Evening journal., 1903-03-23

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request Of said board. by ono OF the
| circuit judges of The .airi judicial cir
cut Of the United Staics whose de-
cision shall be rnal and binding in the
/ premises.
No suspension Of work shall take
place b. lockout or strike pending the
adjudication OF any matter SO taken up
for adjustment
Check Weiohmen.
D. Whenever requested by ma
iority OF the contract miners of any
rsilicry. check weighmcn or check
docking bosses, or both. shall be ON
ployed. The wages OF said check
weighmen and check docking bosses
shall be fixed, collected, and paid by
the miners in such manner as the said
miners shall by a majority vote elect
| and when requested by majority of
said miners, the operators shall pay
the wages fixed for check weighmen
and check docking bosses out OF de
| ductions made propOrtionately from
| the earnings of the said miners, on
such basis as the majority OF said min
ers shall determine.
Distribution Of Mine Cars.
6. Mine cars shall be distributed
among miners who are at work as uni
fOrmly and as eQuitably as possible.
| and there shall 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 de-
tract from the quality of the work
performed. unless such limitation be
IN conformity to an agreement be-
tween an operator or operators and an
organization representing a majority
of said miners in his or their en-
ploy.
z. IN all cases where miners are
40 l,rrf 40 tho frnrqaca a axNrardpf
to the contract miners is based upon
the cars in sizes, the topping required
and the rates paid per car which were
in force on April l, 1902. Any Increase
in the size OF ear or in the topping re-
quired shall be accompanied by pro-
pOrtiOnate increase in the rate paid
Sliding Scale OF Wages.
S. The following sliding scale of
wages shall become enective April l.,
| 1908. and shall AFFECT all miners and
mine workers included in the awards
OF the commission. The wages fixed
in the awards shall be the basis of and
the minimum under the sliding scale:
For each increase OF five cents in
the average price of white ash coal of
sizes above pea coal, sold at OF near
New York, between Perth AmbOy and
Eegewater, and reported to the bureau
OF anthracite coal statistics above
$3.50 per ton T. o. b., the employees
shall have an increase Of ] per cent.
in their compensation, which shall
continue until a change in the average
price OF said coal works a reduction
or an increase in said additional com
pensatiOn hereunder but the rate OF
Compensation shall in no case be less
than that fixed in the award. That Is,
! when the price of said coal reaches
S455 per ton, the compensation shall
be increased 1 per cent. to continue
/ ell Ill. A
ton, when the l per cent. increase will
cease, or until the price reaches $3.50
per ton, when an additional / per cent.
will be added, and so on.
These average prices shall be COM
puted monthly by an accountant or
commissioner. named by one OF the
! circuit judges of the third judicial cir
cult of the United States and paid
by the coal operators. such cOmpen-
sation as the appointing judge may
fix, which compensation shall be dis
{ tributed among the operators in pro-
portion to the tonnage OF each mine.
In order that the basis may be lald
for the successful working OF the slid
ing scale provided herein, IL Is also
adiudged and awarded: THAT all coal
4. operating companies file at once with
Z the United States commissioner OF Ia
, Dor a certified statement of the rates
of compensation paid in each oceupa-
existed April l. 1902.
? No Discrimination Either Way.
9. No person shall be refused EN-.
2 plOyment or in any way Disseminated
r against on account of membership or
, nOn-membership in any labor Organl.
zation; and there shall be no discrimi-
, nation against or interference with any
= employe who is not a member of any
: labor organization by member of such
? organization.
TO- All contract miners shall be re-
I qui-ed to file within a reasonable time
Z before each pay day statement OF
the amount of money due from them
! to their laborers, and such sum shall
] be deducted from the amount due the
3 contract miner and paid directly ia
each laborer by the company All
: employees when paid shall be furnished
2 with an itemized statement of ac
b count
e In Force Until March 81, 1906.
IL. The awards herein made shall
continue IN force until March 81, 1906;
I and any employe, or group of EN-
? plOyes, violating any of the provisions
= thereof shall be subject to reasonable
s discipline by the employer; and
D further. that the violation of any pro
/ | vision of these awards, either by EN-
< ployer or emplOye, shall not invalidatt