Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-10-31 | Page 1 | 20,000 Switchmen to Demand Wage Increase of 50%

l I oo Switchmen increase Increase Increase- ol of 50 By United Press CHICAGO Oct 31 A A 50 60 per percent percent percent cent Increase in wages will be de demanded demanded demanded de- de from the railroads of the country by members of the Union of or North America A committee representing the union has asked for a meeting with the railroads' railroads heads December December December Decem Decem- ber 3 to act on this and other proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed concessions including time and a a. half for overtime The demand was formulated by bya a a. special committee which has been meeting here for tor the last two days Samuel B. B Heberling of Buffalo Burtalo president of the union said today that the switchmen's wage scale has been practically the tho same Bame for seven years except for the reduction reduction reduction tion in hours hO brought about by the Adamson law The Chicago Standard Standard Standard Stan Stan- dard ranges from a day for fora a a. day helper to 4 4 for a night foreman fore fore- man Switchmen members of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen a separate organization several days ago voted to demand wage In Increases increases increases in- in creases approximating those sought by the tho Switchmen's Union of or North America I