The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-03
WESTERN ROADS
SIGN new PACT
WITH BIG four
Employees Regard Agreement
as Favorable to Them.
Comes in Nature of Reward for
Faithful Service.
old WAGE LEVELS Renewed
Santa Fe Among Roads Sign
ing New Agreement.
Disputes Pending Before La
bOr Board Withdrawn.
Comes in Nature of Reward for
Faithful Service.
old WAGE levels RENEWED
Santa Fe Among Roads Sign.
ing New Agreement.
(By the Associated Press.)

Chicago, Oct. "A new agreement
maintaining the old rates of pay and
rules and working conditions was
signed today by representatives of ap-
proximately forty-nine roads and sub
salaries and the Brotherhood of Rail-
road Trainmen and the Order of Rail
way Conductors.
The agreement which will be in ef-
feet until October 81. 1923. maintains
old wage levels and rules. including
time and one-half for overtime after
eight hours, was considered by the
employees organizations as favorable
to them.
Grievance committees of the train
mems organization on nineteen roads
entering Chicago had approved the
of the trainmen, and L. E. Sheppard.
president of the conductors. affixed
their signatures today.
Roads Make Concessions.
The western managers, headed by
w. NJ. Jeffers, general manager of the
Union Pacific railroad, were said to
have been mindful of the attitude of
| train service brotherhoods in living
up strictly to their agreements with
the roads and to have made some con-
cessions in the progress of the nego-
tiations which began yesterday.
Under the agreement all disputes
as to rules and working conditions
now pending before the labor board
will be withdrawn by both sides. Tho
two employees organizations in a let
ter sent to the railroad labor board
today made it known that all points
in dispute had been ironed out and
requested that their submissions in
pending cases be returned
Terminate With Notice.
The agreement also contains a
clause providing for termination of
the agreement upon thirty days no
tice being given. Local grievance
committees on individual roads also
were authorized to negotiate with the
individual roads on local rules.
Today's agreement included the
! principal railroads entering Chicago
and traversing territory west of the
Mississippi river and with agreements
| signed with eastern lines, approx
mately three-fourths of the railroad
! mileage of the country now has signed
up with the trainmen and conductors,
Mr.. Lee announced. Beside those
roads which actually signed the agree
ment today, others. according to both
representatives of the roads and broth
erhoods, are expected to accept the
same agreement.
Santa Fe in Group.
| The roads which signed today were
tlne 1OllOW1nS- ALCnlSOn, 1Opekd q
Santa Fe, Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe,
Baltimore & Ohio, Chicago Terminal
Belt railway of Chicago, Chicago &
Northwestern, Chicago & Eastern Iilli-
| nois, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Chicago, Milwaukee &, st. Paul, Chi
cago & Western Indiana, Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific, Colorado &
Southern, Chicago, st. Paul, Mime
apolis & Omaha, Davenport, Rock Is
/ land & Northwestern, Des Moines
Union Denver & Rio Grande Western
Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic, E
Paso & Southwestern, Forth Worth q
Denver City Great Northern, Illinois
Central, Yazoo & Mississippi Va1ld9
Chicago, Minneapolis & st. Paul &
Sault Ste. Marie, Missouri Pacific
Northern Pacific, st. Joseph Belt, st
Paul Bridge & Terminal, Ternina
Railroad Association of st. Louis
Texas Midland, Trinity & Brazos Val
LEY, Union Pacific Union Stockyards
of Omaha, Western Pacific, Spokane
Portland & Seattle, Minnesota & In
ternational, Big Fork & International
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