Evening star., 1962-02-28

pay: less hours or miles, less
pay.
Compress the vast differences
in compensation: increase COM
pensation in local freight and
yard service, and increase
mileage limitation so that en-
ployes in through freight and
passenger service-where rates
are reduced-may come close
to maintaining their earnings
while still working less than a
40-hour week.
Narrow the great and inequi-
table variations in pay between
train service and engine service
occupations, by basing grad
uated rates for all road en-
ployes on both the amount of
locomotive power and length
of train rather than on two
separate systems.
Eliminate initial and final
terminal delay payments for
employees paid on on an hourly
basis.
Place those classes of serv-
ice in which mileage is less sig
Fnificant than hours - short
local freight and some miscel-
laneous Services-on a daily
basis of pay like yard en-
ployees.
Provide a 5-day per week
guarantee for employees in regu-
larly assigned yard, local freight
and miscellaneous service.
Negotiate compensation rules
and rates in commuter service
at the local rather than the
national level so that the di-
verse needs and interests of
each metropolitan area, as we'll
as those of the employees, may
be served.
Provide for a continuing
joint review by the parties of
the wages structure with the
aid of technical experts.
Road and Yard Work
Require road service en-
ployes to perform a limited
amount of switching and ter
minal work in connection with
their own trains.
Permit certain road crews to
dorswitching and station work
where yard crews are not on
duty.
Permit the elimination of
yard crews at points where the
volume of work does not war
rant their employment.
Interdivisi0nal Runs
Establish new rules which
will permit the speedy and
binding settlement of disputes
over the establishment of inter-
divisional service; length Of
runs can be adjusted to mod
ern operating capabilities;
New rules which will elimi-
nate the requirement to change
crews at each crew terminal
where inter-divisional service
is established;
Rules to permit elimination
of unneeded crew terminal IA
cilities;
Provide moving expenses and
compensation for wage loss and
Floss of home values to en-
ployes required to relocate be-
cause arrangements of runs
or terminals.
Seniority
Provide greater protection
for long service employees by
broadening seniority districts.
Provide that no new firemen
need be hired in road freight
or yard service; firemen's jobs
in passenger service are to con-
tinue;
Provide that present firemen
with 10 years or more seniority
be kept on with full job rights:
Provide that firemen with
less than 10 years seniority
be separated or furloughed
with 3 months to years no
tice, depending on length of
service;
Provide that all separated
or furloughed firemen receive
monthly or lump sum dismissal
pay based on length of service
preferential hiring status and
two years training of a VA
approved type at carrier ex-
pense.
Neurological Change
Carriers should have an un-
limited right to introduce tech
nological change.
Changes requiring amend
ment of rules or agreements
affecting craft lines, seniority
or working conditions should
be negotiated with the en-
ployes: failing to agree the
matter should be referred to g
special tribunal for final deter
mination.
!; Employees deprived of en-
ployment as a result of a tech.
nological change are to receive
monthly or lump sum dismissa.
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