Leo
The sapelling of "empoles", stayed around on the
railroads, until the 1970's!
John
--- qutlx1@a... wrote:
> In 1909 Second Vice President of the Q Daniel
> Willard issues a notice dated
> May 1 that states "effective this date the practice
> of suspending from the
> service employes(yes thats the correct spelling for
> time)in the train and
> engine department ,because of the infraction of the
> rules,or for other
> causes,will be discontinued".
> The bulletin goes on to set the parameters and
> procedures for placing
> demerits on a mans record and for hearings and also
> for placing "at a boys"
> in a mans record.The stated goal is to educate men
> about their
> mistakes,maintain employment and loyalty.
>
> From the length and tone of the bulletin I gather
> that discipline had been
> immediate and not always uniform in the dosage
> prescribed. One very telling
> line goes" that no credit attaches to the mere act
> of discharging a man from
> service".
> Leo
>
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