N&W in 1908 -- Pay cut

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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
February 28, 1908

ASKED TO ACCEPT PAY CUT
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Norfolk & Western Proposed Sliding Scale to Shop and Other Employes.
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    Norfolk & Western employes in shops and in other positions are considering a proposition for a reduction of wages submitted by the company.  It is understood that the company desires to make a reduction on a sliding scale, with the understanding that when the revenue of the road reaches $2,500,000 per month that wages are to be restored.
    It is stated that the revenue of the road before the depression was seldom below $2,500,000 and has reached $3,000,000 per month.
    The proposition was submitted to the heads of the various organizations and is being considered by them.  How they will take it remains to be seen.  It will probably be a week or more before all the organizations will be able to act on the proposition.
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[It is surprising that the article did not report any negative comments from the organizations on this proposed pay cut.]

Gordon Hamilton
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