. Railroad wages and working rules ... National industrial conference board . ings of trainmen, which in 1914 were 90% of the averagehourly earnings of conductors, had risen to by October,1921. Shop Labor The wages of shop labor before the period of Federal controlwere approximately the same as the wages of employes inshops of private industries in the districts in which the shopswere situated. In the western and southeastern regions, therailroad shops were generally open shops working under unionagreements, while in the case of the shops in the easterndistrict, practically no agreements
. Railroad wages and working rules ... National industrial conference board . ings of trainmen, which in 1914 were 90% of the averagehourly earnings of conductors, had risen to by October,1921. Shop Labor The wages of shop labor before the period of Federal controlwere approximately the same as the wages of employes inshops of private industries in the districts in which the shopswere situated. In the western and southeastern regions, therailroad shops were generally open shops working under unionagreements, while in the case of the shops in the easterndistrict, practically no agreements existed and the wages variedaccording to the locality in which the shop was situated andthe supply of and demand for labor in that locality. Wages inthe western and southeastern districts reflected the influence ofthe high degrees of organization prevalent there and were con- 85 CHART 4: money earnings and real earnings, road PASSENGER SERVICE, BRAKEMEN, CLASS I RAILROADS Changes Relative to July, 1914, as Base 100. (National Industrial Conference Board) INDEX NUMBEBS 3ED. 3aD Trends shown by years from 1914 l| , to 1919; by quarters from 1920 to June, 1921; by months after June,1921. 2QD EEO 540 asD saa ISO 160 I4D ISO ion BDl£ IBI4 1915 1916 1917 ISia 1919 ISEO I9SI \aZZSources: Interstate Commerce Commission; National Industrial Conference Board. 86 CHART 5: money earnings and real earnings, road PASSENGER SERVICE, CONDUCTORS, CLASS I RAILROADS Changes Relative to July, 1914, as Base 100. (National Industrial Conference Board) rtlDEXNUMBEU acu _ ^ 1 1 1 i 3DD Trends shown by years from 191 — to 1919; by quarters from 1920 tcJune, 1921; by months after June — 1921. t ZBO aeo 640 520 500 , ^*^> ISO t// ^ T\ / / ^V •a IBO COSTOF LIVING / f / \\ / ■a Sources: Interstate Commerce Commission; National Industrial Conference Board. 87 siderably higher than in the eastern district,where the employeswere largely unorganize
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