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Switchmen Win Additional Wages Across Twelve Railroads
Officials of twelve railroads and Chicago switchmen aligned with the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen agreed to a 1 cent per hour raise over the state board of arbitration rate, matching the federal board’s 3 cent raise for a total added payroll of about 2 million dollars annually across the western and midwestern yards. Indiana Harbor Belt yardmen were excluded but may join later to unify rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board
Brotherhood of Railroad
Chicago
Illinois State Board of Arbitration
Brotherhood
Federal Board of Arbitration
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Federal
Indiana Harbor Belt
A. F. Whitney
Whitney
F. O. Melcher
R. H. Rishton
W. J. Jackson
A. M. Shoyer
Switchmen’s Union of
North Americ
West
Middle West
Switchmen’s Union
la Salle Street
Federal Board