Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-15 | Page 17 | Canada Telegraphers Win Wage Increase

CANADA TElEGRAPHERS I IWIN WIN MIt WAGE VAGE INCREASE IREASE Montreal Sept Sert 14 Substantial H.-Substantial Substantial a wage wage e Increases an hour eight tl day Y and time lime I and antI a half pa pay for overtime labor were today granted tho the operators of or the they Canadian Pacific Telegraph any b by the HG labor committee of cf the Canad Canad- I Ihn Ian Pacific railway war board About About i SOO men are aro affected I ITie The Tie representative 0 of the iho leler s' s l n recently applied to the tho board for tor bettor terms than those ac accorded accorded ac- ac corded b by a beard of oC con conciliation which con considered their demands demand The Time a I announced today Increases th the was wage wasI I additions and nd makes other concessions considered more favorable I Tho The men asked that Morse and automatic auto auto- matic telegraphers rs In tho time service cT of the I Canadian Pacific be placed upon the I same rating The Tho board Increased the rates for or tho Ilmo automatic operators but did not put Jut them on a parity with the Morse operators operator Tho The hour eight day clay Instead of or eight and a half halt hours was granted at all nIl allday allday nIlda da day offices where two tuo or more men arc employed The Tho J new O scale is retroactive as of or May In 1 1 The Tho new rules Iules governing o time and hours houis of or service sOI will o 01 go Into Inlo effect October 1 The Tho men mon have havo accepted the time award and a to work I Milder Yoder der it till May 1 next