Salt Lake Telegram | 1922-02-23 | Page 5 | [Illegible] Slash in Railroad Pay

THURSDAY E t leis Y Pity I E federal deral Labor Board Board- Cuts Cut 1 Compensation of Fire Firemen en and of Country CHICAGO Feb 23 Another Another pay sl slash sh this time hitting railroad firemen and was made by the United States railroad lab labor r board today today to- to day when It announced rules effective March 1 eliminating extra pay until after the tenth hour and setting setting- up a a. split trick of eight hours within a spread of twelve without any overtime p pay Following several other decisions virtually virtually virtually vir vir- vir- vir restoring the ten-hour ten day Iday for railroad workers the board today authorized au- au tho the roads to pay only pro ro rata wages after the regular eight hours which the board retained in principle Tas as constituting a days day's work worl Time and land one-half one will be paid after niter ten hours In the case of the split trick straight time will be paid for the first ten hours work whether included In Inthe inthe inthe the twelve-hour twelve spread or not and time and one-half one will be given there- there after Formerly the firemen and all of whom work around railroad shops were wert paid time and one-half one after eight hours Sundays and will be paid fo tog at the pro rata rate a minimum of three hours' hours pay being made for two Sours ours work or 01 less Monthly rated em- em wages are to bo be adjusted to toe eliminate e the old time and one half provisions Ten rules regarding discipline grievances grievances grievances ances discrimination against committeemen commit commit- te men and similar matters were remanded remanded re- re to the and the roads f for r further negotiation The boards board's new lew rules supplant the national agreement made during federal control control con con- which has been In effect since January 16 1920