Evening star., 1951-07-04
Transit WaIkout
Ends, New Fare
Boost Planned
Schedules Normal;
Union Accepts Pact
By 1,597-48 Vote

Streetcars and buses rolled in
Washington again today as Capt.
tai Transit employees ended their
three-day strike.
For those who worked today's
holiday schedule, it was their first
Fourth of July at double-time
Irates-one Of the strike-won VIC
tories.
For another group. the COM
pany's rate experts, it was holiday
work without pay. They were
working out fare increase for
mula to be filed with the Public
Utilities Commission within the
month.
To meet the Sis million an
nual bill for higher wages and
other benefits, the company is
expected to ask for a straight Is
cent fare. This would do away
with a 81 weekly pass and sale
of three tokens for 40 cents.
End of Strike Voted, 1,597-48.
Company officials figured the
walkout cost $4,000 in revenue
and $135,00 in lost wages.
The strike officially ended last
night with a 1,597-to-48 vote of
the union membership meeting in
Constitution Hall.
Thus they gave overwhelming
approval to an agreement worked
out with the company by negoti-
ators for Division $50, AFL Anal
gamated Association of Street.
Electric Railway and Motor Coach
Employees of America.
Within a short time the first
"owl serviceI buses left the ga
RACES for all-night runs. At
am. the first streetcars wheeled
out for their curtailed holiday
runs. One was 10 minutes late,
another Is. but otherwise every
thing was normal.
Weekly Passes on Sale.
Tomorrow more than 1,500
streetcars and buses will be rolling
again to carry 100000 riders from
the District and Maryland points.
Weekly passes, usually sold Sum-
day and Monday, were offered for
sale at the full price of 50. Capital
Transit had announced yesterday
that passes would not be sold
this week.
i Judging by applause from the
hall, and the expressions of lead
lers, union members regarded the
settlement as a victory.
In addition to a 15-cent wage
increase and an extra 3 cents in
fringe benefits, the union was sue
cessful in having a seniority clause
for n-operating employees writ
ten into the new contract, and
won other improvements.
Employe Groups Divided.
Under the seniority agreement
the strikes No. l issue-non-
operating employees will be divided
into two departments, mechanical
and way and structures.
Each department will be sub
divided into groups of workers per-
forming substantially the same
duties. Illustrative of the group
ings would be welders, car clean
ers, truck drivers, mechanics and
track laborers.
In event of reduction of per-
sonnel, the most recently hired
worker in each group would be
the first to be laid off.
Employees also will have an op-
portunity to drop into jobs of
lower classification if they are
available, but would be relegated
to the bottom of the list in Job
seniority. 49,
Rehiring Method Defined.
The method of rehiring fur
loughed employees also was de-
fined.
instead OF for five years, as orig
inally asked by the union, laid
of employees will be carried on the
recall list for IL months if they
so wish.
Every go days thereafter they
must reaffirm their desire to be
retained on the list. If the COM
pany needs workers of certain
classifications, they will notify the
furloughed men by registered let
(See TRANSIT, Page A-4.)