Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1902-04-25
Labor Trouble at Rocky Fork Adjusted by
the Company and the Red Lodge
Miners Union.
MAN-TRlP is RESTORED
Miners Will Remain at Work in Future
During Tendency of q Grievance.
Fairgrieve Resigns,

The announcement last Saturday CIV
ening that the differences between the
Rocky Fork Coal company and the min
ers had been adjusted and that on Mon
day morning the men would present
themselves for work came as suddenly
and caused almost as much surprise as
the news of the walkout of the previous
week
On Friday 1t looked very much as II
the situation had resolved itself into a
lockout. and the citizens of Red Lodge
had become reconciled To a long period
of idlenesS at the mines. However, Sat
urday afternoon the animation of the
members of the Miners union indicated
that something was Id the wind and that
negotiations were pending between the
union ana the local office Of the COM
pany.
TIC nnion held several meetings and
the committee chosen to confer with tho
company hurried back and forth BE-
tween the company Office and the Min
ers union hall a good part Of the after
noon. Finally ut l:3O it was announced
that the local management OF the COM
pany and the Miners union had reached
an agreement and the threatening
clouds of discord and idlencss melted
away with the beautiful April day. On
Monday about half tho old force Of the
mine was put to work and the announce
ment was made to the rest of the force
that they would be taken on as soon as
there was work for them to do.
The agreement entered into between
/ the company and the miners holds out
considerable hope that no such situation
AS confronted the company, the mlners
! ard INC city THIS Bnr'ag will agRin arise
] The union agrees that hereafter when
ever the minors have Il grievance theN
shall continue at work placing theil
grievance before the ocil Office and te
tic general Office If their negotiation
/ with ,he local Office are not satisfactorily
/ adjusted. and chat they will not diseon
tiIue york until there IL . failure 70 thu
iarrise at a settlement.
The second agreement IL to Che of
i feet that the mines will work on sucl
DAYS as the whistle blows lor thnm 4
work, ~ifh the provision that the com
pauy wilt net :t4ls tho meo 10 work o
Sunday Ii holldays unless il III au abse
lute necessity III the fulfilling NJ cor
tracts.
In order to more fully harmonlze nlai
ters between the company and the mel
,. Alex i7aifgf.ievt, who has been occupy
LING the position nf check weighnastc
\, presented hia resignation tothecompnu,
1.-THE position was filled by the appoin
\ mnnt of George Jones. and Mr.. FairgrleN
will be taken care OF by the miners a
j Office bcing created for him by which l
will aet ~ business manager OF tf
\ union, looking after their books, tl
collection of dues and such business 1
j has in the past been assigned TO con
4 mittees.
The features OF the agreement mac
BY Messrs. Fairgricve and Freeman wit
i Incpector Welsh at the Helcna meet'f
Y were agreed to by the company and tt
man trips were put on in accordan'
r with the regulations prescribed in TIL
= agreement, as they appeared in la
weeks Picket.
!, 1t is estimated that the miners 10
$4,000 in wages during the ten da,
= tie-up and that fully IS of their numb
left the city in that time.
q