Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-25
OVERTIME RAIL RULES
REJECTED BY SHOPMEN
Substitute Regulations Sug-
gestsd and 90 Accepted
by Workers.

Chicago. Jan. 25.-Rcjection OF all
railroad shop rules, recently promul-
gated by the United States Railroad
Labor Board, which cut time and
one-half pay for extra work from the
shopmcns wages. was ordered yea
teriay by tho committee OF 100. acting
for tho six railways shop crafts.
In n circular issued to tho 100000
shop workers in the country. the COM
mittec ordered new disputes instituted
with tho railway arrangements immedi-
ately over these rules. and failing an
agreement, the disputes werc ordered
taken to the Labor Board for hearing
The circular was signed by tho inter-
national presidents OF the six shops
crafts unions.
OF the seven rejected rules, the
greatest dissatisfaction centered on
rule six. providing straight time for
regularly assigned work on Sundays
and holidays. This work was previous
ly paid for at tmo and one-half. The
committee proposed a substitute rule
reinstating time and one-haf.
| The boards new rules covering en-
ployees assigned to emergency work
and to I'LL temporary vacancies at out
lying points were also rejected by thu
committee because they took ava,
certain pay provisions contained In thu
old national agreement made during
Federal control.
Under Rule 10. emergency employ
ecs are paid for time worked in &C
cordance with the pratice at the hom
! etv oigf fnV nil tim,
waiting or travelling.
The union committee directed insti'
tuition OF dispute to reinstate tim'
and one-half and double time to cover
ell time spent on the emergency as
signment. whether working, waitins
or travelling.
Similar provisions Will be asked IL
disputes to be created over rules i
and IA, applying to mon assigned q
temporary vacancies at outlyin,
points and TO men on road work wh'
leave and return to their home sta
tons daily.
The boards new rule allowing tn
carriers to require a physical exam
nation OF all applicants for employ
ment was also rennnded to the system
declarations to re-negotiate with tn
individual roads. The committee di
rccted that the dispute be institute
to have this rule modified in the In
terests Of the employees"
Another important rule by whicI
the board made It possible for tn
roads to hire any man familiar Wit
the use OF tools as a car repairer cam
Under fire by the committee. A ne'
! rule was proposed over which the car
men are directed to open negotiations
The proposed rule would allow helr
ers and helpers apprentices with les
than four years experience to be aC
ivanced 10 mechanics grade, and
more men arc needed, men with OK
. perience In the use of mechanics too
could be hired. This would elimina'
Q he hiring Of any carpenter who Ia
z not had mechanical experience.
a Thirty-three other rules were a,
cepted, subject 10 the interpretatic
, which the committee placed upon the
!. and the remaining rules were agree
{ to.
@ Some revision OF certain Of the owe
time rules was said TO be likely {
3 they were found 70 permit OF differel
n interpretations as they stand at pre-
Z emit Railroad officials. however, d
: clared there was little likelihood
O reinstating Of any time and one-ha
e provisions wiped out by the board