Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-23
COAL MINERS MAY
DEMAND A Is PER
CENT. WAGE RAISE
Anthracite Workers
Prepare Schedule Of
20 Clauses to Be Sent
to Operators.
An Eight-Hour Workday and
the Recognition Of the Union
as Body Empowered to
Deal With Owners Other
Chief Features.

SCRANTON, Pa, July 23.-Demands Of
the 40 OOJ mine workers OF the anthra-
cite field, TO be presented to the operators
the latter part Of September or early in
October. will be adopted at the conven-
ton VI the Mine Workers i'm District No
]. Scranton. today. These demands viii
later be discussed at the Tr-District
Convention in Barre, but the ex-
pectation is that there will be little
change II any made in them.
Recognition Of the union. an eight-hoIr
day. an advance In wages Of % per cent.
twu-year agreement and nbolishment
of the Cancellation Board are some feA-
turea.
There arc 20 demands, as follows;
First---We demand recognition Of our
organization as the United Mine Workers
OF America with the right to negotiate a
wage contract and to provide satisfac-
tory method for the collection OF revenue
for the organization.
Socond-we demand an eght-hour day
for all men and boys employed In or
around any colliery with no reduction in
pay. and that eight hours shall constl-
tute Il days work.
ABOLISH CANCELLATION BOARD.
board be abolished. and the following
method Is substituted for the adjustment
of disputes. That II Is incorporated in the
next agreement that the employees OF
each company through their grievance
committee may form a general grievance
committed. comprising the various griev-
ance committees under any company or
corporation. and that said general grlev-
anco committee shall appoint sub-com-
nittee. whose duty II will be to carry on
negotiations with representatives OF the
organizations and officials of the COM
pany In trying to arrive at satisfactory
agreement on any disputes which affect
the employees IN general, or disagreement
between mine committee and company
officials, new work or changed conditions.
etc. ANY agreement made by the sub
committee shall he effective and binding,
and will become a part OF the agreement,
and will affect all the employees Of that
company
The same to be made in writing and
signed by the officials OF the company, and
the subcommittee and representatives Of
the organization in bonnlf OF the en-
poyes
That In case the subcommitte and
officials of the organization aud company
officials fail TO come to an agreement on
the disputes involved. the ofIicials of the
company with the officials Of the organi-
aation, shall choose one man not inter
ested IN the dispute. TO arbitrato said dis
pute and hear all evidence, after which
he shall make his decision i'm thirty 1907
days after case Is closed said decision
shall be final and binding on both parties
10 the controversy The expense incurred
IL to be equally divided. and paid By the
coal company and district treasurer Of
the district where the dispute arises for
the mine workers.
25 PER CENT. WAGE INCREASE. |
Fourth-We demand an advance of
twenty-five per cent. t25FO on the rates
now paid for all day workers.
We demand twenty-five per cent (25eS) |
for all contract miners and laborers over
and above rates now paid
Fifth-We demand that not more than |
two lnborers be under the care OF any one |
miner
sixth-we demand the weights of the
coal OH the run OF the mine basis. with
22i0 pounds per ton.
Seventh-We demand a uniform day
rate for machine runners and helpers of |
not less than four go dollars per day !
for machine runners and $3.50 per day for |
work.
Eighth-we demand that men in charge
OF gang OF men TO do timbering or
rock work. etc. shall be paid the con
sideration miners rates, Helper rates
less than consideration of laborers' rate
paid NJ that mine where work Is per-
formed.
Rinth-wh demand that the price OF
coal shall not be increased on any en-
ployes during the life of the agreement.
Price to be paid to be agreed to when
making agreement.
EXTRA PAY FOR EXTRA WORK
Tenth-We demand time and half for
all overtime and double time for SUNDAY
work and holidays
EleYenth-We demand that no suspen- |
sions or discharges OF employees shall be
made for any cause until such case has
been taken up as other grievances are
disposed Of
Twelfth-We demand minimum rate
for slatepiekers OF u25, any advance re-
cetved 10 be added thereto.
Thirteenth-We demand proper ad-
JuHtment OF machine mining on the vari-
Gus systems now I'm use In the anthra-
cite region, and providing rates for same
Fourteenth-We demand that the con-
tract system be abolished In the anthra-
cite region and that an contracts now in
effect win be declared null and void
after the signing OF the new agreement
Fifteenth-We demand minimum rate
Of $3.50 per day for firemen eight hours
20 constitute days work; carpenters
and blacksmiths, a minimum rate OF as
per hour any advance received to be
HAA1A tueiNtos
AGREEMENT TO LAST. TWO YEARS.
siNteenth-We demand that the next
agreement is made for period OF two
~ years.
seventeenth-We demand TO be paid
fof stanainE props on second mining
Eishteenth-We demand that where
thFee snzineeFs are employed they be
paid the same rate
Aineteenth-We demand % be paid ten
lol cents per foot for standing OF an
props.
Twentieth-We demand that where pitch
does nos exceed thirty ta0 degrees cham
peFa shall not be driven more than one
hundred and hfty feet Ions, 20 be cut on
~ counter sangwuys. ana where this can
nor be done We demand for tirst 100 feet
from platform 20 cents extra per ear. and
20 cents extra per ear for every ATTY feet
driven above ths nfty-foot marx. same
p apply 20 buggy places
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