Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-05-03 | Page 1 | 20,000 Rail Workers Get Wage Boosts

RA l lOR OR ERS GET ET BOOSTS CHICAGO May 3 1 Twenty 3 3 Twenty enly thou thou- thousand thousand sand maintenance of or orny w way ny y and rail rail- railroad rail railroad road shop es of or the ho Topeka and Santa Santi Sant Fe railroad havo b been en gl Increased sed wages tt d it teethe e May Alay 1 I through an ment meat ment Just A 1 l 1 Stout I vite president of or the United Broth Brotherhood Brotherhood of or Maintenance J of Way Em EmI es c and railroad shop announced today The Thu Increase wilt WilL I range fo 1 to 3 2 and one one halt cents an n hour Mr Stout saId kald The rho increase In the Iho to ae will amount to tn n n annual c I In payrolls payroll of ot between 1600 aut aMI R Santa 1 e a officials said sad Under h the agreement the Ibe exist existing ing rules nn and ind WOI kinK king conditions will remain In effect effect The minimum I increase In wages was placed at atone atone tone one cent an art hour and the Ira a 58 a month n