Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-21
Packers and Striking Employees
Agree to Submit Differences
to Arbitration
A COMPACT HAS BEEN SIGNED
Work Will be Resumed at the Yards
at Once, Union Employees to be TAX
en- Back as Soon as Places Can be
Made For Them, All in Text of Agree
nent.

days ago, and which has demoralized
the packing industry turnout the coun-
try was settled here last night at
conference between the representatives
Cutters Union, and representatives of
all the allied trades employed at the
stock yards. The whole controversy
will be submitted to arbitration, both
sides agreeing to abide by whichever
decision this board may reach. Pend
ing the decision of the arbitration
board the men will be taken back to
work as rapidly as possible by the
packers, and it is agreed by the pack
ers that all the old employees are to
be reinstated within forty-five days
from the date work is resumed. If any
of the former employees are still UNI
employed at the expiration of that time
such persons are to have the privilege
of submitting their cases to the arbi-
tration board for settlement.
Will Resume Work.
The strikers will return to work as
soon as they can be notified of the
peacable adjustment of the trouble
and IL is expected by Friday morning
everything will be in normal shape at
all the plants in the different cities
where the employees were on strike.
Half an hour after the decision had
been reached las. night to arbitrats. NJ.
J. Donnelly, the strike leader, had got
in communication by long distance tel
ephone with the leaders of the strikers
in outside cities and notified them
that satisfactory settlement had been
reached and directed the strikers to
return to work as soon as possible
The settlement of the difficulty by
arbitration was brought about by the
allied crafts at the stock yards, who
would have become involved in the
controversy had il continued much
longer. The representatives of these
unions. which represent about $4,000
men. got together yesterday and sent
a finni appeal 10 the packers asking
for a three sliced conference today
between the packers. the strikers and
themselves, in final effort to get
both sides of the controversy together
again and arrange some sort of agree
ment. which would prevent the strike
appeal for the allied trades unions re-
celved a favorable response, from the
packers and yesterdays conference
was the result.
Text of Agreement.
The agreement entered into between
the representatives of the packers and
the strikers follows:
Wages and working conditions of
,yx1, It'll
mitted to arbitration, each party 70
this agreement having the privilege of
bringing before the arbitration board
for decision any question of wages or
conditions. or any other grievances
they may have, and both to abide by |
the decision of the arbitrators. The |
packing companies signing this agree
ment to retain all employees now at |
work, who wish to remain and will re- |
employ all employees now out as fast |
as possible, without discrimination. |
Employees to return to work at the |
wages received when going on strike, |
pending the decision of the arbitrators; 7
to consist OF three principal |
packing house men, to be selected as |
follows:
"One representative Of the packing
companies. one representative OF the
Meat Cutters and
Butcher Workmen of North America;
these two to select third member.
The two first named shall meet within
forty eight hours after resumption Of
work, proceed TO elect the third men,
ber and shall meet daily for that pur-
pose until this duty has been COM
pleted. When the third member has
been selected, The three shall meet |
daily, unless adjournment be had by
unanimous consent, until the final con-
elusion has been reached and the
award made. Any former employees
not re-employed within forty-five days
from date work. Is resumed to have
the privilege of submitting his or her
case to arbitration. on question of dis
decision of arbitrators to
govern.
tSigned) Thomas j. Corners.
Thomas L. Wilson
Edwin Tillnan.
COMMITTEE on behalf OF packing
Approved: Committee on behalf of
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
Butcher Worknen of North America.
M 1IOltutllt.
''Wm. NJ Sterling.
John n. Boersch.
Thomas r. Kidd"
Agreement by Packers.
The agreement was also approved by
packers.
Armour & &C.. by Arthur Meeker.
Nelson Morris & Co. by Edward
Norris
schwarzsehild & sulzberger Com
,any, by j. r. Maurer
Swift & Co, by L. f. Swift
National PACKING Company. by j. P.
lyman.
cudahy Packing Company, by E. A.
sudahy.
Libby. Mcneil & Libby, by Edward
rilden.
The agreement reached at last
lights conference is practically the
anne as the proposition made last Sat-
lrday to the packers by Mr.. Donnelly.
'he only difference is that in Satur-
ay';s communication Mr.. Donneliy in ,
listed that the strikers be all taken
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