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Request for Wages LAS VEGAS LAND & WATER COMPANY Kirch 27, 1945 Mr* L. A* Morphy, Investigator, Department of Labor, State of Illin o is, 227 Bo* Wyaan Street, Roetfordt Illinois a p n MAR 30 1945 Dear Sir* Referring to your letter of March 16th, regarding the dale against the Las Vegas Land & Water Company of Jaoftg *• Bowen. formerly employed as Guard by that coapany, in which you state that he is basing his d a is on the War Labor Board approval of an increase granted to a n railroad employes t The increase you refer to eas what Is coaaonly called^ the •Washington Agreement*, dated January 17, 1944, providing for wage Increases of 8 cents per hour for eaployesreceivlng 57 cents and less than 70 oents per hour for the period February 1,19*3 to December 28, 1943, and suppleaental increase of one cent per how. effective December 27, 19*3* J g g M f t i SSFSS^JmSS^9 related only to railroad eaployes. The Las Vegas Land & water Company was not embraced in the January 17, 19** sage agreement. As a natter of fact, the Las Vegas Land d Water Coapany aade an application to the Rational War Labor Board to apply to th, employes of the Las Vegas Land A Water Coapany the s*u m wage Inereases as vere granted to r a i l e d Labor Board declined approval of the application as presented, ^ ^ 19. 1944, »pp«»T»d In todlftod, A f f M t i v a as of f ey 1 . 19*** The aodified approval g r a n t s oy I h f s S S i ? S r labor B o a r d allowed .ate o f 70 « n t » par tora rapraaantlne increase o f 7i «®rts P«r boar for eaplojraa to tha class in which Mr. Bowen was employed. Bowen had left the service of the Las Vegas Land & wator C w ^ n p t o Ootobgr eL 1S 3» J of the National War Labor Board, effective May 1, 1944, application to Mr. Bowen’s previous services. lours very truly, Origiq,.) Signed COTTLORD BCC-Mr. R . Wlppreeht //^ ! Mr.E.E.Bennett, Los AngelC* (No,31-8) Mr.Prank Strong, Los Angeles (No.S-100) MT.W* R. Bracken, Las Vegas (No.B-17) Herewith copy of 2fr .Murphy *s letter of March l6th referred to