Labor Struggle Over Wage Scale Among Portland Railroad Trades
More than 700 Portland workers including machinists boilermakers pipe fitters car repairers and blacksmiths are negotiating with O R N and Southern Pacific shops over a new wage scale. The proposed plan pays 1.5 for eight hours and four hours after the eighth hour with overtime rules to ensure two hours 40 minutes minimum for overtime. No direct nine hour day wage increase, but overall earnings rise through overtime structure. J D G Graham leads company talks. no strike threat yet.
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Western
Western Railroads
Portland
Oregonian
Southern Pacific
Ers
Trench Digger Breaks Record In Pennsylvania Avenue
A trench digger set a distance record by traveling 590 feet in one day on Pennsylvania avenue while digging a nine foot trench through the center of the street. The machine halted twice for raising its boom to cross a street and to handle a water main, yet still surpassed prior daily distances. By morning, 15 blocks of trench had been dug since work began by Contractor Sutherland.
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Iirger
Pennsylvania Avenue
Sutherland
Father Moore Passes Through Salem on Way East
Father Moore long time parish priest in this city travels east this morning with the remains of a brother who died at Salem this week. He now serves as state penitentiary chaplain at Salem. About ten years ago he moved from La Grande to Salem and has remained there. Next month he will go east again to attend an A P A meeting.
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Father Moore
Thie City
Salem
State Penitentiary
Chaplin
la Grande
AP. A
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