The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-04-06
The Truth about the Railroads
Punitive Overtime--Was it Forced
Upon the Railroads?

CHIeAVC OVSIC1mS-- w as IL lOrceQ
Upon the Railroads?
Prepared Published by the Crafts
presenaves of railroads eyng before the
tee on the Interstate Commerce Commission
he United States Railroad Labor Board
overtmc forced the railroads during
John Walber Secretary the
Railroads put forward by the Association of Railroad
tves to testify the policy
wage orders the Administration had
burdens upon the railroads. particularly the
Philadelpha and Reading.
On 5a7 the quoted having stated
that punitive overtime rates established these
The facts they developed by McAdoo,
former director control
ruary 1929 directly contradict this statement They
(D WHEN THE RAILROADS WE'RE TAKEN OVER BY THE
RAILROADS WERE MAKING PUNITtVF OVERTIME PAYMENTS
TO THEIR EMPLOYEES.
(2) THE RAILROAD ADMINISTRATIONS THROUGH IT'S
RAnRoAD RAJ WAGE COMMISSION MADE AN EXTENDED INvEs-
TIGATIoN OF PUNITIVE OVERTIME DETERMINE THE ADJ
VISIBILITY OF EXTENDING IT TO ALI. CARRIERS UNDER
q WHILE THIS INVESTIGATION WAS BEING MADE,
PRESIDENT RAE, OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD EARN
FSTLY URGED THE RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION TO ESTAB-
LIsH PUNITIVE OVERTIME THAT SYSTEM
(D PRESIDENT RAE URGED IN SUPPORT OF HIS DE-
MAND FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PUNITIVE OVERTIME
THAT IT WAS IN FORCE PRACTICALLY ALI. RAILROADS
IN THE GREAT EASTERN REGION WITH EXCEPTION OF
THE philadelphia AND READING AND HIS OWN ROAD.
@ THAT BEFORE THE INVESTIGATION WAS coNIPLEr-
ED. AND WITHOUT AUTHORITY FROM THE RAILROAD ADJ
MINsTRATIoN (WHICH HAD REFUSED MIR. RAEs REQUEsT),
I2I REGIONAL DIRECTOR A H SMITH BEFoRE AND SINCE
TRIAL AND ONE OF THE CHIEF sPoKEsMEN FOR RAIL
ROAD INTERESTS GAVE PERMISSION MIR. RAE TO ES-
TABLISH PUNITIVE OVERTIME ON PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD.
RAILROADS DON'T TELL TRUTH
Mr. McAd replying testimony .eferred
"Mr Waber hat half for
overtime (prsdent
New York con-
troD without
REQUEST OF PRESIDENT RAE AND UPON THE RFconMENDA
rON OF MR. WALLER HIMSELF"
Mr. McAdoo correspondence bearing
upon subject
On March %, 19s Mr. Smith
1--WE understand that the Central Railroad New
Gently adopted time and oneha time overtime
account of recent arbitration award that in this
ritory 1T WOULD APPEAR THAT PHILADELPHIA
NOT PAY THE ADDITIONAL RATE FOR OVERTIME SHOPS.
This being GENERAL CONDITION, wage
before concedng their your
tenon for advice which would be glad receive
AUTHORITY WITHHELD BY SMITH
On April 1918. Regional Director Smith replied Mr. Rae
Railroad wae. Commission has be-
fore request from the representatives of these time
and onehaf for overtime the
sion will in all probability hand down its award the
advisable your company to withhold
action this proposition until the Wage
award.
Under date of April H. Mr. Mr. pressing
his previous request for authority punitive overtime He
MAY ask to kindly reply letter of March 2s
ing request of committees representing shop employees the different
system,
half time for all overtime work? This pressing
we would like to be advised as soon possible"
Mr. McAdoo testifes that after receiving the
Mr. Rae Director Smith phoned Director Gray of the Division
the Railroad
to adopt overtime payment, "but o It,"
OVERTIME ESTABLISHED PENNsY
Despite this failure authority from Director of
Gray said Mr. McAdoo Regional Director Smith April
acceded to the request of Mr. Rae schedule of
hal me overwork."
Mr. Smiths authorization to Mr. Rae is dated April 49,
and is follows:
VIEW OF ALL LINES TERRITORY, EXCEPT
ING P.& r.. PAYING TIME ONEHtLF OVERTIME
WORK. VIII be satisfactory for this basis
effect In the shops Ine.'
This testimony completely
that punitive overtime
thereby added to their cost of operation.
The testified to by Mr. the
exception his