| Show 7 EIGHT HOUR HOURI H U UDAY I DAY GRANTED SWITCHMEN I Five Cents an Hour Increase t I II I in Wages and Straight Pro Rata Overtime Also A Awarded in Arbitration I HIGH COST OF LIVING I TAKEN INTO AC ACCOUNT Neutral Members l of Board Suggest Authorities Protect Rail Railways ays in View of Heavy Burden Put Upon Them EFFECTIVE AT ONCE N w NV V onic Dee Dec 23 An An eight ht day an increase in iii wages ages of 6 o cents cent an hour and straight pro rata o ert overtime ruc was M granted to the members mem mem- tiers bers of the tho switchmen's union employed em em- by hJ thirteen eastern and middle middle mid mid- dle western railroads in an award filed hero here today by bv the federal board of arbitration th that t heard their difference dif dif- J I ference 6 A OJ LSD UV U hall 1411 been eagerly awaited by tho the railroads In general and tho the four tour major brotherhoods brotherhoods brother brother- hoods of or railroad trainmen for tor what bearing it might havo have on the contro- contro them over oyer tho the Adamson act net In which tho the hour eight-hour day i Is a Q qU question at Issue Tho decision says nays as a's that elg eight hours or less shall constitute a a. days day's work Rives gives Iv's an 0 increase ur of 5 cents an hour on the tho Ire present rate rates of or pa pay and rules that overtime shall 11 be c paid at nt pro pro- lain lata rates to bo be computed on tho the ha basis lI of or tho actual minutes worked Switchmen at present receive a a. max max- hourI hourly rate rata of ot 10 40 cents The Theaward Theaward award Increases this rato rate to 45 cents so that thal us Os explained tonight b by C C. B. B J chairman of or tho the board on the thc hour eight basis thc they will receive recel GO for a days day's work 40 centa less than thun tile the they received under the ten-hour ten basis B By Dr working 10 hours hour under tinder the new rate they the they will vill receive 4 0 or CO GO cents ce more than under tho the old rate rne len nur Upon Railroads In a n statement appended to the award I Ib b by Judge Howl Howry and antI Prof Jeremiah W W. I Jenks Jenka the Iho neutral members of ot the board of oC six six It Is declared that th the thelong Jon long hours of or switchmen do not Imply excessive h ph physical labor that It has boon boen established 11 It will not be possible to 10 mal make malo e the actual working hour eight da day effective l In lii the tho case of oC more moie than thana i a small small percentage o 0 of th the switching II crews and that with the exception of or ono one experiment tho the testimony was unanimous to the effect that the ef efficiency ef- ef of switchmen on ott the shorter work da day would be bp only slightly In Increased In- In increased creased so that th the burden of ot the tho shorter hours would fall rall almost entirely entire entire- ly upon he the the railroads While h the switchmen as asked e for tor I 1 10 cent Increase the statement emphasizes the point that the he G c cent cont a advance ance Is tho the lar largest sL given cn In 1111 tiny arbitration rIo Tho Increase wan waH granted tho the neutral arbitrators l explain because of ot the high cost of oC living and the hazards s and null hardship of ot the to won wor v Tho The Increase the they state Imposes 5 a a. heavy heny- bur burd burdon n upon the railways which owing owing to the tho Interstate tl te com com- I o Ia law the thc they are unable to lo transfer to tho the and thence to the public pub puh- lie lic I They add uld that It Jt I i t thin dut duty of or the proper propel properly ly constituted 1 go authorities au aU- to protect Interests In tItle regard record so far fal MS RS It la is necessary sar J Xu Not o L Tho arbitrators not unanimous in arriving arr at nt their decision Continued lc on Pago Cr SWITCHMEN GET HOUR EIGHT DAY I Five Eive Cents an Hour Increase in rf Wages ages Also Awarded ded by Arbitration Board Continued From rag Page 1 I. all an III six nix signed the award James B B. B Connors of or Chicago assistant president of or the switchmen's union who represented seated the switchmen on tho the board filed a minority report dissenting from tho awards of ot the 5 G cents an hour In Increase Increase Iii In- crease and the tho overtime E E. F. F Potter of ot Minneapolis assistant general manager of the Minneapolis St SL Paul Sault Sto Ste Marie Mario railway and T T. W. W Evans E assistant general mann manager er of ot the Nc New York Central representing tho the railroads also filed tUell a minority report dissenting to the hour eight-hour grant The Tho board held It Its first meeting hero here November 13 la last t. t Public hearings wore were held heM from that date to December 8 8 an and 1496 1406 pages paces of oC testimony were taken The Tho original agreement to ar arbitrate arbitrate lr- lr provided for tiling filing the award within thirty days oC ot the tho date clate from the first hearing When tho the board found toun It could not live up 11 to the aGreement agreement agree agree- ment a supplemental one was W drawn extending the lie time to December 20 O. O Just about that time the tho differences between the members were still sUIl so o great Ireat It was learned that another ex extension extension ex- ex tension was as arranged expiring today Award A C huoH Immediately The award makes no mention of oC the tho date the now wage scale scala becomes ef effective of- of but It wa was assumed b by railroad I officials that It would apply at once This decision In the switchmen's ers controversy with the railroads has an Important bearing on tho the Adamson law Jaw It was as stated here today b by an an official spokesman for tor tho the conference I committee of ot managers of tho ho rail rail- roads It lOCH doeR not 0 O. O K Iv the act net In our opinion The Tho damson Adamson rail I le legislation gave o tho the men ten hours' hours pa pay for tor eight hours bourn of ot work worle or an In Increase increase In- In crease of oC about 25 G per por cent In wa wages es The Tho award today tOllay gives the switchmen only nine nillo hours hour pay PM for eight hours of work or between 13 and IG 16 per cent In increased wages Wo We 0 got gt a great Ireat I I deal of ot satisfaction out of f this award ard i |
