Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-08
TEXT OF THE AGREEMENT.

bv and between ...s....................
company party of the first part and j. b. Rae.
Robert Watchorn, NJ. P. kaine, John De
Haven, James Keegan, aR. D, Kerfoot, COM
mittee representing all the workmen of said
company,
at all the works of said. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
in the Connellsville coke region, parties of the
second part,
Witnesseth, That the following rates of
wages and prices shall be paid by the said
........................... from the 10th day of
February, 1890. (regardless of the price of coke)
until February 10, 1891.
Mining and loading room COAL 81 OF per 100
bushels; mining and loading heading coal, 81 q
per 100 bushels; mining and loading heading
coal, wet, 81 81 per 100 bushels; mining and
loading rib coal, 81 o. per 100 bushels: headings
in which two ~ men work at the same time, 10
cents additional to above price of heading coal;
heading price to be paid for turning rooms in
distance of 80 feet from the center of the head
inEs.
All cut-throughs ordered by mining boss
when rooms are being driven, and no others, to
be paid for at heading price. All coal to be
mined by measurementatt at the rate of 26SS cubic
inches to the bushel. ..-
The wagons to be loaded as at present.
THE WAGES AND HOURS.
Roadmen, t1mbermen and horsebackmen in
all mines, 81 10 per day of nine hours actual
work; drivers, So 10 per full run; bumpers and
tipplemen. 81 80; trappers 50 cents; cagers,
50 TO- A full run not to exceed an average of
nine hours actual work. but all full ''run men"
must remain at work until all the ovens are
charged or all work is for the day finished if
the management so elect, and are to be paid at
the pro rata rate per hour for all the time
worked over 81 hours per week, this extra time
to be computed and placed to the credit of the
men at the end of each month.
Roperiders to be paid the same as drivers: in
side labOrers 81 IS for nine hours actual work;
chargers, with horses or mules, AZ cents per
oven charged; chargers, with locomotives, 81 80
for same work as done at present; charging en-
gineers 81 35 for same work as done at pres
ent: cokedrawers, per 100 bushels charged 81
cents: Jewelers. per oven, 10x cents; loading
and wheeling stock coke into cars, 80 cents per
oven; ash carriers 81 so per day, ten hours; yard
laborers, 81 40 per day, ten hours
CAPACITY OF THE CARS.
Forking box and stock cars less than 10000
pounds capacity, 81 10 per car; forking box and
stock cars OF 10000 pounds capacity, 81 20 per
car; forking box and stock cars. over 10000
pounds capacity, 81 40 per car; forking small
open top cars from yard, 81 25 per car; forking
medium open top cars from yard 81 80; fork
irg large open top cars from yard, 81 rs per car;
all machinists, mechanics, fremen. engineers,
bumpers and other classes or labor regularly
employed at each plant not mentioned in the
above list. to work same number OF hours and
to be paid an advance of per cent over the
rates of wages paid in January, 1884,
1t is distinctly understood and agreed that the
are to have the right to employ
any person or persons C0ey desire TO employ anu
no others, ard that the workmen shall not in any
manner or form interfere in the matter of
hiring or dlscharging of any foreman or boss.
STRIKES OR SUSPENSIONS.
Strikes or suspensions of work by the en-
ployes for any cause whatever shall not be al
lowed at any plant owned or operated by said |
Company during the term of this |
unless six days written notice, |
stating difficulty, trouble or grievance, and ask
ing for an adjustment of the same, signed by |
local officers at the plant where the trouble or
exists and by the division officers of |
Division 4, N. T. A. 1856 K. L., shall have been
previously given to the general superintendent |
of SAID Company at his office in |
plant, and said =. Company shall not close |
down or suspend operations at any plant owned |
and operated by them in the Connellsville |
coke region accidents and causes beyond |
its control alone eXcepted), unless six days |
written notice shall have been previously given |
by said Superintendent of said company to the |
Division officers of said organization at their /
office in Scottdale, Pa. and to the efaployes of
said plant by posting written notice at said
plant.
Payments to be made semi-monthly.
THOMAS LYNCH,
]. P BREMEN
F. g. VAN DUsEN,
For the operators.
JB.R RAE, N. NJ W.,
RoB'T WATCHoRN, N. Sec. Treas,
R. d. KERFooT, D. M. W.,
e. NJ. PARKER, d. Sec.-Treas.,
NJ. P. KANE,
JOHN DEHAvEN,
JAMES KEEGAN,
For the worldngmen.
j. A. BARNHART,
F. o. KEISTER,
Witnesses.