Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1892 — Raise of wages on the Monon. [ARTICLE]

Raise of wages on the Monon.

The grand officials of the Order of Railway Telegraphers and the officials of the Monon road have signed an agreement which raises the pay of operators all Ground and makers, the working rules much more acceptable. By the terms of the contract, all offices which month will in the future pay $45, the latter being the minimum. Those over $45 and below $75 are raised $lO a month. Train dispatchers’ salaries are raised from SBS and S9O for “trick” men to $lO5, while the chief will receive slls. The operators will also receive extra compensation for overtime. The contract provides for hearings in cases of suspensions, and when it is found that men have been suspended unjustly tpey will be reinstated and paid.