Evening star., 1949-12-19
Transit Fare Rise Plea
Waited as Union Wins
1O-Cent Pay Increase
Continued From First Page.)

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Service to Be Re-Examined.
He said the status of line
which do not carry enough traffic
to justify their existence will have
to be re-examined In the light o1
higher costs.
J. A. B. Broadwater, vice presi.
dent of the company and repre-
sentative of the group of Florids
businessmen which recently bough
control, said he had mot a thing
in the world to say" about thu
arbitration award. He said he
concurred in Mr.. Merrill's state
ment.
The Florida group is headed by
L. E. Wolfson of Jacksonville.
w. F. Simms, president of the
union, Division 689 of the Anal
gamated Street. Electric Railway
and Motor Coach Employees. esti-
mated the fringe benefits would
be equal to about 4 cents an hour
in addition to the 10-cent pay in
crease. He put the total cost OF
the award at $1,300.000.
The union had asked for an
increase of Is cents an hour and
other benefits which the company
had valued at 1872 cents an hour
for an overall total of $4.582, ,438
Two Holidays Are Won.
The chief fringe benefit was two
holidays year - Thanksgiving
and Christmas. The union had
asked for eight holidays year.
Mr.. Silnms said:
1--WE feel like we got smacked
quite a bit on pay and holidays,
But I suppose that's that and
there is nothing to do about it
at this time"
The company said it would try
to pay before the end of the year
the 100000 increased wages since
July /. It pointed out it is a
tremendous job to figure out just
how much each man is entitled to-
There are machines to do it, the
company said. and special force
will be put on the job.
Mr.. Merrill said the payment
of this $500,000 will nearly wipe
out the company's net income for
the entire year of 1949. It's net
for the first II months of the
year amounted to $647,226.
Heberle Cites Revenue Plan.
= This highlighted the company's
contention it must have higher
fares. During the arbitration
hearings J. E. Heberle, vice pres
ident and controller of the COM
pany testified as to the difficulty
of realizing a substantial increase
in net income from increased
fares.
He said if the fares are to be
increased from the present 13
cents to Is cents, with tokens at
four for SO cents instead of three
for IS cents and with the elimina-
ton of the $175 weekly pass, new
revenue would amount to $1,322,-
900 or only $4,000 after taxes.
The increased pay for union
employees also may mean boost
for the union employees. There
are between 700 and 800. The
company testified at the arbitra-
tion hearing that when union
employees are given a wage increase
it is customary to increase the pay
of other employees also.
The most important point in
the award was the 10-cent pay in
crease. The company estimates
this will cost $1,100,000 a year.
The union had asked for an in
crease of Is cents an hour.
Other chief points which the
union won were these:
The two holidays for which the
employees will be paid if they do
not work. If they work they will
receive time and one-half, with
q minimum of IL hours straight
time pay. The company figures
the cost of this at $50,000 a year.
Payment for unused vacation
time to an employe whose con-
nection with the company is
terminated. The company esti-
mates the cost of this at $500
a year. The union asked for
three-week vacations after 10
years instead of after Is years
as at present. 1t was not granted.
Overtime Payments Widened.
Overtime payments if a sched-
uled run is more than Is minutes
late; cost estimated at $4,000 a
year.
Moving vehicles between car
houses, garages, shops, etc, shall
be figured in overtime payments.
The cost Of this is estimated at
$7,100.
Mechanics other than those
rated AA who are designated as
lead men on any shift in a bus
garage to be paid 6 cents an hour
above his regular rate. The cost
to the company is estimated at
$4,000.
Overtime to be paid after an
11-hour spread to men who stand
In are time for standing extra, plat
form time, turn-in time and travel
time at the end Of the days work
If the vehicle is not returned to
q garage or car barn. The cost is
figured by the company at $4,000
q year.
Part-time Jobs Curtailed.
The board partly met union
request for the elimination of