The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-01-12
Ten Railroads
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Guiding baggage and parcel room en-
ployes other than those classifying
as clerks under these rules), elevator
operators, porters, janitors (except
charwomen) and matrons.
Each group of these employees i:
carefully defined so that disputes re-
garding coverage may be reduced to {
minimum.
Matters Covered by the Agreement
In view Of the fact that the agree
ment covers 81 printed pages it is i'm
possible to give an adequate analysis
of its terms in news story. But the
broad scope of the contract is indicated
in the list Of subjects covered by the
rules set up in the agreement. They
include:
Absorbing overtime; age in service
appealing cases; assignment of over
time; attending court; authority fol
overtime.
Basic day; bond premiums; bulletin
ing vacancies; bulleting furloughee
positions.
Calls; computing overtime; contin
uous service; consolidating offices
court service.
Date of seniority; declining promo
ton; definition of employees covered il
scope; disabled employees; discipline
discharged and re-employed.
Effective date; exceptions; extra
clerks.
Grievances.
Hours of service.
Injured employees; intermittant serv.
ice; Investigations.
Leave of absence.
Meal period; memoranda of under
standings; minimum rates; monthly
rated positions.
New positions.
Of fl ce equipment; organization
membership; overtime.
Pending decision; posting notices Of
interest Of employees; preservation Of
rates and employment; printing sched
ules; promotion to official or excepted
positions; promotion and vacancies.
Rates of pay (minimum) reduction
of force; reporting and not used; rep.
resentatives-committee of employees
right of appeal; road service.
Saturday afternoon service; scope
seniority; seniority districts; seniority
lists; service letters; sick leave; start
ing time; statute of limitation; Sunday
and holiday>work.
Temporary vacancies; termination
trading positions; transfer to Other
seniority districts; transfer of rates
transportation.
Vacancies; vacations.
Eight Hour Basic WOrkday Provided
With certain exceptions the agree.
ment provides that "eight (S) consecu,
tive hours, exclusive of meal period
shall constitute days work.
'For regular operations requiring
continuous hours, eight (S) consecutive
hours without meal period may be as.
signed AS CONSTITUTING days work, ir
which case not to exceed twenty (2O)
minutes shall be allowed in which to
eat, without deduction in pay, whef
the nature of the work permits"
With regard to other workers the
contract provides that unless agreed
to by majority of employees, "the
meal period shall not be less thar
thirty minutes nor more than one
hour" with the added provision that
"meal periods of more than one houl
and thirty minutes will not be estab-
lished except by mutual agreement
| between representatives of employes
and the carrier"
The agreement became effective Oc-
tober |, 1898, with the provision that
it "shall continue in effect thereafter
subject to thirty (30) days written no
tice from either party to the other OF
a desire to change"
There is also a provision making
the agreement Subject to orders OF
regulatory commissions and/or any
Federal, State or Municipal Legislative
enactments modifying it's terms"