John R. Raynes

Name: Engines and Men — Chapter XX
Author: John R. Raynes

Engines and Men — Chapter XX (1921)

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“Engines and Men — Chapter XX”, published in 1921, is a work by John R. Raynes. It explores elements such as Society, the Railway Executive and firemen.

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John R. Raynes, Engines and Men — Chapter XX (1921)

“ Under the new rules of the Assurance Fund, formerly Benevolent Fund, the benefits ranged from £5 to £38, according to years of membership, and the same scale of benefit was applied for loss of situation through error of judgment, for accident which leads to removal from the footplate, and for failing to pass the eyesight test, very important additions to the material advantages of the Society, and £20 was allowed to a member on retiring at 60 years of age or over. A retiring allowance was provided for members at 60 with ten years membership, fifteen years membership, and twenty years. ”

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John R. Raynes, Engines and Men — Chapter XX (1921)

“ Many benefits were increased without increase of contributions, and in the case of the Orphan Fund, the benefits were allowed after a shorter period of membership and to continue for a year longer than previously. Strike pay was increased 100 per cent. at once, and the protection sum for delegates and other representatives of members was greatly improved. Protection members had their benefits increased and a death benefit and retiring allowance were voted for all who voluntarily pay an additional penny per week. ”

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John R. Raynes, Engines and Men — Chapter XX (1921)

“ Thus members were able, after 1918, to pay for death benefits of £5 to £20, £25, £38, £44, or £58 as they desired; and for £7 10s., £1, £15, £20, or £35 retiring allowance at sixty, in addition to weekly superannuation of 4s., 5s., 6s., to 7s. per week. These were notably good benefits, a possible further need being the increase, as funds allow, of the superannuation allowance to sums that meet more accurately the post-war cost of living.
The year 1918 brought an extension of the military age to fifty years, all men under that age being liable to conscription. ”

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John R. Raynes, Engines and Men — Chapter XX (1921)

“ For what a man pays, his mourning relatives are entitled to receive as a right, and not as a favour. For kindness and courtesy in administration I like to see appreciation, but profuse thanks for what the member provided before-hand belong to his memory. ”

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John R. Raynes, Engines and Men — Chapter XX (1921)

“ At fifty there is hardly a more fit class in the country than our drivers, and consequently large numbers of them were notified to muster for examination, regardless of the occupational exemption they carried, which caused the doctors to labour in vain, and caused the Executive and General Secretary a good deal of extra work in taking care that the exemptions were properly observed. ”

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John R. Raynes, Engines and Men — Chapter XX (1921)

“ Sir Herbert Walker said the Railway Executive Committee had no powers to extend that bonus to the men in whose behalf the appeal was made, and that it could only apply to men over 21 years of age. It would be more in conformity with previous agreements if a flat rate would be agreed upon. The deputation retired to consider the matter, and returned prepared to discuss the basis of an advance in the war wage. ”

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John R. Raynes, Engines and Men — Chapter XX (1921)

“ Many branches were restless under the truce of October, 1914, and were pressing for the presentation of this National Programme, and for an increased war wage. The Executive resolved to ask the Railway Executive for an increase of 10s. per week to meet the still increasing cost of living. There was also political activity, and the nomination of several Executive members and officials by branches for various constituencies. ”

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John R. Raynes, Engines and Men — Chapter XX (1921)

“ Many ridiculous things were done in the re-shuffling of men, skilled accountants being turned into butchers, and teachers into farm hands, but to make engine drivers become navvies was too ridiculous to be allowed. ”

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John R. Raynes, Engines and Men — Chapter XX (1921)

“ That the war wages now being paid to locomotive drivers, firemen, and cleaners be increased as under:
Male employees, 18 years and upwards, 4s. per week.
Boys under 18 years of age, 2s. per week.
(B) That these increased payments shall apply as from the first full pay week after the 25th April, 1918.
(C) That this agreement is entered into subject to an opportunity being afforded to either party concerned to ask for reconsideration when necessity arises, it being understood that the men's representatives would not hereafter bring forward any demand for or based on the 121⁄2 per cent. ”

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John R. Raynes, Engines and Men — Chapter XX (1921)

“ The National Programme was revised and improved by the 1918 Conference establishing a mileage rate of 120 miles on express passenger trains and 100 miles on local passenger trains as one day's work, and a lodging allowance of 7s. 6d. per day where men provide their own accommodation when lodging away from home. ”

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John R. Raynes, Engines and Men — Chapter XX (1921)

“ The General Secretary had sent a letter to the Railway Executive on July 19th, applying for an increase of ten shillings, and to this a reply was received saying there was no justification for any increase." An interview was arranged for August 16th, and the claim was then emphasised for 10s. for all those over 18, and 5s. under that age, but that youths under 18 acting as firemen should receive the adult amount. It was also claimed that the award should be made on the eight hour basis. ”

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John R. Raynes, Engines and Men — Chapter XX (1921)

“ The terms were as follow:—
5s. per week increase to those over 18; 2s. 6d. to those under 18; to date from Monday, September 23rd, with back payment from August 5th, a sliding scale arrangement to be set up at once to revise the war wage on every increase of four or five per cent., taking 110 per cent. in its relationship to 30s. as the basis.
After the close of negotiations the Executive passed the following resolution on September 20th:—
"That we accept under strong protest the ultimatum of the War Cabinet of the award of 5s. ”

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John R. Raynes, Engines and Men — Chapter XX (1921)

“ Whilst the increased cost of living warranted an advance of 2s. 9d., the Government proposed to offer two alternatives-3s. 6d, to men over 18, with 1s. 9d. to boys; or 4s. to men over 21. and 2s. to boys under 18, with nothing for those between 18 and 21. These were refused, and a further meeting was held the following day, when the offer was increased to 5s. and 2s. 6d., but no eight hour basis, and nothing more than usual for boys undernb18 employed as firemen, the increase to take effect from Monday, September 16th, with two week back pay on flat rates. ”

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