The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-28
Railway Shopmen
Reject Reduction

ciated Press) ).-Rejection Of all
railroad shop rules, recently pro
mulsated by the United States rail-
road labor board. which cut time
and one-half pay for extra work
from the shopmen's wages was or
dered today by the commission OF
100, acting for the SIX railway
shop crafts.
In a circular issued to the 500,-
600 shop workers in the country,
the committee ordered new dis
putes instituted with the railway
nanagements Immediately over
theser ules, and falling an agree
ment, the disputes were ordered
taken to tn elabor board for hear
ing. The circular was signed by
the international presidents Of the
six shop crafts unions. Of the sew
en- rejected rules, the greatest dis
satisfaction centered on rule SIX,
providing straight time for regular
ly assigned work on Sundays and
holidays. This work was previous
ly paid for at time and one-half.
The committee proposed subSti-
tute rule reinstating time and one
half.
The boards new rules covering
employees assigned to emergency
work and to fill temporary yacan-
ces at outlying points We're also
rejected by the committee because
they took away certain pay pro-
visions contained in the old nation
al agreement made during federal
control. Under rule 10, emer-
gency employees are paid for time
worked in accordance with the
practice at the home station and
straight time for all time waiting
] or travelling.
The union committee directed in
s-itution of a dispute to reinState
cine and one-half and double time
to cover all time spent on the
emergency assignment whether
working. waiting or travelling.
Similar provisions will be ask
ed nj disputes to be created over
! rules y and II. applying to men
! assigned to temporary vacancies at
/ outlying points and to men on
road work who leave and return
to their home stations daily.
The boards new rule allowing
the carriers to require a physical
I
employment was also remanded to
/ the system fe6eratins to renegoti-
ate with the individual roads
The committee directed that the
dispute be instituted TO have this
rule modified, lin the interest Of
I the employees
Another important rule by which
the board made it possible for the
roads TO hire any man familiar
with the use Of tools as a car re-
/ committee y new rule was pro-
posed over which the carmen are
directed To. open negotiations The
proposed rule would allow helpers
and helper apprentices with less
than four years experience to be
advanced to mechanics grade and
! ii more men are needed. men with
+ experience in the use Of mechanics
tools could be hired. This would
! eliminate the hiring OF any car
penter who had not had mechani-
tcaf experience.
'rhirty-three other rules We're ac-
cepted. subject to The interpreta-
ton which the committee placed
i@sPon them and the remaining rules
: We're agreed IL.
Some revision Of certain Of the
overtime rules was said TO be likely
rs they We're found TO permit Of
different interpretations as they
stand at present Railroad officials,
however, declared there was little
likelihood OF reinstating any OF
time and ene-haii provisions wiped
out-by The board
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Indiana has three hundred posts.
The unemployment situation is