The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-11-27

Terminated ON October /, 1913. an.
THAT, therefore, there was nothing Il
arbitrate; thereupon, the representa-
tives of the Association offered t,
submit the question of whether salt
1 contract had terminated or not t.
| three disinterested lawyers for de
Termination, which offer was rejected
by the Company.
| TX.
| That between October IL and Octo
Der %, 1913, the employees continued
to insist upon speedy, adjustment
OF the differences existing; ana on OF
about October 20. 1913, the said Com
pany. through its Manager, presented
to the Association a proposed con
tract, which contract was, in sub
stance, the same as the existing con
tract; except that the power house
employees were excluded from its pro
visions and not recognized as mem
bers of the Association; and also ex-
cept that the proposed contract run
for one year only from October J.
1913.
That on October "a, 1913, com
mittee of said Association, which in.
cluded it's President, called on the
Manager of the Company and asked
for an arbitration, at which time the
Manager of the Company informed
the committee that, according to the
understanding of the officers of the
Company, the contract had expired
ON October /, 1913, which offer of
arbitration was refused by the Com
pany.
On October 20, 1913, at 600 o'clock
A. M, of said day the employees, mem
bers of said Association, walked
out" and that since that time none of
the members of said Association
have performed any service for the
Company, and that no agreement was
ever reached regarding the matters
in dispute.
XI.
AS to the contract submitted by
the Company, we find that the same
was unfair, in that, 1t excluded from
benefits Hereunder the power house
men, most of whom were old en-
ployes of the Company, and all of
whom were members of said Associa-
ton and engaged in work directly
connected with the operation of the
Company's local plant here in Oska-
loosa. >.ra,
We think that said men, having
been parties to the existing contract,
as all other parties
thereto.
The reason given by the Company
for excluding the power house en-
ployes is, that it is not wise policy
to put it in the power of SO few EN-
ployes to endanger the business of
the Company. But the proof shows
that the men thus proposed to be ex-
cluded are honorable and trustwor-
thy employees, and there is no show
ing whatever that any one of them is
the kind or character of man who
would do the Company any wilful
wrong. ....s
Upon the whole proof, we find no
sufficient reason for the Company's
attempt to eliminate them from the
Company and it's employees, and, in
any event, we find that the Company
should have submitted that question,
with all others in dispute, to arbitra-
ton, as requested by the employees.
XII. ..
Upon the entire proof, we find that
the controlling cause of the so-caled
strike was the refusal of the Com
pany to recognize the power house
men as parties to the contract, and
It's refusal to arbitrate the matters
in dispute, which we find 1t ought to
have done by virtue of Section OBJ
Of the contract, which is as follows:
"Q3) Should any difficulties arise
between the parties hereto that can
not be satisfactorily adjusted by the
agreement of the parties
hereto, within five days, the matter
Of the dispute shall be submitted to
q Board of Arbitration, consisting of
three disinterested parties, and the
finding of the majority of the Board,
shall be binding to both parties here
to.
THE Board to be selected as fol-
lows:-The Company to choose one
and the members one, and then the.
two thus chosen to choose the third.
The expense of this Board to be paid
as follows, each party to pay its own
arbitrator and the two to jointly pay
the third"
XIII.
Since the walk out of the employees
in this case, riot has occurred in
evidently resulting there
from, in which considerable damage
was done to the Company's property,
but the evidence fails to disclose that
INV nannar nf tho AScDriatiOn tnOk
any part therein.
RECOMMENDATION.
I'VE recommend that the contract
made October /, 1910, be recognized
by both parties as still in force, and
that those of the old employees who
are willing to do so be permitted to
take their respective former places
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