The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-06
ORDER FOLLOWS
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MADE LAST. NEEEE
Labor Members Of Board Dess
Clare Human Needs Not
Considereds
CLEANERS GET S q
Freight Car Men Get Re due
ton of 9 Cents an Hour Ut.:-
der Decision.
CLEANERS GET $40

CHICAGO, June 6.-( by The As
sociated ss.)-Over the strong
protest of the three labor repre-
sentatives on the United States
Railroad Labor Board, a newswa
cut of z cents an hour for railway
shop mechanics and 8 k cents for
freight carmen, cutting 40Q, 900 ggsll
shopmen approximatelyS6 S60 200 900
a year was ordered by .he board
today. NJ
The new wage reduction broughs4
a saving of $50, ,669, S47sannuallyas e,
the railroads following on the hesis&
of a s50. .0o0, 900 cut int the2Wages8
maintenance of way abor ers 81 81
week. The shop craft "a dec1sicns
becomes effective J,1 the SAM
date at last weeks orde
e The minority rep ort of the labor
members pointed d1y$s stated &thatStsss
majority decision was ma de- m
no con sideration of human@nesds
and charges that it fails to- carrg
.out the function of the board stoasetg
q "just and reasona ages
"The tendency of this ec1s1onS
lis to vindicate the propaganda#r da#raslssss
roads and nsequently condemn
such statements as the en- pii6oYsss
have been able to bring public
attention. the minority oplnll on
said. 1t was signed byAl bert Gs;s
wharton. w. u. McMenimen and
Albert Phillips, the abor#re presenSaS
tatives
Supervisory forces of thesTai ilwaya
shops were not decreased A1tsrs
consideration if was felt b at iln.5 he
duties and responsibilities #of@su chs
forces warranted maintenance or
the present rate.
The reduction for thenecnanicsA
averaged a little more thana8 per
cent, all machinists boil Term maksIs.7
blacksmiths, sheet meta aISswoITlkAers,s
electricians, carnen (exceptsfTelghIa
carmen, moulders, cupo tend
and core makers and the regular
and helper apprentices receiyingHa
cut OF seven cents M hour
Freight car men, commonly known, rt
as acar Knockers, and the ob1ecta
Of some Of the heaviest assaIit s&pYl
the roads in. their battle forEloWeEs
wages, were cut 9 cents.
The larger cut was ordersd sd#iof
the car Knockers because tns8
board said it believed that tnelrs
work did not require the sans
skilled service as other branches
| for the freight car workers. cana
under specially severe ticlsm.sIn
the minority report the labors
members declaring there NO! no
justification for discriml ina ton lns
car work.
Car cleaners. who now received
an average OF S31S adaysWerescutl
5 cents an hour, or forty cents q
day. ,ssS IA
81 The mechanics, whose dailysr
| now average from s. FOR eleeTrlss
cal workers to &S6.2s for blacE-
sr,iths, will lose fif iftyssix cent
| day under the new ectsions
bringing their daily wage 70 aIs-
proximately S.
1 The boards latestSde ecision, Enich
lis to be followed shortly y by rsaslc7
tions for railway. clerks tslegrap 81
ers and all other classes q
i;empIoyess except the in sery1eet
men, was brief and offered NO 81
}Dlanation of how the neT "a tsss
4 were arrived at. This omission
4 brought more tire from tlles si1s-
4 senter who declared the nia5orieys
jdecision did not conside 1un1an
needs. rs ignored the pieas Of lass
4 employees for g living and;
: made ..tno attempt siloy siat.
mechanics are not entitled 20 sich
a standard 81 ~