Show RAILWAY HEADS N DAILY conference JUNE JUNC I 1 IS DATE SET FOR HEAR ING IN ALL CASES heretofore HEARD AT CHICAGO common labor of all classes connected with transportation lines will be affected chicago k reduction of the wages of common labor an practically aery ralli oad ot of importance in the country u was as 1 I in an announcement by the united stiles stites labor blaid after one dai s congi deza f tion of the case the baird announced that a decision ion on oil the lie mate ques tion ef fictIve july 1 will nill be down domn on june I 1 borall for all nil roads whose wage disputes were pm anted to the board prior to april IS 18 these cover approximately roads include ng nog the larger trunk lines in the country As a forerunner to ehlt alii decision deJ slon the board announced a new and complete om occupational classification of nil rail road labor to be used a as a basis for the settlement of future disputes the new classification has been filed with the interstate commerce commission to be effective from april IS 18 hearings or disputes filed since that date or ones that may be filed between now and june I 1 will begin on june 6 the board boards s announcement of its lt at towards wage reduction was as un expected the railroads closed their case on may 7 but it was not until monday after B I 1 31 jewel president of the railway rallay employees department of the american kede federation ration of labor had presented final arguments for the em that the board began beglin formal consideration of the case under the new nen classification to be used as a basis for future wage cuts or otherwise modifying the annual increase in wages mages gra granted rAted last july each group and grade of em Is given a standardized nomen which alch Is expected to simplify the work of both the labor board and the interstate commerce commission lack of uniform classification has been the tile cause ot of bitter clashes in the patt past recently executives of the pere marquette road charged a change in title of four of their employees although there was no change in duties which changes cost the road in back pa the use of nomen cla ture based bared on duties the board stated wil will also enable the board to make I 1 with ith similar occupation a s outside of the railroad serece sen ice and to detect and measure inequalities in wages ages between positions in the rail roads and outside organizations with this establishment a foundation Is laid securing compa rathe such information will obviate the necessity for special being made concerning the precise nature of the data which are required and will materially reduce the number of special inquiries on wages ages antwork and working conditions which may be required to carry out the purposes of the trans Por port atlon tation act I 1 practically every large rond roid held conferences with unskilled killed employees and when the emp employ loes es refused to ac ne capt cuts carried the case to the board about binet ninety eight cases were thus appealed and the tile board decided to hear them as a unit |