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Disputes rail labor figures on employees' incomes. Washington, D.C., Oct. 4. Railroad management representatives today disputed before President Roosevelt's fact finding board figures presented by Labor as to the annual income of rail employees. J. Elmer Monroe, Statistician of the Bureau of Railway Economics, Association of American Railroads, asserted that the average earnings of railroad employees who worked at some time during each of the 12 months in 1937 was $1785. He challenged the claim advanced by the employees that the average was only $1,115, 10/4/38

Disputes rail labor figures on employees' incomes. Washington, D.C., O...

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15 percent wage cut for rail employees necessary, Counsel tells fact finding board. Washington, D.C., Sept. 30. Testifying at the initial hearing of President Roosevelt's fact finding committee today J. Carter Fort, Chief Counsel for the Carriers Joint Conference Committee declared that a 15 percent wage cut for 900,000 railroad employees is necessary to save railroads from disaster. Rail employees have threatened a general walkout if the cut if put into effect. Seated are members of the fact-finding committee pictured left to right: Harry A. Millis, Walter P. Stacy, Chairman and James M. Landis, 9/30/38

15 percent wage cut for rail employees necessary, Counsel tells fact f...

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Disputes rail labor figures on employees' incomes. Washington, D.C., Oct. 4. Railroad management representatives today disputed before President Roosevelt's fact finding board figures presented by Labor as to the annual income of rail employees. J. Elmer Monroe, Statistician of the Bureau of Railway Economics, Association of American Railroads, asserted that the average earnings of railroad employees who worked at some time during each of the 12 months in 1937 was $1785. He challenged the claim advanced by the employees that the average was only $1,115, 10438

Disputes rail labor figures on employees' incomes. Washington, D.C., O...

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