Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-03-23
OFFICIAL REPORT.
Anthracite Coal Strike Commissien's
Summary of Awards.

Anthracite Coal Strike Commissien's
Summary of Awards.
Following is the commissions owr
summary Of the awards made:
I.-That an increase Of 10 per cent
over and above the rates paid in the
month of April, 1902, be paid to all
contract miners for cutting coal, yard
age and other work for which standard
rates or allowances existed at thai
time from and after Nov. /, 1902, ana
curing the life OF this award; the
amount of increase under the aware
due for work done between Nov. l
1902, and April 1, 1903, to be paid OIL
or before June l, 1908.
H.-That engineers who are employed
in hoisting water shall have an increase
of 10 per cent on their earnings be
tween Nov. 1, 1902, and April 1, 1903
to be paid on or before June l, 1903
and from and after April l, 1903, ano
during the life of the award they shal
have eight hour shifts, with the same
pay which was effective in April 1902
and where they are now working
eight hour shifts the eight hour shifts
shall be continued, and these engineers
shall have an increase of 10 per cent
on the wages which were effective IL
the several positions In April 1902.
Hosting engineers and other engi
neers and pumpmen, other than thoss
employed in hoisting water, who are
employed in positions which are man
ned continuously shall have an in
crease Of 10 per cent on their earnings
between Nov. /, 1902, and April l, 1903
to be paid on or before June l, 1903
and from and after April 1, 1903, and
during the life of the award they shall
have an increase Of per cent on the
rates Of wages which were effective
in the several positions in April, 1902
and in addition they shall be relieved
from duty on Sundays, without loss OF
pay, by a man provided by the EN-
ployer to relieve them during the hours
of the day shift.
That tiremen shall have an increase
Of 10 per cent ON their earnings be.
tween November. 1902, and April l
1908, TO be paid on or before June
1908, and from and after April l, 1908
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 mer
other than those for whom the commits
sion makes special awards shall be
paid an increase of 10 per cent on theiI
earnings between Nov. 1, 1902, ana
April l, 1903, to be paid on or before
June /, 1903, and from and after April
/, 1908, and during the life of this
award they shall be paid on the basis
of nine hour day, receiving therefor
the same wages as were paid in April
1902. for a ten hour day. Overtime il
excess OF nine hours in any day to be
paid at proportional rate per hour.
Rotain Methods of Payment.
III.-During the life of this aware
the present methods of payment fol
coal mined shall be adhered to unles,
changed by mutual agreement.
In all of the above awards 1t is pro
vided that allowances like those made
shall be paid to the legal representa-
t1ves of such employees as may hay,
died since Nov. l, 1902.
IV.-Any difficulty or disagreement
arising under this award, either as
to Its Interpretation or application, or
in any way growing out of the rela-
tons of the employers and employed
which cannot be settled or adjusted by
consultation between the superintend-
ent or manager of the mine or mines
and the miner or miners directly in
terested, or is of scope too large to
be so settled or adjusted, shall be re-
ferred to permanent joint committee
to be called a board of conciliatlon, to
consist of six persons, appointed as
hereinafter provided-that is to say, if
there shall be a division of the whole
region into three districts, in each of
which there shall exist an organization
representing majority of the mine
workers of such district, one of said
board Of conciliation shall be appointed
by each of said organizations and three
other persons shall be appointed by the
operators, the operators in each of said
districts appointing one person.
The board of conciliation thus consti-
tuted shall take up ana consider any
question referred to it as aforesaid
hearing both parties to the controversy
and such evidence as may be laid be-
fore it by either party and any award
made by majority Of such board of
conciliation shall be final and binding
on all parties If, however, the said
board is unable to decide any question