Mower County transcript., 1903-03-25
All Glasses Of Workmen Get an In.
crease in Wages of From Five to
Ten Per Cent and Certain Employees
Are Granted a Shorter Day-No
Award on the Question Of Recogni'
ton of the Miners Union.

tion of persons by either the mine
owners or the miners on account of
membership or nonmembership in q
labor union, and provides that the
awards made shall continue In force
until March 81, 1906. The commission
discussed to some extent the matter.
of recognition or nonrecognition OF
=, the miners union, but declined to
make any award on this matter.
Following is q summary of the CON-
missions award: ',-'*
First-That an increase of 10 per
scent over and above the rates paid in
the month of April, 1902, be paid all
contract miners for cutting coal, yard
age and other work for which standard
rates or allowances existed at that
time, from and after Nov. 1, 1902, and
during the life of this award.
Increase for Other Employees.
Section two provides for an increase
of 10 per cent in wages Of engineers
who hoist water, from Nov. l, 1902, to
April /, 1903, and thereafter they shall
work eight hours at wages paid in
April, 1902; those now working eight
hour shifts shall receive 10 per cent
Increase. Other engineers and pump.
men receive 10 per cent increase from
Nov. 1, 1902, to April I, 1903, and from
then on increases Of per cent on
wages effective in April, 1902, anu
shall be relieved on Sunday without
loss of pay by men employed by COM
panies.
That fremen shall have an increase
OF 10 per cent on their earnings be-
tween November, 1902. and April,
1903, to be paid on or before June /,
1903, and from and after April /, 1903,
and during the life of the award, they
shall have eight-hour shifts, with the
same wages per day. week or month as
were paid in each position In April,
1902. All employees or company men,
other than those for whom the COM
mission makes special awards, shall
be paid An increase of 10 per cent on
their earnings between Nov. !, 1902,
and April I, 1903, to be paid on or be-
fore June /, 1903. and from and after
April !, 1903. and during the life of this
award, they shall be paid on the basis
of q nine-hour day, receiving therefor
the same wages as were paid in April,
1902, for q ten.hour day. Overtime in
excess Of nine hours in any day to be
paid at q proportionate rate per hour.
Third-During the life Of this award
the present methods OF payment for
coal mined shall be adhered to unless
changed by mutual agreement.
board Of Arbitration.
Section four provides for board OF
arbitration to be composed of six per
sons. three to be named by each side.
which shall pass upon all questions at
issue between the miners and opera
tors. There shall be NO suspension
Of work pending = settlement.
Fifth--Whenever requested by
majority OF the contract miners OF
any colliery, check weighmen or check
docking bosses, or both, shall be en-
ployed, to be paid by the miners in q
manner to be determined.
Sixth-Mine cars shall be distrib-
uted among miners who are at work
as uniformly and as eQuitably as pos.
sible and there shall be no concerted
effort on the part of the miners or
mine workers Of any colliery or COL
lieries to limit the output of the mines
or to detract from the quality of the
work performed.
Section seven provides that where
miners are paid by the car the in
crease awarded to contract miners is
based upon the cars in use and any
increase in size of cars is to be- &C.
companied by proportionate increase
in pay.
Eighth-The following sliding scale
Of wages shall become effective April
1, 1908, and shall affect all miners and
mine workers included iii the awards
OF the commission; the wages fixed in
the awards shall be the basis of, and
the minimum under the sliding scale:
Provisions Of Sliding Scale Plan.
For each increase of s per cent. in
the average price of white ash coal
Of sizes above pea coal, sold at or near
New York, between Perth Amboy and
Bdgewater. and reported to the bureau
OF anthracite coal statistics, above
$3.50 per ton, t. o. b.. the employees
shall have an increase of l per cent
in this compensation which shall con-
tinue until a change in the average
price Of said coal works reduction OF
an increase In said additional com.
pensation hereunder; but the rate of
compensation shall In no case be less
than that hxed In the award. That is,
when the price of said coal reaches
$3.50 per ton the compensation will be
increased per cent. to continue
until the: price falls below $3.50 per
ton, when the per cent increase will
cease. or until the price reaches s$4.6O
per ton, when an additional i per cent
will be added, and 20 on. ss@9
These average prices shall be COM
puted monthly by an accountant or
commissioner, named by the circuit
Judge Of the Third judicial circuit Of
the United States, and paid by the
coal operators. ..s
Ninth-No person shall be refused
employment or IN any way discrimi.
mated against on account Of member
ship or nonmembe in any labor
organization; and there shall be no
discrimination against or interference
with any employe who il not q mem-
.