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Show WORKERS RECEIVE RAH WAGES UNION PACIFIC AND OTHER LINES AGREE TO GIVE SHOP. MEN INCREASE IN WAGES Salt Lake Conference Covering Entire Systems Reaches Agreement Which Will Mean Better Pay Salt Lake. A working agreement embracing n wago Bcalo ranging from 2 to 15 cents por hour higher for cor-taln cor-taln classes of shopcraft work and sovornl conts lower por hour for other .-lasses than tho scale rccommondod iw ft. A txiltti.n. InttnN kmtNl Mli(.i nra ipltutod tho present nationwide strlko f railroad shopmen, was signed Wednesday Wed-nesday by thirty goneral chairman of the newly organized Shop Employes' association, Union Pacific systom, and the four gonornl managers of tho various var-ious unlta of tho system. "Wo havo endeavorod to gain rocog-uitlon rocog-uitlon of tho individuality of tho shopman shop-man nnd rntia nf rmv which will cor respond, as compared with a doad level lev-el rata and lack of recognition of Individuality Indi-viduality of tho employo which existod 'lofore," said C. IS. Anderson of Le Griindo, Ore, system gonornl chairman. "Tho wago scale In tho ngroemont Is uifiod indirectly on the scale, recommended recom-mended by tho labor board, but provides pro-vides for rates ot pay for tall flodged mechanics ranging from 72 conts to 33 cents per hour; for helpers rates ranging from 47 to 08 cents per hour. in unswer to an Inquiry if men now on strlko could belong to tho association associa-tion nnd havo tho prlvllogos It provides pro-vides If thoy desire to bocomo ro-om ployed with the systom, Mr. Andorson said: "Yes If thoy havo not mado themsolves too obnoxious during tho i ike. A man may belong to tno Amorlcan Federation of Labor and ul so this organization." Tho ngroemont was signed by II. V. I'lutt, gonornl manager of the Oregon Short Lino who has also acted In behalf of W. M. Joffors of tho Union Pacific; J. P. O'Brlon of tho Orogon-Washington Orogon-Washington Hallway nnd Navigation company and W. n. Comstock of tho .os Angolcs and Snlt Luko railroad nd added their names to tho agroe-uenL agroe-uenL The slgnors for tho employes In-eluded In-eluded Mr. Anderson, W. J. Taylor, systom genoral vlco chairman; R. J. iitnnn, systom General chulrman, J. P. Sollen, gonorul chairman of tho Union Pacific, C. II. Gustln, general hiilrman for tho Orogon Short Lino, I. N. McCnmttnt, genoral chairman for tho Da Angeles & Salt Lako. |
