St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-08-05

Having discussed previousl
now come 70 Full Retirement Az
ter Thirty Years Of Railroad SER
vice. We win repeat for empha-
sis that one does not have TO have
worked for q single railroad TO
qualify, nor 10 II necessary TO
have only one kind Of job. II you
were q red cap, station porter,
dining car employee or Pullman
porter; II you were an employee
in one or all OF these railroad de-
partments, you are eligible after
65 years Of age and 80 years Of
service for fun retirement bene-
tits.
For an employee who today Is
65 years OF age and who has
worked m the Railroad industry
for 80 years and who wishes 70
retire as OF this day with fun re-
tirement benefits, some things he
should have done long ago, such
as "a established by document
his rightfui age; (2l established
the fact that he had connecting
status" with q railroad on August
n, 1884. Now he should have had
a prevailing seniority with q car
rier, either working or on q fur
Tough. To ascertain your retire.
ment credit the Federal govern
ment chose the wages you were
receiving during the third quarter
Of the year Of 1884, those months
being July, August and septem-
Der Of the above mentioned year,
applying this average TO all years
you claim as service years prior
to 1884.
Let's suppose you were q dining
car employee working at the craft
or on a furlough August "a, 1884,
The prevailing wage on that date
was $50 per month. OF course for
the three months in the third
quarter of 1884 you earned two
hundred and ten dollars; this, Of
course, will give you q monthly
average Of $40. This then IL what
the Railroad Retirement Board
will use for your average earning
for years you claim prior to 1884.
Since 1894 an accurate check has
been kept by the government on
all railroad employees.
Now we have found out what
John Doe" Retirement Board
monthly average was before 1884.
IN 1895 the U. s. Supreme Court
declared the monetary feature of
the Retirement Act unconstitu-
tionAl. Congress then abridged
the gap 1884, 1885 and 1899 with
the same provisions as set up for
years prior to 1884. Now your $40
per month average Is extended to
cover these three years.
Every year in July railroad EN-.
ployees receive through their EN-.
ployer q complete earning record
covering months, years and the
amount earned the preceding year
together with the total amount
earned since 1885.
To qualify for 80 years of ser.
vice as Of today necessitates thu
government 10 allocate TO your
credit the average monthly sun
Of $40 or the meRsly sum Of Ss4C
per year (Remember this wal
the average wage Of railroad sub.
seribers TO this paper before thu
birth OF Local 51s).
To get your full 80 years in
Is years Of very low wages mus
be credited TO you. This fac
brings down your annuity TO I
starvation level. At $40 per yea
for IS years you get Sl5,120 ere
dit. For the remaining ~ year
through June 80, 1919 your earn
nings credit with the Retirement
Board should be S1s.974, totalinl
for your 80 years OF service I
wage credit Of SS4.O94. This give
a monthly wage average Of S94
Applying the Retirement Boar,
formula to this monthly as below
gives one his lifetime annuity;
244s Of $50. ....,.....S1.2o
1875 Of S44. 10
S1.99