Railroad Freight TransportationD. Appleton, 1922 - 771 pages |
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accounts adopted air brake American Railway Association ash pit average boiler brake car service carload carriers cars handled cent charge classification yard coal committee conductor consideration consignees cost crew curves cylinders daily delay demurrage dispatching division duties economical effect employees engine engineman equipment expense facilities feet firemen freight cars freight trains furnished grade handling increase industrial interest Interstate Commerce Commission labor loading locomotive main track maintenance matter ment method mileage miles per hour moved movement necessary number of cars officers operation organization passenger Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Railroad points pounds capacity practice rail railroad Railway Age record reduced repairs road roundhouse rules secure shippers side signals speed standard station steam superintendent switching telegraph terminal tion tonnage tons tractive traffic train orders TRANSFER TABLE transportation trip wages waybills weight wheels yard
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Page 689 - But if any provide not for his own, and especially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
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Page 703 - Employees shall have the right to organize and bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing. The majority of any craft or class of employees shall have the right to determine who shall be the representative of the craft or class for the purposes of this act.
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Page 702 - At a reasonable time prior to the hearing he is entitled to be apprised of the precise charge against him. He shall have reasonable opportunity to secure the presence of necessary witnesses and shall have the right to be there represented by counsel of his choosing. If the judgment shall be in his favor, he shall be compensated for the wage loss, if any, suffered by him.
Page 702 - The right of railway employees to organize for lawful objects shall not be denied, interfered with or obstructed. 5. The right of such lawful organization to act toward lawful objects through representatives of its own choice, whether employees of a particular carrier or otherwise, shall be agreed to by management.
Page 225 - Capital is kept in existence from age to age not by preservation, but by perpetual reproduction : every part of it is used and destroyed, generally very soon after it is produced, liut those who consume it are employed meanwhile in producing more.
Page 696 - ... the right of the employer to deal or not to deal with men or groups of men who are not his employees and chosen by and from among them...
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Page 702 - ... 9. Proper classification of employees and a reasonable definition of the work to be done by each class for which just and reasonable wages are to be paid is necessary, but shall not unduly impose uneconomical conditions upon the carriers.