Burlington Strike, 1888; Labor unions -- United States; Railroads -- United States -- Employees
Engineers on freight to be paid forty (40) cents per hour; firemen
on freight, twenty-four (24) cents per hour. Engineers on
passenger, thirty-five (35) cents per hour; firemen on passenger,
twenty-one (21) cents per hour.
This article refers only to delays before starting and after
arriving at terminals.
SEC. 2. Engineers and Firemen called to go to Transfers or Junction
Points before card time, delayed time shall commence from time of
leaving roundhouse.
_Article V._
On passenger runs that do not exceed three dollars and seventy-five
cents ($3.75) per day, engineers shall receive three dollars and
seventy-five cents ($3.75), and firemen two dollars and twenty-five
cents ($2.25) per day; overtime shall be allowed in same proportion
when on duty over twelve (12) hours in making such runs. In case
actual mileage exceed $3.75, actual mileage at the rate of three
and one-half (3½) cents for engineers, and two and one-tenth
(2-1/10) cents for firemen per mile shall be allowed.
_Article VI._
Short freight runs of less then eighty (80) miles when doubled
within twelve hours, mileage allowed according to Sec. 2, Article
III, and if not doubled within twelve hours to be allowed one day
each way.
_Article VII._
All engineers and firemen of work trains or helpers to be paid
three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50) per day for engineers, and
two dollars and ten cents (2.10) per day for firemen; twelve hours
or less, one hundred miles or less, to be called a day's work. If
the run should exceed one hundred miles, full freight rates as per
class of engine for the entire run.
_Article VIII._
SECTION 1. Engineers in snow-plow service (when on duty) shall be
paid at the rate of six ($6.00) dollars per day, and firemen in
snow-plow service shall be paid at the rate of three dollars and
sixty cents ($3.60) per day; ten hours or less to constitute a
day's work; all over ten hours to be paid at the rate of sixty (60)
cents per hour for engineers, and thirty-six (36) cents per hour
for firemen. When engines in snow-plow service are held in
roundhouse subject to call for service, the engineer of said engine
shall be paid four dollars ($4.00), and firemen two dollars and
forty cents ($2.40) per day, of twenty-four (24) hours or less.
SEC. 2. Engineers and firemen on weed-destroying engines shall be
paid at the same rates as in snow-plow service.
SEC. 3. Engineers and firemen on suburban trains between Chicago
and Downers Grove will receive, the engineer one dollar and
seventy-five cents ($1.75), and the firemen one dollar and five
cents ($1.05) for each round trip.
_Article IX._
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