Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-23

Chicago, Jan. 22,-Abolitlon OF
penal overtime payments until
after the ninth hour of work and
authorization OF Split tricks" In
stead of compelling overtime pay
ments or two shifts for intermit-
tant work over a span Of more than
eight hours are important changes
in rules governing railroad clerical
and terminal employees issued by
the United States railroad labor
board tonight.
The new rules, which become ef-
fective February !. supercede the
national agreement made by the
federal administration with the
Brotherhood Of Railway and
Steamship Clerks, Freight Han
dlers, Express and Station En-
ployes which has been in effect
since January /. 1920. About 500,
600 employees are affected.
Through elimination Of time and
one-half for the ninth hour of
work, the railroads are expected TO
save thousands of dollars, although
no estimate OF the amount is avail
able. The eight-hour day was re-
tanned in principle, however as were
collective bargaining and union
recognition. The new rules cover
all points in clerical working agree
ments not covered by rules nego-
tiated between individual roads and
their employees.
Sunday and Holiday Work.
Time and one-half pay now APP
plies only to the tenth hour of work
or thereafter, and to hours worked
if held on duty more than two
hours when called for extra work.
Sunday and holiday work will be
paid ct straight time. except where
the railroad agrees to do otherwise.
Reopening of many small rail-
way stations. Improvement of serY-
ice to small towns and on suburban
lines is expected to follow the adop-
ton of the new rule as to intermit-
tent work. 1t will now be possible
for the railroads to place RESPONSE
BILE employees at the smaller sta
tions at all train hours without the
expense which they claim now is
nrohibitive and which has resulted
i'm the closing of many stations and
the handing of others over to care
takers and janitors at some hours
OF the day.
The new rule announced by the
board provides that where actual
service is intermittent, eight hours
actual time on duty within a spread
of twelve hours shall constitute a
days work. When employees act
uallv work more than eight hours
within tho span or when held
longer than twelve hours to per-
form their work, they are to be
paid time and one-half for the
extra time.
Under the old national agree
ment, an employee received over
time pay after expiration Of eight
hours from the time he first went
on duty. although he may have had
several hours of idleness due to the
fact that there was no train service
nor any other duties to nerform.
Performed other Work.
Charges that employees actually
farmed or performed other work
for themselves in such intervals
have been one of the outstanding
features OF the criticism leveled at
railroad conditions under federal
control Where all the work at
station due to the arrival and de-
parture of trains only in the
morning and evening comes within
a spread of IL hours. such an
employe under the new rule
would work in the morning, be
released in the middle of the day
without pay and report in the
afternoon for the remainder Of
The days work. Under the old
rule he was paid overtime for the
evening work or two shifts en-
ployed, which latter was generally
done.
The new rule will also allow
the railroads, at larger terminals
where the arrival and departure