KCL05087.xml Guide to the U.S. National Mediation Board Records Regarding Eastern, Western, and Southeastern Carriers' Conference Committee and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers U.S. National Mediation Board Records Regarding Eastern, Western, and Southeastern Carriers' Conference Committee and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Compiled by Kheel Staff Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library March 07, 2019

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 Finding aid encoded by KIDB, Ead McTaggart, and Kheel Staff, March 07, 2019 Guide to the U.S. National Mediation Board Records Regarding Eastern, Western, and Southeastern Carriers' Conference Committee and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Collection Number: 5087 Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives Martin P. Catherwood Library 227 Ives Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3183 kheel_center@cornell.edu http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/kheel-center Kheel Staff, February 04, 2013 Kheel Staff, March 07, 2019 © 2019 Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY U.S. National Mediation Board Records Regarding Eastern, Western, and Southeastern Carriers' Conference Committee and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, 5087 U.S. National Mediation Board; Eastern, Western, and Southeastern Carriers' Conference Committee; Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLE) 4 linear ft. Records (documents). Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library Briefs and exhibits of Arbitration Board No. 192. Carriers represented by the Eastern, Western, and Southeastern Carriers' Conference Committees and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, 1907- 1954. Collection material in English ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

Carriers represented by the Eastern, Western and South Eastern Carriers' Conference Committees and their employees represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Arbitration Board No. 192, N M.B. Case A-4400, April 26, 1954 (Engineers 30% Wage Case.)

The controversy arose out of notices served by the union on the various carriers for a percentage wage increase which would correspond with increases made in other industries and restore the relative percentage of differential in pay which had existed between engineers and firemen.

The carriers submitted a package proposal which was substantially identical with that offered to the firemen and trainmen; to include the cost of living adjustment in the basic rate, and an increase of five cents per hour,

Unable to reach an agreement, the Brotherhood request- ed the carriers to join it in invoking the services the National Mediation Board. After several days of proceedings the N.M.B. persuaded the parties to submit their controversies to arbitration. An Arbitration Agreement was signed and the controversy submitted to a Board consisting of Archibald Cox, Chairman, Richard A. Lester, J.W. Oram, D.P. Loomis, Donald S. Beattle and Thomas J. Harkins.

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CONTAINER LIST 1 Briefs on Behalf of the Carriers (3 Volumes) 1 1 Pattern Settlements 1 2 Adequacy of Engineers' Earnings 1 3 Historical Development of the Earnings of Engineers 1 4 The Characteristics of the Work of Engineers and Other Classes of Operating Employees 1 5 The Factors Responsible for the Changes in Relationships between the Earnings of Engineers and Other Classes of Employees 1 6 Changes in Wage Differentials 1 7 Relative Earnings of Newly Promoted Engineers and Job Preferences 1 8 The Attitude of Employees Regarding Promotion 1 9 Economic Brief on Behalf of the Carriers 1 10 Brief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers 1 11 Opening Statement of Guy L. Brown, Grand Chief Engineer 1 12 List of Appearances 1 13 Index of Witnesses 1 14 Agreement 1954

August 17, 1954

 2 Carrier Exhibits 2 1 The appearances for the Carriers 2 2 Standard Basic Rates - Engineers Road and Yard Service 1915-1953 2 3 Standard Basic Rates - Firemen and Hostlers - Road and Yard Service 1915-1953 2 4 Standard Basic Rates - Conductors and Trainmen Road and Yard Service 1915-1953 2 5 Earnings of Railroad Engineers 1954 2 6 Earnings of Railroad Engineers, 1st Supplement. 1954 2 7 Rules Governing the Classification of Railroad Employees, Reports of their Service and Compensation 2 8 Wage Movement 1953-1954 2 9 Pattern Settlements in the Railroad Industry 1937-1953 2 10 Wage Differentials 2 11 Differentials - Wage Rates and Earnings 2 12 Differentials - Wage Rates and Earnings, 1st Supplement 2 13 Differentials - Wage Rates and Earnings, 2nd Supplement. 2 14 Excerpts from Report of the Eight-Hour Commission 2 15 The Rates and Bases of Pay and Working Conditions of Engineers and Firemen 1907-1953

Volume I: 1907-1940. Volume II: 1941-1953. 15a. Miscellaneous agreements, Data and Excerpts from Records of Proceedings.

 2 16 Documents and Letters Pertaining to Supplement Number 15 to General Order Number 27 2 17 History of the Diesel Rules Movement prior to the Second and Third Diesel Cases 1933-1949

November 1933-January 1949

 2 18 Documents, Letters, and Data Pertaining to the Diesel Agreement of January 25, 1944 between the Western Carriers and the Employees Represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers 1944 2 19 Statement Showing Certain Details of the Working Conditions and Arbitrary Payments Enjoyed by Engineers, Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad 2 20 Earnings Data - Engineers' Extra Boards 2 21 Job Preference Studies. 2 22 Job Preference Studies (Supplements). 2 23 Age Groups of Locomotive Engineers; Earnings of Locomotive Engineers 65 Years of Age and Over 2 24 Engineers' Job. 2 25 Material Relating to Promotions Terminal Railroad Association of Saint Louis. 2 26 Material Relating to Promotions, Saint Louis Southwestern Railway Lines. 2 27 Map of Louisville and Nashville Lines. 2 28 Louisville and Nashville Railroad Miscellaneous Data 2 29 Louisville and Nashville Railroad Firemen's Seniority Rosters. 2 30 Louisville and Nashville Railroad, Engineers Seniority Rosters 2 31 Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company - Number of Men in Engine Service 2 32 Comparisons of Casualties and Casualty Rates of Engineers and Other Operating Employees in Road and Yard Service 2 33 Service and Earnings of Engineers on the Extra Board 2 34 Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company - Number of Men in Engine Service 2 35 Chicago Milwaukee, Saint Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company 2 36 The Railroad Financial Situation 2 37 Long term trends, railroads and other industries. 2 38 Train studies. 2 39 Supplemental material relating to the current wage movement. 2 40 Pennsylvania Railroad 2 41 Pennsylvania Railroad Statement showing number of Promoted Engineers 2 42 Louisville and Nashville Railroad: Economic and Financial Data 2 43 Illustrative Examples of Mountain and Desert Differentials Paid to Engineers 2 44 Total Number of Enginemen and Enginemen Assigned to Passenger Service 2 45 Statement of William White before Emergency Board 106

February 19, 1954

 2 46 Supplement to Carriers Exhibit Number 36: The Railroad Financial Situation. 2 47 Analysis of Increase in Straight Time Hourly Earnings Engineers and Firemen 3 Union Exhibits 3 1 Wage Request Notice (page 120) 3 2 Letter (page 130) 1954

January 12, 1954

 3 3 Letter (page 131) 1954

January 13, 1954

 3 4 Agreement (page 144) 1952

May 23, 1952

 3 5 Amended Agreement (page 146) 3 6 Basic Rates - Engineers (page 150) 3 7 Basic Rates - Firemen (page 150) 3 8 Release - Association of American Railroads (page 156) 3 9 Rules - Chicago and Northwest Transportation Company 3 10 "Rules Jersey Central." - New York and Long Branch 3 11 "Rules Erie" 3 12 "Rules Santa Fe" 3 13 "Timetable Chicago and North Western" 3 14 "Timetable Baltimore and Ohio" 3 15 Timetable New York City" 3 16 Timetable Pennsylvania Railroad" 3 17 "Timetable Pennsylvania Railroad, Phila Terminal" 3 18 "Timetable Central Railroad of New Jersey" 3 19 Timetable, Reading" 3 20 "Differentials" 3 21 "Difference - Rates and Earnings" 3 22 "Cost of Living Adjustments" 3 23 "Occupational Wage Differentials" 3 24 "Engineers' Wage Differentials" 3 25 "Engineers' Wage Differentials (Not Narrowed)" 3 26 "Engineer Wage Differentials (Why and How)" 3 27 "Jones Book" 3 28 "History of Differentials" 3 29 "Steps - Collective Bargaining" 3 30 "Wage Comparisons" 3 31 Letter (page 625)

February 23, 1954. 31a. "Wadlow to Davisson." 31b. Letter - November (page 625). 31c. "Wadlow to Beattie."

 3 32 "Different Average Earnings" 3 33 "United States Steel - Job Titles" 3 34 "Bureau of Labor Statistics Wage Chronologies" 3 35 "Re-establishing Railroad Engineers' Wage Differentials" 3 36 "Revised Table 50" 3 37 "Revised Table 51" 3 38 "Bulletin Number 1883, March 21, 1950" 1950 3 39 "Wage Increases of Railroad Engineers" 3 40 Newspaper Clippings (page 1053) 3 41 No information available 3 42 "Differential change" 3 43 "Adv - Salina, Kansas, May 5, 1954" 1954 3 44 "Seniority Roster - Allegheny Division" 3 45 "Price Movement - Dow Jones Averages" 3 46 "Annual report - 1953 Milwaukee Road" 1953 3 47 "The Positive Side of the Tracks" 3 48 "Current Assets and Liabilities, Selected companies" 3 49 "Trend in Prices, Pennsylvania Railroad and Others" 3 50 "107th Annual Report of the Pennsylvania Railroad" 3 51 "Excerpts - Emergency Board Report September 25, 1943" 1943 3 52 "Annual Report of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, 1953" 1953 3 53 "National Income Originating in Transportation and Communication Industries 1939 and 1952" 1939-1952

1939 and 1952.

 3 54 "Railroads' Financial Strength" 3 55 "Plights of the Railroads" 3 56 "Statements concerning future outlook from Carriers Annual Reports for 1953" 1953 3 57 "Summary of Court and Commission Cases on Rate of Return" 3 58 "Percent Earned on Net Property - 1953" 1953 3 59 "Wage Differentials to Railroad Engineers" Rebuttal Exhibit 3 60 Reports Number 3503, 3526, 3533, 3546, 3510, 3532, 3540, and 3551 marked 60-A to 60-C respectively. Reports Numbers 3257, 3265, 3242, and 3281 marked 60-H through 60-K, respectively. Reports Numbers 3437 and 3419 Exparte Numbers 178, 181, 186 marked 60L t 3 61 Letter from Whitmire to Davison 1954

June 24, 1954

 3 62 "Assignment Sheets, Locomotive Firemen, Term." Railroad Association of Saint Louis 1954

June 23, 1954.

 3 63 "Table Number 1 - Changes in Hourly Wage Rates, Day Shifts, Chicago Printing Industry." 3 64 "The Future - What Jim Sims Is Doing About It" 3 65 "Mr Unterberger's Comments" 4 Transcripts of Proceedings