The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-03-27
RECOMMENDATIONS FAVOR THE MINER.

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Washington, NJ areh5sa,TFhe report
OF the ycomrnis sion .appointedG tol in-f
yestigate the coal strike was made
,ta1Fbi ieronr satnrday. y ,Fsr FgIRE
1.-The following isthek commissions
tdigest"of the award: -s's='a-=,T'-'a7's==--
First-That an increase of 10 per cent
E9ys slf and above 2the ties paid f ethes
tract miners for cutting coal, yardage
and other work for which standard rates
sftsr NitG aoa t and d dms ff fhe
Elitel OF this ia ward The amount of in
crease under the award due for work
| 1903, to be paid on or before June 1, 1903
" Second THAT !engineers who are! tem-I
ployed in hosting water shall have an
Increase Of 10 per sent on their earnings ing
to be paid on or before June 1, 1908; and
| fFotn. and after April l. 1903, and during
the life of the award, they shall have
which was effective in April, 1902, and
where they are now working eight hour
shifts; the eight hour shifts shall have an
increase of 10 per cent on the wages
which were effective in the several posi-
| tions in April, 1902.
3sshh ,.S easl ettt ana 9tRsF pgRssgs
| in hosting water, who are employed in
positions which are manned continuously,
nss sStWeen Nov W. per 1862 Gent a1 D
April l, 1903, to be paid on or before
1 14As ], 1903: and from, and after April l,
they shalt have an increase ofa5 per cent
on the rates fpf wages which We're eff
| fettfve ir the several positions in April,
| lievedlL from duty on Sundays, without
| loss of pay, by man provided by the
emgiSysr t9 relieve them during the hours
That firemen shall have an increase Of
| 10 per cent on their earnings between
Noy; l. 1902 andcApril a /; 1898 to; he paid
>after April l. 1903, and during the life
of this award, they shall have eight hour
week, or month, as We're paid in each po-
sition in April, 1902: all employees or COM
pany men, other than those. for whom
sfiali Se paid aai Increase 96f e per cent
| on their earnings between Nov. l, 1902,
and April /, 1903, to be paid on or before
! ri q90Ss ana during the life of this award
they Shah be paid on the basis of nine
] hour day, receiving therefor the same
WAGES as Were. paid Aprisl9 for asten-,
1 hour day. Overtime in excess OF nine
hours in any day to be paid at proper
tional rate hour. = PES.
tlle pres ent methods Epf payment for coal
mined shall be adhered to unless changed
IEby mutual agreement.
InsaIl Of the>aboye arards it is provided
| that allowances like these made shall be
| paid to the legal representatives of such
employees as may have died since Nov. 1,
| 1902. 81 - ri - "a
f sFou4 thA n diffcuity, Or disagreement e
| arising under this award, either as to Its
| Interpretation. or application Or in any
| way growing out OF the relations OF the
settled or adjusted by consultation be-
tween the superintendent or manager of
the mine or mines and the miner or min
ers directly interested, or is of a scope
| toe large to be settled or adjusted. shall
tEbe, referred. to- a spefmanent Joint comnfit=-
Etse-to be called board of concflfation, to
E9conSist of six persons appoiH ted as. heEe-s
I inafter provided That is to say: If there
| shall be a division of the whole region
| into three districts, in each of which
there sf1atlt3exist an organization repre-
| senting a majority of the mine workers
of such district, one of said board of con-
shhll he appqin a 9y leach of
operators in each of said districts ap-
| 1Fhs, board fof conelia ton thus consti-
tuted shall take up and consider any ques-
| tien referred TO, 1t as aforesaid, hearing
| both parties to the controversy and such
| err party and any award made by ma
| jority of such board of Cancellation shall
however the board is unable to decide
| any question submitted or point related
/. thefeto. that questipn Or point shall be
| referred to an umpire, to be appointed, at
| the request of said board. by one of the
| circuit Judges of the third judicial circuit
| Of the United States, whose decision shall
| be final and binding in the premises.
| The membership of said board shall at
i all times be kept complete, either the
/ operat tors or miners organiza lions having
! the right at any time whenia controversy
| is not pending to change their representa-
/ tion thereon. ... -. ia. .-. ...g, -.
4 AT an hearings before said board the
parties may be represented by such per,
son or persons they may respectively
1 No suspension of work shall take place
| by lockout or strike, pending the ad1u-
dication of any matter 80 taken. up for
| adjustment.
Fifth---When requested by a majority
/ of sthe contract miners Of any eoiliery,
1 check weighmenso or check docking bosses,
I or both shall be employed. Nd.
| The wages of said check weighmen and
| check docking bosses shall be fixed, col
lected and paid. by the miners in:-sueh
manner as the said miners shall by
| majority vote elect, and when requested
by a majority Of said miners, the opera a,.
| weighmeny and check docking bosses out
| of deductions made prOportionately from
the. earnings Of the said miners on such ,l,
i basis as the majority of said miners shall
| determine.
Sixth-Mine cars shall be distributed
4 among the miners who are at work as
| Uniformly and as equitably as possible,
and there shah be no concerted effort on
| the part of the miners or mine. workers
of any colliery or collieries to limit the
output Of the mines or to distract from
the auality of the work performed unless
| such limitation, of output be in conform
4 ity toe'an, AGREEMENT between an operator
| or operators and an organiZa ton repre-
senting~ .H1ajsrft8 Of said miners in his.
| or their. employ.
-Seventfrfn all cases where miners are
1paid by the >car.~the-j increased award to
u the contract miners is based upon the
| cars in hse, the topping required, and the
| rates paid per car which were in force
on April l, 1902. Any increase in the, size,
| of car or in the topping required shall
\ be accompanied by a proportionate- in
4 crease in the rate paid per car. 5'sl1ts I
| Eighth-The- following sliding scale of
i wages shail become eHectlveI April ! 1893.
workers included In the awards OF the
commission. ~ IL, ll;c!fI
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