The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-21
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Fifth-When requested by majority
OF the contract miners of any colIie,y.
check weighmen Or check docking bosses.
or both shall be employed
Inc wages of said check weighmen and
check docking bosses shall be fixed. col
lected and paid by the miners in such
manner as the said miners shall bv a
! majority vote elect, and when requested
by majority of said miners, the opera
tors snail pay the wages fixed for check
Wetghmen and check docking bosses off
OF deductions made proportionately from
| the earnings of the said miners, on such
basis as the majority of said miners shall
determine. -
Miners to Be Paid by the Car.
si1th-Mine cars shall be distributed
among the miners who are at work as
uniformly and as equita bly, as possible
and there shall be no concerted effort on
the part OF the miners or mine workers
OF any colltery or ,collieries to limit the
output of the mines or to distract from
the quality OF the work performed un-
less such limitation of output be in con-
form1ty to an agreement between an op-
orator or operators and an organization
representing a majority of said miners
| in. his or their employ
SsVenth--ln all cases where miners are
paid by the car, the Increased award to
| the contract miners is based upon the
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rates paid per car which were in force
on April l, 1907. Any increase. IN the size
OF car or in the topping. required shall
be accompanied by a proportionate in
crease in the rate paid per car.
: Sliding Scale of Wages.
| = Eighth-The following sliding scale Of
wages shall become effective April l. 1903
and shall affect Ill miners and mine work.
ers included in the awards of the COM
mission.
| The wages fixed in the awards shall
be the basis of and the minimum under
the sliding scale ., -l.5s..
I For each increase of ) cents in the
average price Of white ash coal of sizes
above pea coal, sold at or near New York
between Perth Amboy and tidewater and
reported to the bureau of anthracite coal
statistics, above $3.50 per ton, f. o. b. the
employees shall have increase Of per
cent in this compensation, which shall
continue until change in the average Of
said coal works a reduction or all increase
in said additional compensation hereun-
der; but the rate of compensation shall
in no case be less than that fixed in the
award. That is, when the price of salu
coal reaches $4.55 per ton, the compensa-
tion will be increased 1 per cent, to con-
tinue until the price falls below $3.50 per
iton, when the l per cent increase will
cease, or until the price reaches $3.50 per
added, and SO on.
These average prices shall be COM
muted monthly by an accountant or COM
missioner, named by one of the circuit
judges of the third judicial circuit of the
United States, and paid by the coal opera :
4 tors such compensation as the appoint
/ ing judge may fix, which compensation
shall be distributed among the operators
| in proportion to tonnage Of each mine
/ In order that the basis may be laid for
the successful working of the sliding
scale provided herein, it is also adjudged
and awarded: that all coal operating
| companies file at once with the United
States commissioners of labor certified
statement of the rates of compensation
! paid in each occupation known in their
companies, as they existed April /, 1902
t The Labor Union Problem.
I Ninth-No person shall be refused en-
ployment or in any way Disseminated
against on account of membership or non
! membership in any labor organization;
and there shall be no discrimination
against or interference with any empIoye
i who is not a member of any labor or
ganization by members Of such organiza-
! ton.
| Tenth-All contract miners shall be re-
1 quired to furnish within reasonable tirnA
| before each pay day. a statement of the
4 amount of money due from them to their
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1 from the amount due the contract miner,
and paid directly to each laborer by the
/ company. All employees when paid shall
be furnished with an itemized statement
1 Of account.
Awards Continue to March 81, 1906.
Il Eleventh-The awards herein made
shall continue in force until March 81,
1906, and any employe or group of en-
| ployes, violating any of the provisions
thereof shall be subject to reasonable
:, discipline by the employer; and further
that the violation of any provision of these
4 awards, either by employer or employe.
! shall not invalidate any of the provisions
thereof.
The commission also makes a number
Il Of recommendations which may be sum-
married. as follows:
| "coal and Iron PoIice'' Opposed.
The discontinuance of the system of
!, employing 1.-The coal and iron police be-
:. cause this force is believed to have an
|. Irritating effect, and resort to the regu-
= larly constituted peace authorities in case
Of necessity.
"A strlcter enforcement Of the laws in
relation to the employment of children.
A law for Arbitration Favored.
> That the state and federal governments
: should provide machinery for the MAX
ing Of q compulsory investigation of diff
! lficulties, similar to the investigation which
this commission has made. The commits
3 sion expresses the opinion that. with a
: few notifications. the federal act of Octo-
Der, 1888. authorizing a commission to set
Is tie controversies between railroad corpora
tiers and other common carriers. could be
made the basis Of a law for arbitration
: ] In the anthracite coal-mining business.