Show 16 Rail RI Unions Win Pay Hike CHICAGO March 21 t UPI Final T Final terms on a a. a year wage boost have been reached inthe in inthe inthe the month 11 dispute between the nations nation's railroads and 16 unions The settlement worked out on ona a formula recommended by a presidential finding fact-finding board was described by a union spokesman spokes spokes- man as the most momentous wage and hour houi movement in the history of American industry It will extend tend the basic Dasic 40 hour 10 hour week to the railroads for the first time and affects em em- The 40 hour 40 hour week weel at the same pay the workers received for 48 hours becomes effective next Sept 1 1 but an additional wage boost of oC an hour is retroactive to last Oct 1 Excepted from the general terms of or the third round wage boost are arc the yardmasters who will continue on a six day week with an increase of lOc an hour Overtime O in excess of eight hours in a day or 40 hours In a week will be paid generally at the rate of time and one half halt Although Although Although Al Al- though Saturdays and Sundays will be considered ordinary work workdays workdays workdays days the carriers must ai arrange range for tor a maximum number of em em- to have those days off I However they have the privilege I i See Sec Page 2 Column 3 16 Rail Unions I Win Pay Hike Continued from Pa Page c One of oC staggering the work week weel where necessary to avoid overtime rates for those days The agreement said the two days off are to be given consecutively so far as practical but the railroads railroads railroads rail rail- roads have the right to split these days off under certain circumstances circum circum- stances stances generally generally when penalty overtime p pay payments a y m men e n t S otherwise would be unavoidable On a straight time rate the average crage hourly wage is raised from to 1 46 The unions union's original demands were for a 40 hour week Mondays through Fridays Fridays Fridays Fri Fri- days at no pay reduction time and anda a half halt for Saturdays double time for Sundays and an increase of or an hour The roads refused the shorter work week weel and overtime overtime overtime over over- time rates and offered a lOc pay hike Tough Issue ue The case was submitted to the fact finding fact finding board in September 19 18 after the unions had voted to strike e. e The boards board's recommendation recommendation recommendation dation of the five-day five week was the toughest issue to settle and after several weeks of negotiations the case was referred back for clarification That time both sides agreed to accept the recommendations on how the five-day five week should be applied The clarifying recommendations recommendations recommendations w we were e r e forthcoming within a week and the negotiators went to work immediately to in incorporate incorporate incorporate in- in corporate t the them h e m into contract terms A carrier spokesman said the settlement gives the just what the finding fact-finding board intended to give them No more no less Jess The carriers had estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated cost of the awards at Claims Discrimination G G. 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Leighty of St St. Louis president president dent of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers Telegraphers Telegraphers Te Te- Te- Te I and one of the negotiators negotiators negotiators said the recommendations discriminated against the yardmasters yardmasters yardmasters yard- yard masters by not recommending a shorter work week for them He added however that the agreement brings to a successful conclusion the most momentous wage and hour movement in railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road history or for that matter in the history of American industry indus indus- try In handing down its recommendations recommendations recommendations the board said that the hour 40 week is firmly a part of our national indus industrial policy to which the railroads now stand out as a striking exception Roster of Unions The 16 unions are International Association of Machinists Machinists Machinists Ma Ma- International Brotherhood Brotherhood Brotherhood Brother Brother- hood of Boilermakers International al Brotherhood of Blacksmiths Sheet Metal Workers International International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Brotherhood Brotherhood Brotherhood Brother Brother- hood of Railway Carmen of America America America Amer Amer- ica International Brotherhood of Firemen and Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Vay the Order of Railway Railway Railway Rail Rail- way Telegraphers Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen of America National Organization on of Masters Mates and Pilots o of America National National National Na Na- Marine Engineers Beneficial International Longshoremen's Longshore Longshore- mens men's Hotel and Restaurant and Bartenders' Bartenders International International International Inter Inter- national union Railroad Yardmasters of America |