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ana award Lne IeIIodCIlNe pay, ~
was said.
Under tie new wage scale, top
rate operators will receive s1.35 per
hour. There are approximately
$500 In the operating force. Top
mechanics will receive SLAB an hour.
Forces Five-Day Week.
One of the awards to the union,
providing for two consecutive days
off where practicable, will force the
company to place its hourly rated
employees on a f1ve-day week, Mr.
Merrill said.
At present these employees are
working 48-hour weeks. Under the
new agreement, overtime will be
paid top rated operators at $2.0212
per hour.
1T will take few days to digest
the full impact of the award and
determine the course to be taken
In our efforts to meet it," Mr.. Mer-
rill said
I'VE pleaded to no avail against
any award which would lead to
higher prices or add to the vicious
spiral of imitation.
The liberality of the award leaves
the company no choice, as was stated
at the hearings, but to save expenses
through economies and also to in
crease its revenues If it is to meet
the higher cost of operation"
Union Voices Pleasure.
w. F. Simms, president of Division
689, the Amalgamated Street Elec-
trio Railway and Motor Coach En-
ployes of America, expressed pleas
ure in the settlement.
Together with Mr.. Zimring and
John Goodman, secretary of Division
6o9, he said "Dr. Taylor's award
marks an important step forward
not alone for the members of our
union but for all workers every
where. The decision advances the
cause of arbitration"
"Dr. Taylor appraised fairly the
needs of our members as well as
those of the people of Washington
for efficient and safe transporta
tion," the statement added.
Union Gets Other Awards.
Other awards granted the unior
included:
Two weeks vacation after three
years; three weeks after Is years o
service. Employees who have worked
10 per cent of their regular worl
days will be eligible and sick leave
will be counted as days worked
Estimated additional cost to com.
pany, $115,0O0.
Sick leave will be allowed after
one years service at the rate Of
seven days per year, cumulative W
to 35 days, with a three-day, no.
pay waiting period. There " M
sick leave provision in the present
contract. Estimated cost, 100000.
Mechanical department employe!
will receive retroactive night differ.
entails of 8 cents for second shift
and cents for third shift. Tht
current scale is 2 to cents respec.
lively. Estimated cost, $4,000.
Travel Subject to Overtime.
Increased minimum pay allowance
from 71z to hours for Sunday ane
holiday runs. Estimated cost, $20,.
500.
All travel time will now be subject
to overtime instead Of end trave
time. Estimated cost, $12,500.
Overtime will be granted after II
hours on swing runs instead of after
II hours. Estimated cost, $4,000
A guarantee of $35 per week fol
f1ve-day week has been granted
N',imum guarantee is now $36 fol
siT days. Estimated cost. $4,000.
Ger and bus operators instructine
nov. mon will be granted 10 cents
per hour retroactive increase over
present 10 cents per hour extra al.
lowance, giving them s1.55 per hour
Estimated cost, $4,000.
Report time allowance will be
increased. from 5 to 10 minutes
retroactive. Estimated cost, 100000
Way and structure working condi
tfons are changed to eliminate nigh