The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-10-08

company or up Uo freSlueHI J. T. Welbourn. Another method of settlement open to the miners, after the initial appeal to the foreman or superintendent,is a hearing before the district joint com mittee on conciliation. If the con- mittee fails to agree, it may select an umpire, whose decision shall be bind ing upon all parties.
 If the joint committee fails to ad- just a dispute it is provided that it shall be settled by arbitration or ref erence to the Colorado State Indus tria, Commission.
 The company guarantees the griev- arce representatives of the men against unjust discharge or discrim- ination, and provides that repre- sentative 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 men: is as follows:
 u IS uluIudlly uAuOi olOOu anu agreed that in addition to the rights end privileges guaranteed the em- rloyes and the company, in the in- dustrial representation plan herewith, the following stipulations respecting employment, living and working con- ditions, shall govern the parties here to from the date of their signature hereon until January 1, 1918, and shall continue thereafter subject to revision upon ninety days n tice by either of the parties.
 '1'he charge to employees for dwell ings without bath shall not exceed $2 per room per month.
 The present uniform charge of for ty certs per electric light per month with free light on porches shall not be increased.
 There shall be no charge for domestic water, except in cases where the company is obliged to purchase the ss me; in such cases the charges shall be substantially what they cost the company.
 The rates to be charged for pow der and domestic coal shall be sub- stantially their cost to the company. TO encourage employees to cultivate flowers and vegetable gardens, the company agrees to fence; free of charge, each house lot owned by it.
 The company will continue it's practice of removing garbage free of charge.
 As the need becomes manifest the cchlpeny will continue its present policy of providing as rapidly as pos s!hle suitable bathhouses and social for it's employees, at the several min ing camps.
 E;.ht hours shall constitute daT S work for all underground en- 3loy es. This shall mean eight hours exclusive of the noon hour, and that time required to go and come from the mine opening to the place of em ipioyment.
  .. 5ri for all outside labor except fore 4lcn and engineers.
 All employees shall be paid semi monthly by check.
 No deductions shall be made from earnings except where authorized by Iel.1ployes.
 No change affecting conditions of cmplo. ment with respect to wages or i.curs shall be made without giving thirty ia. $ notice as provided by statute.
 Tie sChcduie O. wages and the working conditions now in force in the several districts shall continue wi.hcat reduction but if prior to Jan uary first, 1918, a general increase Ishall be granted in competitive dis ;ricts in which the company does not increase shall be made. For this pur- pose a joint meeting of the miners represl ntatiye and proper officers of the company saal1 be called within tL1rty days after the increase in con- ret1i dstricts is effective to dis --:ss c--. determine and equable meth od of fixing the new scale in the dis l.cicts affected
 The contract is to be signed by the president and secretary of the Colo rado Fuel and Iron company and in behalf of it's employees by the repre- sentatives of each camp.