Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-15
MAINTENANCE MEN
WIN TWO CENTS
AN HOUR INCREASE
Rail Board Asserts Has
Been No Reduction in
Living Cost.
DECISION AFFECTS
100000 WORKINCMEN
Chairman Hooper Points Out
Remuneration for Other
Labor Is Up.
~ ECTs -FOUR CLASS 3
Track I.nhorers Constitute Largest
single hrnn"h-'rop Figure Thir-
t,-srN-n Cents nm Hour.
DECISION AFFECTS
100000 WORKINGMEN
Ar.fEcTs FOUR CLASSES
Track Lnhorers Constitute LnrEcn
single hrnnrh--'r"p Figure Thir-
t!-srNrn Cents nm Hour.
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CHICAGO. Oct l4.-Th. Railroad
Labor Boar! today granted two ccnts
an hour increase 10 45l.?li members
"' the United States brotherhood OF
Mhlntenanc" OF Way Employees and
Railroad shop Workers. The increase
appilca TO four Of the nine classes
OF miIntc malice employees
Tie decision came after ten d,ys
OF dehdlock among the board mem
bcrs, In which Chairman Iioopcr ana
member O! the public group sue
c'chch In obtaining Il majority In
favor Of the increase. The two cent
Increase "as proposed by the public
group. but not until the accession
OF W. IL. McHenimcn. ut the labor
group. aud Samuel Higgins. Of ,h..
railroad representations MAS ,h.
decision for an Increase made pos
siblc.
Tho Increase mean. au addition Of
k.2.l2b.ch0 10 the wage bin OF the
nations railroads The average min
i'num wage under the decision VIII
range from % 70 81 cents an hour.
II""prr Insu-s statement,
\ statement was issued by Chair
man Hooper Immediately following
announcement OF the dcc:s.on.
Tho action OF the board In this
matter" tn: statement said us bas.,,
largely upon tn. definite upward
trend of wages In other lines Of in
drstry since March. Particularly the
wages u common LABOR. There ha :
been no pronounced change in tho
cost OF living majority Of tho
'ncmh"re 81 tho board wcr. of the
opinion that the decision rendered
last spring, decreasing the wages OF
ms e.ass ct LABOR was just and rca-
s"nahis. and the present decision is
tnerelDya ~ or
ctcision. TIL. reasons upon which
ibis finding is based will he fully set
forth IN III. text Of the decisio n
when !Seued.'
Wharton Declines To Vote.
o. wharton. OF the labor group.
declined TO vote on the proposition
IL was learned.
The classes OF employees who viii
receive the Increased wages arc the
following
Section. track and maintenance
foTeme'i and assistant section. track
ans maintenance !or-men: track La
borers and all common !aborers I'm
the maintenance OF way department
and n and around shops and round
houses. drawhridsc tenders and as
sistantS. piledrivcrs. dItching and
hoisting hrenen, pumper engineers
and bumpers. crossing watchmcn or
h"EH'h ana lam? lighters and tend
ers; engine watchmen and wipcrs, fire
builders. ash pit men. fiue borers.
coal passcrs and Jniscc,lancou.
classes OF foromen and other en-
ploycs.
Mechanics Not Affected.
The classes not affected by the de-
.cision i.clud. the mechanics and
helpers In the bridge and building
and maintenance OF way department.
bridge. building, painter, construc-
t!oh. mason and concrete. water sup
ply and plumber foremen and assIs
ant forcmcu.
Track laborers and all common
lahorers constitute the largest single
class While most or them now are
receiving between 80 TO SO cents AN
hour. according to figures complied
by the railroads, the new scale car
rits a top figure OF 81 cents The
men In this class number appro,i-
mately 10000.
Sixteen railroads have comnleted
agreements with new organizations
OF their shopmen. by which, In effect
tho men waive the right to strike and
the companies pledge themselves nor
TO litigatc. both parties agreeing to
abide by the decisions of the Railroad
Labor Board. IL became known toduy
Notice OF Tho completion of tho
agreements has not been filed with
the labor board.