The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-10-31

wing " tne miners au few
places i'll the Kanawha Valley be-
lieving that their best interests
would be better protected by the
officers calling local strikes in all
cases whore local difference cannot
be adjusted Immediately, and the
officers being unable to comply
with those wishes, owing to the
provisions of the Joint Agreement,
and being further prohibited from
calling or recognizing local strikes
by the agreemnt between the Off
GERS of the organization and the ex
ecutiye committee of the Kanawha
Coal Association, which provides
that all questions shall go to an
Arbitration Board after all efforts
have failed in making an adjust
ment, and the officers believing
that local strikes are more, detri-
mental to the Organization than to
the employers, therefore favor
carrying out all the provisions Of
the Agreement and have request
ed us to print the following supple
ment of the Agreement providing
for an Arbitration Board and for
the adjustment Of all disputes
arising at the mines which are con
nccted with the kanawha Coal.
Association.
AS supplementary to and in aid
OF the method as provided for set
thing disputes in Section14 OF the
Charleston Joint Agreement, upon
the failure of the superintendent
and the Sub-District to adjust a
dispute, the matter shall then be
referred to the District President
and the Commissioner of the Asso-
citation, and upon their failure to
agree, shall then be referred TO the
District officials of the organization
and the executive committee -. the
Association, and upon their failure
to agree, it shall then be referred
to the Board, whose decision shall
be final and binding: it being the
intention that any and all disputes
under the Charleston Joint Agree
ment shall reach a final decision by.
the said Board, and when the said
Board is unable to decide any
matter, it shall have the power
and be charged with the duty Of
selecting disintcrested and i'm
partial umpire to pass upon the
motter, whose decision shall be
final and binding.
I'm order to reach a decision by
the Board OF to select an umpire,
at least five members thereof must
concur.
'The Board shall keep in
suitable and well. bound book,
record Of their proceedings and
findings, which shall at all time be
open to the inspection of the Dis
trict officers Of the Organization
and the Executive committee Of the
Association.
"Any vacancy in the Board,
caused by death, resignation or
otherwise, shall be filled as soon as
may be by the Organization or the
Association as the vacancy occurs
in one or the others representa-
tiveS.
"In re-affirmation of the prin-
cip]e laid down in Section IA Of the
Charleston Joint Agreement, it is
hereby declared aud agreed that in
all cases the miners and mine la
bors and parties involved in any
dispute must continue at work.
pending the Investigation and adj
justment of the same, until fnal
decision is reached in the matter.
And the said parties of the first.
and second parts hereby severaliy
pledge the officers and members Of
their respective organization that
this agreement shall be kept and
observed in good faith, and that
each side viii endeavor to preserve
peaceab le and harmonious relations
to the end that the Charleston
Joint Agreement shall continue III
force and effect for the full period
thereof
On the part of the Mine Workers:
John Nugent, d. p. No. IT.
J. p Ireland, Sub Dist p.
Ben Davis, N. e. b. NJ.
On the part of the Kanawha Coal
Association.
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