Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-12-29
ON WHICH
STRIKE WAS ENDED
SETTLEMENT SATISFACTORY TO
COMPANY AND MEN-TO
HOLD FEAST.

The basis of the settlement reach
ed by the Nevada Power Mining and
Milling company and the local Union
of the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers has just been
leraned. 1t appears that after an
unsuccessful attempt to adjust the
difficulties General Manager Hobbs
of the Power company invited the
men to attend a conference, which
they did. 1t was explained by Mr..
Hobbs that they were invited to meet
him as employees of the company, and
in order that %theremight be 40 mis-
take he dictated to his stenographer
the reasons for calling the confer
ence, stating that If his reasons were
satisfactory to the men the confer
ence would proceed, otherwise they
were at liberty to withdraw. Mr..
Hobbs explained that he desired to
talk with them regarding the trouble
that existed. He said that he recog-
nized the fact and believed that the
men left the employ of the company
at the instructions of their Union
and fully appreciated their right to
be loyal to the obligations they had
assumed as members of the organi-
cation.
The full statement was as follows:
Mr.. Hobbs stated to the gentle
men that he had asked them to call
with reference to the little difficulty
which existed between the company
and the Union; that he recognized
the fact, and believed, that they had
left the service of the company en-
tirely on the instructions of their
Union, and recognized their right to
be loyal to it under the obligations
they had assumed. He stated that
he had declined to discuss with the
committee of the Union itself any
terms of adjustment. because he die
not think the Union had acted right
in ordering the strike of the com.
pany's employees in the precipitatt
manner they had, and before any rea.
issue had been formed or satisfac
tory opportunity given to come to al
agreement. Mr.. Hobbs, however
stated that he had no objection
whatever to stating to the employ
ees the exact conditions under which
he would be willing to take then
back into the service of the com
pany, provided they approved of tn,
conditions and could agree with thei
Union to have the strike called Ct
upon these terms"
After reading the statement tn,
men unanimously agreed that it Wa
| satisfactory and the conference pro
ceeded. The situation was fully dis
cussed and as a result terms mutu
ally satisfactory were agreed upo.
and the employees pledged them
! selves that the matter could be ad
justed with the Union. Followin
the meeting the strike was declare
OF and the men authorized to retur.
to work. Mr.. Hobbs basis of set
Element was submitted to and &C
< copied by the Union. The terms o
the settlement are as follows:
THE strike of the employees q
The Nevada Power, Mining and Mil
ing company, called by order of tn
a Tonopah Local Union 361, Interna
tional Brotherhood of Electrica
Workers, having been called off an
e the men directed to return to worl
I The Nevada Power, Mining and Mil
ing company, by its general mars
;. ger, now agrees:
I'D That the rate of pay fo
o linemen and inside and outside wire
t men shall be Five Dollars and sever
ty-five cents ($5.75) per dav c