Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-06
|R1HER CUTS IN
AGE OF RAILWAY
|DRkERS ORDERED
lads of Unions Register
Protest, Blu ito No
Avail
|FECIs 100000 MEN
U Million Dollars Is
From Shopmen
Alone
nv AssocIated Press,

ticagO, June 0.-OVer UHe SCfOnS
lest of the three labor represent
\ on the United States railroad
board, a new wage cut of 7
an hour for railway shop me-
bics and 9 cents for freight car
cutting 100000 shopmen ap-
kimately $6O,0O0,OOO a year, was
|red by the board today.
be new wage reduction brought
Estimated added saving of $780,
B47 annually to the railroads, fol-
ng on the heels of a $4,000 in
wages of maintenance of way
rers last week. The shop crafts
sion becomes effective July 1,
same date as last weeks order.
be minority report of the labor
bers pointedly stated that the
prity decision was made with no
tideratio nof human needs" and
ges that it fails to carry out the
lhOn Of the board to set a "just
reasonable" wage. .
|fe tendency of this decision is to
cate the propaganda of the rail-
and consequently condemn such
ements as the employees have
able to bring to public atten-
the minority opinion said.
hpevisory forces of the railroad
Is we're not decreased. After due
liberation, the decision said, it
felt that the duties and respon-
hhes Of such forces warranted
ftenance of the present rates.
be reduction for the mechanics
Fage little more than s per
all machinists, boilermakers,
ksmiths, sheet metal workers,
|trieal workers, car men Except
ght car men), moulders, cupola
Fers and core makers and the reg
and helper apprentices receiving
Of Z cents an hour. Freight car
commonly known as "car
Ekers," and the object of some
|ie heaviest assaults by the roads
per battle for lower wages, were
y cents.
n larger cut was ordered for the
Knockers" because, the board
II believed that their work did
require the same skilled service
|'her branches of car mems work.
heavier reduction for the freight
men came under especially Sc
criticism in the minority report,
LABOR members declaring there
no Justification for discrimina-
IN car work.
Il cleaners, who now receive an
age OF $3.1S day, were cut 5
an hour, or 40 cents a day.
Y mechanic, whose daily rate
averages from $6.11 for cleo
workers to $6.2S for black
'aS' a will lose Sc cents a day un-
VIC new decision, bringing their
wage to approximately $3.50.
\ boards latest decision, which |
We followed shortly by reduc-
rUr railway clerks, telegraphers
= O'ner classes of railway en-
IS except the train service men, |
0riet and offered no explanation |
'le new rates were arrievd at. |
y vn'lssion brought more fire
ne dlssenters, who declared the
my decision did not consider !,
'n Needs" ignored the pleas of
EMPLOYEES for "living wage"
@ue no attempt to show that
! Ss are not entitled to such a
,ssestlOn for "some recognized
1 10 be worked out by the
1a used as a basis for future
auIustments was contained in
.Orlty . report. The labor mem
n,s they said, that the board
,r.; initiate a study which shall
tne amount necessary to
a Yipe recognized, standard and
4. must use its results as a ba-
II \ i's decisions and that it must,
'nose decisions, transmit
| s'@ation to the public"
I,,ss ssssslon, the minority report
49,, tended TO substantiate
l 0ns Of the railroads. that
'sd not be msde with refer