Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-02
PROPOSED PAY CUT
DISCUSSED TODAY
BY y. R. & P. MEN
Two Meetings Will Be Held
at r. %. Tillcrs
Call.
BOTH SHIFTS AFFORDED
OPPORTUNITY TO TALK
George J.. Wilcox and Other
Speakers Will Address
80 the Sessions.
5H EMPLOYEES An; AFFECTED
Representatives From other cities
Meet In Conference Here
BOTH SHIFTS AFFORDED
OPPORTUNITY TO TALK
200 EMPLOYEES AnE AFFECTED
Representatives Frum other cities
Meet In Conference Here
Wednesday.

i:raploycs o. tn. Virginia Railway
and Power Company win hold spc-
cial meeting in the !.rcadc Iui!din Z
today Tor the purpose uC considering
"u'n in their wages outlined in a pro-
posed agreement posted Ia tn. car
barns Yesterday by officials o! the
company The cali cam. yesterday y
afternoon from Il. -. Tiller. presI-
dont of Division $40. Amalgamntcd
Association OF stree, and Electric
Hallway Employees of America
The nect!mi; Will be divided INTO
Two sessions. IN order that hoth the
nigh, ana day shifts will have an
opportunity TO take par, in :he dis
cussi"ns and assist in outlining y
reply To The company. The nrst seS-
sion VIII take place AT 10 o'clocH
this morning. and the second "a, s
=. NJ. George l.. Wilcox. executive
secretary OF the Central Trades and
Labor Council, and other speaker,
VIII address both sessions.
EmpIo,cs>CaiI Ii "Iufnir.-
Leading members OF the Richmond
division discussed freely yesterday
'nc proposed agreement, ANA charac-
tcrized IL as being unfair and re-
ward FOR faithful service
President T!llcr stated that cuty
ranging from, - per cent TO % per
cent would result !. the propoac,!
agreement Went Into effect The
"orhmcn ar: employed under AN
n.r.em"rt which divides them into
iour classes - llrst, 'thc bramd.ucw
man. or au employ who has hccn
with tho COMPANY fro,, ono 80 thru
month";: sccord. ;hosc who have
srrycd from ,hrer months TO q yca:
ilird. those who have served from
one year y is" years. and. fourth,
tSose VIII" havr h-ri employed by
'hc company more than two years.
Those ot ;ha nrSt class are rccciy-
iug Si-p. but under the n-w agree
lucni taay woUlh rccciV. only $50.
III" salary o. the ae."nd class IL
Sl3a. but the new agreement would
rcdncc rIr members of this class To
$50 Employees OF The third class are
being paid slil, but under ;hc new
agreement \thcy would receive Sloi.
The SALARY OF the Individual in the
,curth class would be reduced from
<iii to Si20.
Average Day Ten Hours.
In announcing tho above figures,
:, ten-hour day. or 800 hours for Il
working month OF thirty days The
prcs!den, stated that the figures are
as close as they could possibly be.
due to- the fact that many OF the
rcn work eleven hours n day. while
others are employed twelve hours.
lie said ihc average working dav
was ter hours.
Approximately 200 employees OF the
Virginia Hallway and Power Com
,apYS In Richmond will he affected
rnder the proposed agreement \
ihajority of the employees are train
men" The others are distributed
throughout the shops and power
houses OF the company. Mr. Tile,
stated that Il majority uf the Rich
mond employees are union men and
in good standing in Division 90, the
Richmond local
Employees Of four rcitics-I:ichmond.
Norfolk, Petersburg and Portsmouth
would he affected If the prouosad
dBi BiocHicht WIGS put lnlO erect. In
formation was received here ycstcr-
day by Mr.. Tilier. thn: the heads Of
the locals In other cities had been
notified OF the intentions Of the COM
pany. The company intends to put
the agreement into effect over its en-
tire circuit on January Ia.
Conference Here "wednesday.
Representatives from the other
three cities will meet in confer
cnce here Wednesday for the purpose
OF considering the agreement. Four
teen mcn--hvc from Richmond, four
from Norfolk. three from Portsmouth.
and two from Petersburg sit in
the conference. These men will rep
resent the union workers employed
on all lines of tho company in Vir-
Sinia. The hour of the conference
has not been decided upon.
Mr.. Tillcr declined TO speak for the
workers regarding what action the
men would take. This will depend
upon tho meeting to be held here
tonight in the Arcade Building ana
the conference here Wednesday. Mr..
Tiller stated the proposed cut was
= out of reason, and declared it was
his opinion that it would be impos-
sibic to secure workmen OF the type
wv employed by the company for
the salaries named in the nropos.d
agreement