South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-29

Continued from raFe one)
lmately gso00o0.o0o gear and the
second. the decision Of July i, 1921,
which slashed about $500. 100000
from The wages ~ Q 900. 900 employees
lu aIl parts of The country These de-
c.sions. 10 was pointed out were
based on horizontal increases or de-
creases a. the scales prevailing prior
o. federal control or the roads. an Of
which were different FOR different d.
visions or the same road. Thus. 10
was s8id the minimum rates author
lied in the present decision VIII APP
plv only on a very few divisions Of
few roads in small groups Of states.
principally ihe south and The eOuth-
west
The decision asserted that under
the ne-v scale. common labor ON the
roads viii stul be receiving e rate
higher than that paid similar labor
in most other industries
Wage Statistics
In statistical table based on the
figures on wages and the cost OF ltv-
ing bv 10 department ~ labor,
which ls incorporated i1 the decis-
ion. fhe board declared that while
the cost ~ living fri March 1921
Qaw available government hgures1
was approximately 1872 percent over
that Of Deem Der. 1917 the hourly
rate % paw for maintenance OF way
employees under the present decision
VIII be So percent above the hourly
rates Of De-embcr. 1917. and the
purchasing power OF the wages OF
employees affected b. the present de
clsion WIZ be as over the purchas-
inE power az their wages ia 1917
Under the terme of the decision
the classes designated as common
labor" and estimated 20 number some
IS7.49O. were cut five cents an hour.
Labor OF similar class employed
around shops round houses. yards
and terminals numbering 91.24s also
was cut five cente an hour. Draw
bridge tenders and assistants, pile
drivers. dtching and hosting en-
gineers dremen. etc. were cut hve
cents an hour They number 1918
Section track and maintenance fore
men and assistant foreme1 were cut
three cents an hour.
Other slasnes were mechanics In
the maintenance of way depart
ment except those under the shop
crafts agreement. who were cut four
cents an hour Mechanics helpers
in these same DEPARTING except
those under the shop crafts agree
merit. were cut one cent an hour
1t was emphasized however. that all
OF these were minimum rates and
viii not apply I'm a uniform manner
throughout the country. but viii be
affected by local conditions.
The decision was reached. 1t was
said. before the announcement OF the
cut In freight rates. but was held
up TO permit tho completion Of the
minority decision 80 that both could
be Issued simultaneously
Class Reductions.
The classes OF employees and the
cut authorized tn each case follow
Bridge building painter, construc-
ton. mason ana concrete. water
supply and plumber foremen. except
certain water supply and plumber
foremen coming under the provisions
OF the cut authorized last July
decrease OF five cents an hour.
Assistant bridge building. painter
construction. mason and concrete
water supply and plumber foremen
ana for coal wharf. coal chute and
fence gang forcmeu pile driver
ditching and hosting engiueers and
bridge inspectors. except assistant
water supply and plumber foremer
coming under certain provisions %
the cut of last July decrease OF fvl
cents am hour
Section. track and maintenance
foremeu and assistant section tract
and maintenance foremen decreas
OF three cents an hour
Mechanics in the maintenance O
way and bridge and building depart
ments except those that come within
the scope OF agreements with tn
federated shop afts-decrease o
four cents an hour
Mechanics helpers in the mainte
nance % way and bridge and build
ing departments. except those tina
come within the scope Of agreement
with the federated shop crafts-de
crease Of ore cent an hour
Track iahorers and all common
Iaborers in the maintenance of wa,
department and in and around shop
and round houses not otherwise pro
vided decrease Of five cents an
hour
Drawhridse tenders and assistants
pIe drivers dtrhine and hoistiu.
frtmeu. pumper engineers ant
bumpers. crossins watchmen or flag
men and lamp lighters and tender
decrease Of five cents am hour.
I-aborers employed p and aroun,
shops and roundhousel such as on
CINE Watchmen and wiperS mr.,
builders ashpit men due borers. Goa
passers. except those coming unde
certain provisions Of decrease on las
july. and coal chute men -decreas,
% Eve cents an hour
For M .scellaneous classes Of fore
men and other employees not specih
csuv listed 10 Is provided that an
amount be deducted equal to h
decrease specified for The RESPECTIVE,
classes 30 which The mi~ceuareou
classes referred 90 are aualoeous
DETROIT DISAPPOINTED
DETROIT. Mich May -S- De
cision az the United Sra-eS railroas
labor board % reduce vases rt mAin
tenauce 90 way and ra vay shol
men was received with disaproint
merf by national HEADQUARTERS o.
the United Broth. rrrc7 Of NIainfe
nance ~ WAY Emp Sos and Rail
say shop Laacrers here
~ would ME- cave 20 comment oI
Che decision 90 tre railway board %
any deta lrt- had gone over th'