The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-06-07
SECOND RAIL i i hl0E
SLASH is ORDERED
Cuts S6o,OO0,0O0 From Pay
ii 4yu,OUO ShopIIlen.
LABOR MEMBERS PROTEST
Declare oseisio" Was de with No
Consideration Of tiuman Needs"
Effective July I.

Effective July I.
Chicago. .IuLe 1.-Over the prutes
| o. the three iaber Representative or
| The railroad labor board, i new wage
| c;lt OF seven cents an hour for railwa,
! shop mechanics and nine cents iul
| freight carmen, cutting 1000 shop
men about SGO,oOO.O0O q year, was, or
| dered by the board.
The new wage reduction brought al
! estimated added saving OF $50, $50 0Ot
| ANNUALLY TO the railroads, on The heels
| OF So0,0O0.000 cut in the wages 81
E?ainttnance of way labore.S las
| week. The shop crafts decision be
comes effective July l, the same date
Is last week S order.
II was learned the boards decision
Injecting telegraphers, the next class
CT employees to be dealt wit in 4 wags
ruling will not be issued il TINS Il
become effective July l. -
Inc minority report OF The labsi
I3embers in the shopInen'S 5 case peiilts
{ ily said the majority decision was
made with no consideration of hulllsia
leeds" and charges ii fails 70 carry
out the injunction of the board TO sci
81 Just and reasonable" wage.
The tendency of this decision is to
vtndi, ale tie propaganda OF the rail-
roads and consequently condemn such
statements as the employees have been
able to bring to public attention" the
liinority opinion said. 1t was sigEad
by Albert o. Wharton, W. L. McAIeni
ieS2ntatfEeS. Supervisory forces of
the railway shops were hot decreased
-A1rer due cons: s:deIation, the decision
said. il Was felt the duties and re.
:punsibilities OF such forces warranted
maintenance of the present rates.
The reduction for The mechanics.
averaged little more than pei
cent. All machinistS, boilermakefs
hiacksmithS, sheer metal workers, elee.
iricai workers. carmen (eXcepI frei Chi
curmen), moulders. cupOla tenders and
corelnaker& and The regular and helper
apprentices received d CuI OF seven
cenis an hour. Freight carmen, COM,
,,
the object of some OF the heaviest as
~uulGs by the Roads in their battle foI
lower wages. were cut nine cents
The larger cut was ordered for the
car Knockers" because the board said
II believed thefr Work did NOT feqniEs,,
the same skilled service as other
branches of carmen's work This re-
ducTiun came under especially severe
criticism in the minority report the
labor members declaring there was ne
Car cleaners, who receive an aver
age of 1918 in day, were cut fiys
cents an hour, or forty cents day
The mechanics, whose daily rate
averages from S61l for electrical
workers TO SG25 for blacksmiths, will
lose tiftysix cents day under the
Sieci$ion, bringing their daily wage to
approximately $40.
The boards latest decision, which is
TO be followed shortly By reductions
for clerks, telegraphers and all other
classes of railway employees, except
the train service men, was brief, and
offered no explanation of how the new
rates were arrived at. This omission
brought more fire from the dissenters
who declared the majority decision
ignored the pleas of the employees fol
a living wage" and made mo attempt
TO show mechanics are not entitled to
such a standard"