The Omaha guide., 1932-09-10

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The Pullman Porters organized
in 1925, they were receiving $67.-
so a month and tips were uncer-
tain. A grown up should not be
allowed to beg other grown up
people for a living. This organ
ization will say today and the por-
tiers will agree that they + not
making any tips because travel
ing is light. 1t was said before
the /. T.. Of c., a Good porter
will make good tips. That is
not true. You have the same por-
tiers and they are not making any
tips, therefore we went out for
a definite wage. We were sue
cessful in getting two wage in
creases for the Pullman porters.
Up to the first Of the year we r.
ceived an increase Of over $4,000
this is something definite that the
organization has done for the
porters. The Company has cut
the wages $500 when the plan
was on for cutting wages. The
officials Of the organization sent
a letter to the office Of the Pull
man Company against the cutting
Of wages of the Pullman P%orters.
A letter was sent back that the
Pullman Porter would receive on
~ $500 cut and other workers re-
ceived a 10 per cent cut, you can
see the Brotherhood Of Sleeping
Car Porters saved the Porters
$3.50. In addition to this the
porter is working nearly 400
hours a month. Since 1929 some
three hundred porters have been
furloughed, if they had $40 hours
basis not one would have been
Through, that is the reason we are
making this visit. There is no
doubt that our organization will
win this case. We also want
some definite sleeping hours for
the Pullman Porters. They are
supposed to have three hours. are
supposed to watch the cars to
prevent losses, they are only wor-
kers who are supposed to be a.
sleep and awake at the same time.
In addition to this, the organic
alton is seeking to protect senior
lty, for instance if one porter has
worked ) years and another 4 n
years, he has a right to bump the
4 year man, but if the Supt. does
not like the color Of the yes Of
the 5 year man. he cannot bump
the other, the matter is entirely
IN the hands of the Supt. Wei
r trying to take same out of the
hands Of the Supt. 50 that the or
g~anization can handle and settle
this question. Another step is
the Company has an organization
known as the Company s--
formed by the Company--I
composed of the employees but
for the benefit Of the Company.
1t has three committees, known
as the Local Grievance Commit
tee, Zone- and Industrial re-
lations Board. When you have
a grievance it goes before this
committee. When there has been
a loss the porter has a slip he re-
ports to the Supt. giving the full
details of the case. The Supt. ia
turn does not take the Porters re-
port, the porter has a grievance.
Perhaps he is given time off. He
receives a slip reports it to this
local Grievance Committee. the
same Supt., who has just fired
him is on the board, it is under
stood that this Supt. is not going
to take this man back. He is GO
ing to stick to his statement. IF
he should reconsider he would not !
have a job very long. The Com
pany has employees who are por-
tiers working in its behalf, when
these conventions are held, they
T given cigars. send them to a
theatre, and a big dinner. They
do this to make them feel that the
Pullman Company, is their faDed
when they get them in this s8k5e
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