The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-10-07


the conference is looked upon as tn
Rockefeller answer to the demands c
the United Mine Workers-demand.
which in 1918 led to one of the mos
bitter industrial conflicts in the his
tory of the country. Mr.. Rockefelle
himself has steadfastly m~aintainet
that his plan is not an attack upol
unionism, but that 1t is broader AM
more democratic" than the system ad
vocated by the miners organization.
The Rockefeller plan-formulateC
by Mr.. Rockefeller and w. l.. Macken.
zie King in collaboration with operat.
ing officials of the company-ls basec
upon the mediation system already in
operation. The outline of the plan
submitted to the conference is divided
into four general sections:
l. Representations Of employees and
the manner of their selection.
2. District conferences, joint com :
mittees and joint meetings.
3. The prevention and adjustment
of industrial disputes.
4. Social and Industrial betterment.
The proposal also contains a men,
orandum of agreement between the
company and its employees.
The miners at each camp are to Sc
lect representatives on a basis Of one
for every $50 wage earners.
Each camp is entitled to at least two
representatives.
Mediation Districts.
For mediation purposes to the COM
pany's camps are divided into five dis
tricts-the Trinidad district, the Wal
.senburg district, the Canon district,
comprising all the mines in Fremont
county; the western district, compris-
ing all the mines on the western slope
in Colorado and the Sunrise, Wyo.
district.
Fol the settlement of disputes and
discussion of any problems In the
of the company with its en-
district conferences shall be
held, attended by the grievance repre-
from all the camps in the
and the company officers not
exceeding in number the representa-
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:
Joint committee on industrial coop
and Cancellation.
Joint committee on safety and acct.
dents.
Joint committee on health and hous-
ing.
Joint committee on recreation and
education.
No Discrimination.
The plan makes elaborate provision
the settlement of industrial dis
putes. After pledging the corporation
and its employees to observe federal
and state mining laws, the manifesto
There shall be no discrimination bv
the company or by any OF its en-
ployes on ccoun of membership or
membership in any society, fra
or union"
Another clause y
THE right to hire and discharge.
the management of the properties and
the direction of the working forces
shall be vested exclusively in the COM
pany' and as expressly restricted this
shall not be abridged by any
thing contained herein"
The plan provides, however, that
The company must post a list of Of
lenses for which dismissal may be
made without notice; for all other Of
employees shall not be discharg-
I'd without notification that a repeti-
will cause dismissal. The COM
'any reserves the privilege of reliev-
ng employees from duty on account of
ack of work.
employees are guaranteed the right
o hold meetings, to purchase supplies
where they please and to employ
~weighmen.
How to Complain.
A miner or group Of miners with a
grievance against the shall
the matter to the camps elect
representatives.. The representative
aust first seek adjustment from the
or superintendent. Failing
o receive satisfaction he then is az
liberty to appal to the presidents in
representatives, at present
David Griffiths, are to the higher Off
.ers of the company, up to President
!. F. Welborn.
Another method Of settlement open
o the miners, after the initial appeal
c the foreman or superintendent, is
hearing before the district Joint
committee on Cancellation. II the
fails to agree, 1t may sell
ct an umpire, whose decision shall be
on all parties.
If the joint committee fails to adj
ust a dispute it is provided that it
hall be settled by arbitration or the
eference to the Colorado state indus
rial commission.
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