Burlington Strike, 1888; Labor unions -- United States; Railroads -- United States -- Employees
SECTION 1. Engineers and firemen shall be called at a reasonable
time before leaving time. The caller shall have a book, in which
the engineer and fireman must register their names and time when
called. Engineers' and firemen's time shall commence when they take
charge of the engine; or, if the engine is not ready, the time they
report at the office for duty, and shall end at the time designated
on roundhouse register as arriving, or otherwise relieved from
duty. Time shall be taken from roundhouse register, instead of
conductor's register or train-sheet.
SEC. 2. When engineers or firemen are ordered out, and not used on
account of train being abandoned, or other causes, the engineer or
fireman called on duty shall receive pay for one-half (½) day for
five (5) hours or less, and stand first out.
_Article III._
SECTION 1. All passenger engineers running four-wheel connected
engines shall receive three and one-half (3½) cents per mile;
six-wheel connected engines, three and eight-tenths (3-8/10) cents
per mile.
All passenger firemen firing four-wheel connected engines shall
receive two and one-tenth (2-1/10) cents per mile; six-wheel
connected engines, two and one-fourth (2¼) cents per mile.
One hundred miles or less to be considered a day's work; over one
hundred miles, at the same rate per mile.
SEC. 2. All freight engineers running four-wheel connected engines,
four (4) cents per mile; six-wheel connected engines, four and
three-tenths (4-3/10) cents per mile.
All freight firemen, firing four-wheel connected engines, two and
four-tenths (2-4/10) cents per mile; six-wheel connected engines,
two and six-tenths (2-6/10) cents per mile. One hundred miles or
less to constitute a day's work. Over one hundred miles at the same
rate per mile.
SEC. 3. Engineers running consolidated (eight-wheel connected)
engines, four and one-half (4½) cents per mile.
Firemen firing consolidated engines, two and four-tenths (2-4/10)
cents per mile, two firemen on each consolidated engine. One
hundred miles or less to constitute a day's work. Over one hundred
miles at the same rate per mile.
SEC. 4. On freight runs which occupy more than ten (10) hours to
the one hundred miles, overtime shall be paid at the rate of forty
(40) cents per hour for engineers, and twenty-four (24) cents per
hour for firemen.
SEC. 5. Local freight runs on Middle Iowa Division will be allowed
one trip and one-half (1½) each way; overtime to be allowed after
being on the road fifteen (15) hours.
_Article IV._
SECTION 1. In computing the delayed time, the first hour shall not
be counted, but if delayed one hour and thirty minutes, shall be
counted as two hours, and any fraction of thirty minutes, or over,
thereafter, shall be considered one hour.
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