. Argument and brief submitted on behalf of locomotive firemen and hostlers . at he neededfiremen on nearly every division and asked me to find all the men Icould, but believe me, I can be of no service to him, as it is clearly outof the question to undertake to convince any young man today that hecan live on less than $ per week, and as a majority of our firingjobs pay less than this amount, it is useless to even undertake to believethat the Railroad can operate much longer unless an immediate increasein pay is granted, and we are ready to submit our case to any tribunalmade up of Americ
. Argument and brief submitted on behalf of locomotive firemen and hostlers . at he neededfiremen on nearly every division and asked me to find all the men Icould, but believe me, I can be of no service to him, as it is clearly outof the question to undertake to convince any young man today that hecan live on less than $ per week, and as a majority of our firingjobs pay less than this amount, it is useless to even undertake to believethat the Railroad can operate much longer unless an immediate increasein pay is granted, and we are ready to submit our case to any tribunalmade up of American citizens, except neutral arbitrators and editorswho are paid large salaries for making headlines in the jingo press. Hoping you will be able to glean information from the foregoing thatwill be of value to the cause, I am, Sincerely and fraternally yours,ZJB/C Z. J. Blake. u LIBRARY OF CONGRESS #I. Hearings of Federal Wage Commission,Washington, D. C, February, 1918. ARGUMENT AND BRIEF SUBMITTED ON BEHALF OF LOCOMOTIVE FIREMENAND HOSTLERS By W. S. CARTER PRESIDENTBROTHERHOOD of LOCOMOTIVE* FIREMEN AND ENGINEMEN. HEARINGS OF FEDERAL WAGE COMMISSION,WASHINGTON, D. C, FEBRUARY, 1918. THE DOYLE & WALTZ PRINTING CO CLEVELAND 71 Uui D. of 20 1918 TABLE OF CONTENTS. ARGUMENT AND BRIEF. Page Historical 1 Wages of Locomotive Firemen and Hostlers compared with the wages paid in other industries 5 Time and one-half for overtime 17 How increased tonnage decreases train speed 30 Complication of the double standard of pay 40 Manual labor performed by Locomotive Firemen 46 Increased work and productive efficiency of Locomotive Engineers and Fire-men 54 Firemens application for employment and physical examination .... 55 The effect of the Eight Hour Law upon wages and hours 56 Hazard of the occupation of a Locomotive Fireman . .57 Hostlers should be skilled employees 60 The increased
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