The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 1, 1921, Page 2

RECOGHITION OF “OPEN SHOP” ON ALL AMERIGAN RATLROADS — IS FORECAST UNDER NEW RULES Economies and Increased Effici- ency To Save Roads Some $50,000,000 400,000 MEN ARE AFFECTED BY ASSOCIATED PRESS, Chicago,, Dec. 1-—Hconomies in operation and increased efficiency, es- timated to reach $50,000,000 a year, and recognition of the “open shop” on all American railroads were fore- cast in the promulgation of revised working rules governing railroad shop ‘employes by the United States Rail- road Labor Board. The new rules become effective to- day, December 1, and take juris- diction over approximately 400,000 men immediately, although a still larger number will be affected when the normal traffic conditions are re- stored. Far reaching changes in the rules, which supplant the National Agree- ment made during federal control, were designed to afford a basis for permanent stability in the raflroad shops of ‘the country and were declar- ed. by members of the Labor Board to be the most important work yet done by ‘the board and of much great- ersignificancethan any decisionin the past, even including wage scale ad- justments. Large Economies, Large economies are expected to re- sult from revision of the classification rules, which were made more elastic, and hereafter will permit members of certain crafts to do minor jobs pre- viously done by members of other crafts. Statisticians attached to the Labor Board estimated that economies in operation, increased efficiency and larger output, would approximate $50,000,060 a year. Provision for the representation of minorities who may Tiave grievances 4s another important item of the new rules, Under the National Agreement, hegotiation for employes was placed almost wholly in the hands of labor organizatio&s, with the results that the railroads and many industrial and civic institutions declared that the agreement forced a closed union shop - ontheroads. Nonunion men found {t impracticable toattempt to bring their grievances before the board and as the Tules worked out, union officials han- tiled the cases, taking their precedent from the National Agreement negotia- tions in which union, officials acted for the employes in drawing up the agreement under federal control. “The: principle of the open shop es- tablished by the new rules,” a state- ment by.board members said, “will in fact, be more theoretical than practi- cal at the present time, since a large majority sof .'the*railroad shops are unionized and the.exfsting unions are recognized by. the .board and by the Transportation Act as ‘representative of the majority. ‘Old Rales Preserved. “Most of the older working rules, sanctioned by the experience of years, are preserved in full effect. Many of the more rigid rales, however, were considerably relaxed in favor of the roads, although the recognized rights of the men are fully protected. .and the principle of collective bargaining and union recognization is retained, as contemplated by the Transporta- tion.” The rules ‘controversy dates back to May 1, 1920, when the railoads emerged: from government control. Strenuous objections to the National Agreement were made in a hearing which began January 10, 1921. After several months of testimony, the rules were referred back to the individual roads with instruction to negotiate such new rules as they could with their employes to replace the federa! government rules. Numerous rules were thus agreed upon individual roads, but on no * road was it possible.to draft an entire new set. The rules disagreed upon were then sent back to the Labor Board and the rules promulgated to- MILLIONS USE FOR CORKS Stops Pain Instantly—Removes Corns I Completely. 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The majority of the changes effect- ed by the new rules is in the classin- cation of the work tu be performed by the various credits. Almost without exception these sifications, are made more elastic. Under previous agreements with the shop crafts, in- cluding the National Agreement, it has been the custom to detine in detail the various types of work belonging to each craft,” The carriers have complained that the National Agreement set up in such minute detail the classification of du- ties that work not requiring special- ized skill in any craft was assigned exclusively to a particular craft. For example work not requiring a me- chanic’s skill was assigned to a skill- ed mechanic, thus making efficient and economical operation impossible, according to the railroads. Broaden Scope. I The rules.ecective today broaden tie ! scope of each cratft’s work. The ma-! chinist working on running repair may connect or disconnect any w ing, coupling or pipe connections necessary to repair machinery or equipment. This work was previously assigned to. electricians’ and sheet metal workers only. Under the new rules, engineers, fire- men and cranesmen are not prohibit- ed from making such repairs to equip. ment on the lines of the road as they are qualified to perform, The new rules thus allow train operatives to perform repair work even though it is ordinarily considered shop mechanic’s work, Boiler makers’ helpers under the new rules are given the job of remov- ing and replacing grates. Under the National Agreement all grate rigging work was assigned’ to journeymeu boiler makers. The classification of the work of the sheet metal workers, electrical work- ers and car men has been changed to allow some of the work previously performed by them exclusively to be done by their helpers and to me- chanics in other crafts, where the needs of the service require it. Un- der the National Agreement car men were exclusively assigned to wreck- ing crews. Under the new rules, wrecking Crews exclusive of engi- neers, will be composed of carmen, where sufficient men are available but when needed, men of any class may be taken as addition members of wreck- ing crews. Another important change affecting car men is that which allows common laborers to dismantle wooden freight cars hereafter. Under the National Agreement, only qualified carpenters were allowed to do this work. About 68 per cent of the country’s freight’ cars are built of wood. The new rule will permit employes getting $3.25 to $5.00 a day to do work previously re- quired to be done by car men receiv- ing $5.84 a day, An entirely new rule promulgated by the board, for the first time, cre- ates a new rule promulgated by’ the; board, for the first time, creates a new type of apprentice to be known as “special apprentice.” Previously there have been only two kinds of appren- tices in the skilled shop crafts, reg- ular and helpers’ apprentices, Regu- lar apprentices are youths entering the service between the ages.of 16 and 21 years and serving four years ap- prenticeship, and helper apprentices are those apprentices selected ‘from the ranks of the helpers. Special ap- prenticés are to be selected from young men between the ages of 18 and 26, who have had a technical school education, and they will be required! road managements and others because Safety and Service THE TWO STRONG PILLARS ON WHICH WE ARE BUILDING OUR BUSINESS URGLAR ALARM BM MINN With our new McClintock Burglar Alarm System which we recently installed, our bank is a safe place to keep your Liberty Bonds and other valuables as well as to do yout: general banking business, First National Bank, Bismarck, N. D. GET A SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX NOW Safety CLINT Ot posed uneconomi | vouds, Heited the discretion and con- } trol ofthe management and greatly | nereased the cost of operation. The ‘railroads a@leo compiamed tnac they {had Ro voice in maving the Nationa: Agreeméht whieh ‘they ,deciared was | “wished on them”, by, the Railroad Administration. _ The, employes have | Mamiained that a /y, large part of ithe National Agreanént had been put | nto effect on various failroads, prior | to federal control, bythe voluntary act jof the Management® and that it tatr- |ly représented ctirrent enlightened | though ‘of the carriers and employes ‘as to working conditions and rules. | In two previous decisions the board | dispose of twenty-four shop craft rules | mainly concerning, ‘Overrtime pay. 'To- ! day's decision practically completes | the rules for these crafts, with the ex- | ception « oft.a few mingr matters on | which '.an agreement; is probable. | These the boaut -hag referred, back to HE’S POPULAR | the roads and the employees for set- |, * With thaliovics With the, Movies _ 4 | tlement by them. \ PORE: rouages” AT sae | ,) ELTE | Marie‘ Prevost aa\(Nan Rutledge in! ; “Moonlight Follies,* showing at the | Eltinge tonight is'¢ baby vamp with- | out equal. ‘She alfo ‘was inclined to \ be a little wild. ‘Se staged moonlight {dances at her father's ‘palatial coun- |try home that nearly, drove the old man frantic, f One day Papa Rutledge called a: |halt,. Summonij lordered: her t Nan to his office he Pick a husband and settle down. |@he promptly: picked ay He proposed! {man whose slfadow, ‘phé saw sithouet-~! ‘ted against the office door. “Trot him lin,” she commanded. . | Tt was Anthony Griswold, a rich! | Client, znd a: women hater. Nan start- Madane Koo, wife of V. K. Welling-; ton, Koo, Chinese arms parley dele-| gate, is one of the most popular wo- men at the conference. Washington : admires her Waste in clothes and her; ed to serve only three years apprentice- | ship before becoming journeymen mé chanics, 1 Provide Standards, | Rules which required certain stand-| ards of force and equipment to be! maintained for doing certain kinds of | work have been modified and some dis-:! continued, thus eliminating the ex- pense of maintaining unnecessary men | on the rolls. Other rules have been| changed to allow the use of forces a3- | signed to particular classes of work) on other work, when there is no work of their particular class to be per-j formed. i Many of the rules are highly tech- nical in character. Much time was spent on the rules regarding electri- cal railroads, which at present apply only to a few roads like the Pennsyl- vania and New York Central but which will become of increasing importance | as the electrification of the, steam. lines proceeds. The six ‘shop crafts’ employes in- volved are the carmen, sheet metal workers, machinists, blacksmiths, boilermakers and electrical workers. They were represented at the rules hearings by, the following organiza- tions: Brotherhood Railway Carmen of America, International“Alliance of Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers, | International Association of Machin- | ists, International Brotherhood of | Blacksmiths, Drop Forgers and Help- ers, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders and Helpers of America, and the In- ternational Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. All these are affiliated with the American Federation of Labor and are enrolled in the Railway Employes Department of that organization. The national agreement, supplanted today by the new rules, was entere. into with the employes by the United States Railroad Administration Sep- tember 20, 1919. From the first it was strongly criticiséd by the rafl- Vine Patie enabil Bere nvr aay Pap eee ie Why, la!—Qne Step Koo APOLIN MINN Santa Santa | First NOT HIS acs bi ism’t'a window washer by trade. He’s mayor of Southwark, a borongh of London. Windows of ;Southwark cathedral haven't been washed for 25 years, ‘job to shame. fellow citizens into com- pleting it. ~———eee > ed.to. vamp him, He didn’t vamp well at all, Even when he was the honor guest at Nan’s next house party he was slow in thawing out, Finally he be- gan to slip—and then it: happened! Nan accepted him and in a few minutes, changed her mind in tront of the, guests. _, That's whete she erred. “Ste didn't know that she hooked a cave-man. bile de Couns, Ak YeFaithful (Adeste Fideles) Avagonaise (Prelude to Act 4). 2—Fox Trot Second. 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