The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-04-03
MINERS AND OPERATORS AoRHE.
Wage Scale for One Yesr From
April Ist Practically Same as Last
Years Scale.

Wage Scale for One Year From
April Ist Practically Same as Last
Years Scale
At the meeting OF the scale COM
mittee OF operators and miners OF Dis
trict No. 2, held In Dubois last week,
general scale was agreed upon for an
other year and the scale was ratified on
Thursday by the convention OF United
Mine Workers Of America OF No. 2
district at Dubois, and thus the In
dustrial peace OF this coal centre Is as
sured for another year at least. The
scale for this year is practically the
same as last years scale with slight
changes which will be OF benefit to
the miners over the scale OF 1906.
Following is the scale of agreement
made by the operators and miners
Dubois, Pa, March 26, 1907.
Article OF Agreement made this 26th
day OF March A. D., 1907, between the
Association OF Bituminous Operators OF
Central Pennsylvania and the United
Mine Workers OF America District No.
IL,
Witnesseth: II Is hereby agreed by
and between the parties hereto that the
contract made at Harrisburg, Pa, July
| 18th, 1906, between the Bltuminous
| Opei ators' Association and the United
| Mine Workers OF America, copy OF
which is hereto attached. be renewed
and continued in It's entirety for one
| year from April lst, 1907, to March 81,
1908, with the following supplement
added thereto:
II Is mutually agreed that the en-
| ployer shall not make deduction for
| blacksmithing from the wages OF the
employees unless he furnishes black
smith for that purpose.
In witness where OF the parties here
to, by their several Scale Committees
have bereunto set their hands and
seals.
The committee appointed on central
ixation made report and the following
recommendations were adopted.
1st. Presidents in all sub.dstricts
shall receive uniform salary of $1,000
per month and legitimate expenses;
this applies only to presidents ON
salary.
| End. The vice-president and sub
district president shall receive sal
ary OF $500 per day and legitimate
expenses when authorized to be en-
ployed In the field by the district
executive board.
3rd. District organizers shall receive
$500 per day and legitimate expenses
when employed.
4th That all checkweighman wages
be based on an hour day and shall be
paid the following rates according to
miners paying the checkoff from 10 to
100 miners. $2.43 per day; 100 TO 200
miners. $270 per day; over 200 miners,
SO. 90 per day, and TO be paid for each
additional hour employed at the rate
above mentioned and shall pay 8 per
cent checkoff.
5th. Bank committee men shall re-
ceive in the district 37i cents per hour
for number OF hours employed.
9Th. No checkweighmen shall be en-
ployed at any mine in the district en-
ploying less than fifteen miners, but In
case OF emergency and on the recon-
mendation OF the sub-district presi
dent a chockweighma may be em-
ployed where less than 10 miners work
on tonnage basis, providing they all
pay the checkof.
7th. The present law in the district
constitution governing G. W. M. shall
be enforced, and the law governing the
election OF c. W. M. and their duties tn
the several sub-districts shall continue
in force and remain as at present unless
changes have been made in the spect
fcstion.
Sth. A uniform system governing
C. W. M. and their duties, &C., shall
be drafted at our next annual con-
vention. All other questions specified
in the draft on Capitalization not here
| in changed to be adopted and enforced
9th. On and after July, lst, 1907 the
Office OF sub district secretary-tressurer,
sub-district board member, auditors and
| QleJrlcL DOdTu mcuOoro ohoii w ""os
ished and all the officers mentioned
shall vacate their Office and hand over
all moneys, books and all other proper
ty pertaining to their Office 20 the dis
trict executive board.
10th. Where the bank committees
and secretaries Of local unions or @. w.,
M. who have heretofore collected the
checkoff the same conditions shall re-
main. Where the secretary-treaR
urers OF the sub-dlstrict have collected
the same it shall be left in the hands Of
the sub-district president to collect.
All moneys collected shall oe immedi-
ately forwarded to the district Office at
the expense Of the district.
| Tho nineteenth annual convention OF