possibly go to church, and do some