The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-09
RAILWAY LABOR
REJECTS RAISE
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this was rejected by the workers.
In accepting the latest rccor~ ell
cation on the non operating EN-.
ployes' wages today, Vinson Of
fered to approve an upward ad-
justment in some brackets in the
increase for the operating work
ers.
AS the rail dispute headed to-
ward crisis, these were other
developments on the labor front:
The majority of the nations mi
ners, tapering off their fourth gen
eral walkout in six months, went
back to the pits and restoration
Of nominal operations Tuesday or
Wednesday was generally expect
ed. Those tagging behind in the
back to work march apparently
were holding out for Qualification
of the terms of new contract
which increased the miners earn.
ings $3.50 a day but added an hour
to their daily working time.
A report that labor groups are
dissatisfied with the little steel
formula, limiting wage increases
to Is per cent of the January, 1941,
level, was relayed to President
Roosevelt by Sidney Hillman, head
of the CLIO Amalgamated Clothing
Workers. Most of the dissatisfac
ton, Hillman told reporters upor
leaving the White House, stems
from the feeling that Congress has
failed to provide strict controls
over prices to offset the stabilize
ton Of wages.
The executive board of the CIC
United Steel Workers, the first te
benefit under the little steel for
mula," decided in Philadelphia te
call for reopening of its wage con
tracts in an attempt to obtain in
creases exceeding t h formula
ceilings. This was interpreted as
only the opening move by all GIG
unions to win increases.
Announcement of the special
boards recommendation in t h c
incorporating railway case came
as Jewell and Harrison were tes'
tifying before Senate Interstate
Commerce subcommittee in sup.
port of a resolution to enforce the
first boards award of an eight.
cent increase. already accepted by
the carriers.
Jewell, saying that the unions
had anticipated the boards report,
declared the proposals would "de-
stroy our whole wage structure
built up through the years; the
recommendations do not resolve
over difficulties at ALL
1.-THE board" Jewell added, was
instructed under the President S
order to do certain thing-they
were not given authority to find
what was required in the way Of
wage increases, or what increases
would be reasonably satisfactory
to meet the requirements Of the
situation"
The board was told, Jewell con
tended, simply to make recommen
dations that would comply with
Wilson'S decision rejecting the g.
cent increase on the grounds that
it violated the Presidents hold-the.
line sterilization order.
The eight-cent increase, it has
been estimated, would be abou'
1904, 100000 annually to railroad
payrolls and the lew proposal
would be effective November Is
and would be retroactive to Feb
ruary l.. The scale would be:
All wages less than Al cents an
hour to be increased 10 cents an
hour.
Wages between AZ and Sc cents
to be increased nine cents an hour.
Wages between 81 and SO cents
to be increased eight cents as hour.
Wages between 70 and 70 cents
to be increased seven cents an
hour.
Wages between 80 and SO cents
to be increased six cents an hour.
Wages between 80 and SO cents
to be increased five cents an hour.
Wages of 81 cents an hour to be
increased four cents an hour.