The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-11-02

ances, whether real or imaginary, to prevent interruption of production.
 With full confidence that men of all classes are willing to make the necessary sacrifices, the Presidents Mediation Commission, in the name of the President of the United States and by virtue of authority vested in it by him, directs that the following plan for the adjustment of the pres ent difficulty and future grievances as they arise be put into immediate operation:
 F.RST-The management and the workmen of each company will ex- ert their utmost efforts to secure and maintain the highest possible efficiency in the production of cop per during the period of the war, consistently with proper discipline and due regard for the health and safety of the workmen. The discip- line is to be maintained under the conditions and subject to the safe guards hereinafter provided.
 SECOND-Each company will con- tinue to recognize the existing griev- ance committee for each mine or de partment. The district committee shall be discontinued.
 
 shall. have no Jurisdiction over any done all in his power to bring about an adjustment of the same with his foreman or the superintendent of the department in which he works. An individual who is unable to secure an adjustment of his personal grievance in this manner shall have the right of appeal to the United States Ad- mlnistrator herein provided for, and his case shall receive the same con- sideratlon as cases presented by the grievance committee
 [ FOURTH-When grievance of an individual is brought to the atten- tlon of the grievance committee, it shall first endeavor to bring about an adjustment between the workman and the head of the department in which he works: failing in that it may take the grievance up with the next official in authority, and fail ing in that in like manner to other superior officers until an adjustment | is reached or the matter is brought to the attention of the general mana ger.
 No man shall be discharged or dis criminated against in his work be cause he does or does not belong to a union. DiSobedience of the rules of the company or of orders for the carrying out of operations or the re- peated use of abusive language to superior officers or the failure to continue efficiently at work during the full period of working hours. shall be cause for discharge or sus pension.
 
 Tn case Of a grievance arising out or such suspension or discharge the grievance committee having iurisdic- ton shall limit it's investigation and the presentation of the grievance to officers of the company to the ques- tlon of fact as to disobedience of rules or orders or repeated use of ab- us1ve language or failure to continue efficiently at work during the full working hours, and in the event of final disagreement the question as to the fact of such alleged disobed- fences repeated use of abusive Ian guage, or failure to continue eff ciently at work during the full work ing hours shall be. the sole question for consideration by the Administra- tor herein provided for
 FTFTH-The Administrator herein
 
 gation of the hospital department on behalf of the employees as he may 1 from time to time deem necessary: and in the event that a grievance re- garding hospitals shall be presented to the Administrator by grievance committee, he shall investigate and make such recommendations as he may deem necessary.
 i SlXTH-If the grievance committee and the management are unable mu- l tually to adjust any difference in dis pute, the same shall be submitted to a United States Administrator, whose decision shall be final and binding on both parties. There shall be two alternate Administrators, who shall act whenever from any cause the Ad- ministrator is unable to act. The Administrator hereby appointed is 1 Hywel Davies and the alternates are Joseph s. Myers and Judge W. Musser. When any vacancy oc- CUTS in these positions the same shall be filled by the Secretary of Labor
 with the approval of the Council oi National Defense. In all cases of in
 dividual grievances. the Administra.
 tor shall render his decision within
 five days after the case sumbitted to him. and in all grievances of a general character, the Administrator shall render his decision within thir- ty days after the case is submitted to him.
 SEVENTEENTH any dispute af- l fecting a workman is submitted to the Administrator for decision, such
 workman may have his case present.
 ed by a representative of his own choosing.
 | EIGHTH-All men now on strike who report for duty within two weeks
 after this order becomes effective
 shall be re-employed without dis.
 crimiRation as soon as places can be
 found for them, except those whs since the beginning of the strike lHantin1lad I2aE ;al