Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-05-02
CHECK SYSTEM IS AT ISSUE
UNION MEMBERS INSIST UPON
RECOGNITION BY EMPLOYERS
OF THEIR ORGANIZATION
SPURN SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT
1T RECOMMENDED A NUMBER OF
SAFEGUARDS FOR WORK.
MEN AND OWNERS.

New York. May 2.-The full COM
mittee Of anthracite. operators and
miners today voted down the agree
ment that was submitted to them by
the subcommittee of the operators
and miners to settle the controversy
over the question of Increased
wages and other questions in the an
thracite region.
The conference of operators and
workers, which was expected by the
subcommittee to take favorable ac-
ton on the agreement, adjourned sub
ject to the call of the chairman. 1t
was announced that suspension OF
work throughout the anthracite fields
would continue.
The subcommittee Of the anthra-
cite coal operators and the United
Mine Workers of America submitted
to the joint conference of the full
committees held here this afternoon
the agreement reached on the de-
mands of the miners for an increase In
wages, recognition of the union,
shorter working day and other
changes. The proposed agreement.
which is subject to ratification by
the joint committee and the miners,
provides for four year contract, an
increase of 10 per cent, abolition of
the sliding scale, indirect recogni-
ton of the union and other conces-
sions to the miners, but contains no
mention of shorter working day.
The agreement was in part:
"To the joint committee OF miners
and operators:
Gentlemen, the undersigned, rep
resenting the subcommittee appoint
ed by you at your session in Phila-
delphia on April 10 beg to re-
commend for your consideration an
adjustment on the follows terms and
conditions:
"That the terms and conditions
awarded by the anthracite coal strike
commission and supplemented by the
agreements subsequent thereto be
continued for further period OF four
years ending March 81. 1916, except
in the following particulars. to-wit:
"The contract rates and wage scale
for all employees shall be increased
10 per cent over and above the con-
tract rates and wage scales adopted
by the anthracite coal strike commits
sion as effective April 1, 1908. The
provisions OF the sliding scale are by
mutual consent abolished.
cat each mine there shall be a
grievance committee consisting Of not
more than three employees, and such
committee shall, under the terms OF
this agreement, take up for adjust
ment with the proper officials OF the
company all grievances referred to
them by employees who have first
taken up said grievance with the fore
man and failed to effect proper set
tlement of the same.
Contract miners shall have the
right to employ check weightmen
and check docking bosses, as provided
by the ward of the anthracite coal
strike commission and the decisions
of the board of conciliation, and
when so employed their rights shall
be recognized and they shall not be
interferred with in the proper per-
formance Of their work; provided
they do not interfere with the proper
operation OF the colliefy
For the purpose Of facilitating the
adjustment of grievances, company Of
ficials at each mine shall meet with
the grievance committee o. employees
and prepare statement setting forth
the rates of compensation paid Tor
each item Of work under the provi-