The New York herald., 1922-07-31
The Railroad Seniority Rules
Working Agreement Which Is Now at Issue in the
Shopmen's Strike

inspection and copy furnished the
committee.
Rule 40-Apprentices-Th will
be three recognized classes Of appren-
tices-namely, regular, helper and
special.
All apprentices must be able to
speak, read and write the English Ian
guage and understand at least four
principles Of arithmetic.
Applicants for regular apprentice
ship shall be between 16 and 21 years
of age. and II accepted shall serve
four years OF 200 days each year.
Apprentices will not be given credit
for time lost when absent from work
on their own account.
II retained In the service at the
expiration OF their apprenticeship they
shall be paid not less than the min
imum rate established for journeyman
mechanics Of the respective crafts
In selecting helper apprentices abil-
ity and seniority will govern and all
selections will be made In conJunc-
tion with the respective craft shop
committee.
Note-See special rules of each craft
for additional apprentice rules.
Consideration will be given appren-
tees, upon request, to transfer from
a shop to a roundhouse or vice versa
Rule 42-The ratio OF apprentices
in respective crafts shall be not more
than one to every FIVE mechanics.
computed upon the total number OF
mechanics employed in any one craft
upon a division or in a shop not a
part of division. as.
Two apprentices will not be worked
together as partners.
The distribution Of apprentices
among shops where general repairs
are made on tho division shall be as
nearly as possible In proportion to
the mechanics In the respective trades
employed therein.
II within six months an apprentice
shows no aptitude to learn the trade
he will not be retained as ar appren-
tice.
An apprentice shall not be dismissed
or leave the service of his own ac-
cord, except for just and sufficient
cause, before completing his appren-
ticeehip.
Apprentices shall not be assigned to
work on night shifts. An apprentice
shall not be allowed to work over
time during the first three years OF
his apprenticeship.
If an apprentice Is retained IN the
service upon completing the appren-
ticeship his seniority rights as me-
chanic viii date from the time Of COM
pletion of apprenticeship.
Preference will be given to sons OF
employees in the selection OF appren-
tices.
Rule 61-Employees included in
scope and those entirely dependent
upon them for support will be granted
pass privileges in accordance with reg
ulations issued from time, to time by
the company.
Z General committees representing csn-
ployces covered by this agreement to
be granted the same consideration as
is granted general committees repre-
senting employees In other branches
of the service.
Rule NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., when
used In any way in connection with
machinists' work. shall in all cases
work under tho orders of the machiri-
list; both under the direction OF the
foreman. .s.s 7s
When vacancies occur under classi-
fication Of machinist helper (tempo-
rarily or permanently. machinist help
ers In the service will be given pref
erence in promotion to position pay
ing either same or higher rate at sta
ton employed. seniority to govern.
Rule 114-Helper apprentices-F1fty
per cent. of the apprentices may con-
sist Of helpers who have had not less
than two consecutive years experience
in shop on the division where ad-
vanced.
Seniority shall prevail in the selec-
ton Of helper apprentices; those Sc
lected to be not over thirty years of
age.