| Show mp oyes Reee eve ve Pay Py ke WASHINGTON March tarch 1 UPI UPI- Pi I I IThe i I The White House House beset beset by a I labor revolt over wage controls controls- early early r Thursday hammered out apay a apay apay at pay t pay settlement for non- non operating railroad workers I f The pact will give members of the 15 unions involved an immediate immediate immediate imme imme- diate c an hour wage boost I I plus a cost of living li adjustment I every three months I C The pay boost is retroactive retroactive retroactive tive to Feb 1 This represented a a compromise The unions had I wanted the increase made effective as of last Dec 1 1 and the carriers had advocated a March 1 date Thursdays Thursday's settlement has no direct di direct direct di- di bearing on another rail dispute dispute dispute dis dis- involving operating workers switchmen firemen etc who who have staged sporadic strikes recently Adjustments Due April 1 The including in including including in- in such workers as shop men clerks and machinists had been getting an average pay of an nour flour before the wage increase The first of the of living due adjustment due 1 is I-is is April expected expected ex ex- petted to add or an hour The agreement reached after an night all-night session also provides for so-called so productivity r raises a i s e s starting July 1 1952 1052 if the governments governments government's gov gov- stabilization program permits payments such as those spoiled spelled out in some auto workers' workers contracts It was the Governments Government's inability inability inability ity to win viii organized labors labor's support support support sup sup- port for a wage stabilization formula formula formula for for- mula that led ed to a decision by the United Labor Policy Committee Wednesday night to pull out of all participation in the mobilization program Led to Rail Hail Seizure Settlement of the unions union's wage fight after only four months of negotiations left rail mediators free to concentrate on oneff eff r ts to bring about an agreements agreements agree agree- ments with the four big operating See Page 18 Column 7 i Million Rail Workers Get Get Immediate Wage Boost 1 Continued from Page One brotherhoods Their year two-year-old dispute finally led to Government seizure of Jf f the railroads last fall Presidential Assistant John R. R Steelman announced Thursdays Thursday's settlement at an early morning news conference The 15 unions originally had in increase increase increase in- in asked for a hourly wage crease for their members including including including ing shop machinists clerks and others who do not actually actually actually ac ac- ac- ac run ran the trains the thc The carriers estimated that 12 increase will cost them annually Another increase estimated at atis Ic is to an hour will be added to the 12 c around April 1 1 based on the Governments Government's of living index of Feb 15 Hi Further Roost Permissible A still further boost in the hour hou hourly houT- houT ly wage rate will be permitted in inthe inthe inthe the summer of 1952 1052 if the Governments Government's Governments Government's Governments Government's Gov Gov- stabilization program permits the kind of productivity allowance called for by the C CI I 0 O- Auto Workers Workers' contract in the automobile automobile automobile au au- au- au industry l' l That is supposed to allow other Ic an hour to a L for improved productivity over the the past year effective May 29 20 The y 4 union n i ion o n chiefs speaking kin B f through George E. E Leighty Leight chair chat man of the Railway Labor Exe Executives cu tives Lives said no further tauf tau rail f cation by the unions is necessary He told a news conference the agreement was signed sealed and delivered on the spot after the thc all all- night session This explanation was significant S I because n a similar agreement was war announced under parallel circum stances at the White House last 21 for the four Dec operating tad rail unions That settlement was later j rejected by local chairmen of the operating operating- unions I IThe l The new agreement specify that no further wage increase will willbo I I be bo sought until Oct 1 1053 1953 M |
