The Delta independent., 1915-10-08

trict, comprising all the mines in FIRE.
mont county, the Western district,
comprising all the mines on the west
ern slope in Colorado; and the Sun
rise (Wyo) district.
For the settlement of disputes and
the discussion of any problems in
the relations of the company with its
employees, district conferences shall
be held, attended by the grievance
representatives from all the camps in
the district and company officers not
exceeding in number the representa-
tives of the miners.
The delegates representing the min
ers and the company eligible to sit in
each district conference are to select
from their number joint committees
composed of six members each, as
follows:
operation and Cancellation.
Joint committee on safety and acci-
dents,
Joint committee on sanitation,
health and housing.
Joint committee on recreation and
education.
The plan makes elaborate provision
for the settlement of industrial dis
putes. After pledging the corpora
tion and its employees to observe fed
eral and state mining laws, the mani
festo states:
There shall be no discrimination
by the company or by any of its en-
ployes on account of membership or
ternity or union
Another clause says: "The right to
hire and discharge, the management
of the properties and the direction of
the working forces, shall be vested
exclusively in the company, and. as
expressly restricted, this right shall
not be abridged by anything con-
tanned herein" The plan provides,
however, that the company must post
a list of offenses for which dismissal
may be made without notice; for all
other offenses employees shall not be
discharged without first giving 80
days notification that a repetition will
cause dismissal The company re-
serves the privilege of relieving EN-
ployes from duty on account of lack
of work
Employees are guaranteed the right
to hold meetings. to purchase supplies
where they please and to employ
check weighmen
miner or group of miners with a
grievance against the company shall
take the matter to the camps elected
representative. The representative
must first seek adjustment from the
foreman or superintendent. Failing to
receive satisfaction, he then is at lib
erty to appeal to the presidents in.
dustrial representative-at present
David Griffiths-or to the higher Off
GERS of the company, up to President
il. F.. Welborn.
Another method of settlement open
to the miners, after the initial appeal
to the foreman or superintedent is a
hearing before the district joint com
mittee on cOnciliatiOn. II the commit
tee fails to agree. it may select an UNI
pire. whose decision shall be bind
ing on all parties.
II the joint committee fails to ad
just a dispute, it is provided that il
shall be settled by arbitration or by
reference to the Colorado state indus
trial commission.
The company guarantees the griev.
ance representatives of the men
against unjust discharge of discrim.
ination. and provides that represen.
tative who thinks he has been the
victim of discrimination may appeal
to the state Industrial commission.
The contract, or memorandum Of
agreement" appended to the state.
ment Is as follows:
1T Is mutually understood and
agreed that in addition to the rights