The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-10-26
COMMISSION AGREES UPON PLAN TO END
 MINE T|E-UP
Absolute Bar Against Further Strikes in GIobe-Miami District During War is Announced.-Men Must Be Back at Work Within Five Days

m Siobe-Midmi DiStrtct Ourin9
 War is Announced.-Men Must Be
 Back at Work Within Five Days
 GLOBE, Oct 22.-Secretary of Labor William B Wilson, head of the federal industrial commission that is here Investigating the strike of the copper miners, tonight announced the plan whereby normal production will be resumed by the mines in the Globe Miami district. Under the orders of the commission, the strike must be called off immediately and all men who desire to return to work must re pert to the companies within , days. An absolute bar against any further strikes during the period of the war is recommended by the commission. The secretary and his assistants al- so give preference to former em- , ployees of the local company over per sons from outside points and further more give preference to married ; men over those who have no family obligations.
 ! Men now at work in the mines are not to be interfered with.
 ] Order of Commission | "First-Each company will recog- nize a workmen's committee repre- senting the employees, said committee to be selected from and by men actually in the employ of the con- pany. This committee shall consist , Of four men representing the differ ent departments in the same manner as the existing workmen's committee. Election shall be made by secret bal lot. The method of conducting this election shall be as majority of the workmen shall agree upon and it shall be held under the direction 1 of the arbitrator hereinafter provid- | ed for.
 i "The first election of workmen's committees under this arrangement shall be held on the last Saturday of December and the term of office Of the committeeman elected at that time will be from January 1, 1918 to June 30. 1918. Thereafter the cleo tion shall be held on the last Sat lIrday of each June.
 "Second--The workmen's commit tee snail have no jurisdiction oyer in dividual grievances until the work ! man has dcne all in his power to bring about an adjustment of the same with his foreman.
 Third an industrial griev- ! the workmen's committee. it shall first endeavor to bring about an ad- | justment between the workman and i the head of the department in which i he works Failing in that it may take the grievance up with the next official in authority and in like manner to other superior officers 1 until an adjustment is reached or the matter has been brought to the attention O. the general manager No man shall he discharged or dis cr;minated against in his work be- cause he does or does not belong to q union. Disobedience of the es- tablished rules of the company or of orders for the carrying out of such rules shall he cause for discharge or suspension.
 Fourth of general character taken up by the workmen's s committee shall first be presented to the official of the company having jurisdiction over the same and if an adjustment is not reached may be carried to the next superior officer and in like manner on through to the
 general manager, until an adjust ment is sooner reached.
 "Fifth-If the workmen's commit tee and the mana cement are unable
 to mutually adjust the differences in dispute. they may submit the same
 to an arbitrator, whose decision shall
 be final and binding upon both parties. There shall also be two alternate arhitrators. who shall act whenever from any cause the arbi- trator is unable to act. The arbitra- tor hereby agreed upon is Joseph S. oI+ IJxr
 wei Davies and Judge George w. Musser. When any vacancy occurs in these positions, the same shall be filled by the secretary of labor. with the approval of the council of ma ttional defense.
 "Sixth-When any dispute affecting a union man is submitted to the arbi- trator for decision, the union to
 which that man belongs may, with the approval of it's members to pre- sent the case to the arbitrator. When any dispute affecting non-union men
 is presented to the arbitrator for de-
 cision. they may select such person las they desire to present their case to the arbitrator.
 "Seventh-An men now on strike who report for duty within five days
 
 irlent shall be re-employed without discrimination as soon as places can
 be found for them, except those who since the beginning of the strike
 have been guilty of utterances dis loyal to the United States or who are
 members Of any organization that re- fuses to recognize the obligation of contracts. and the fact of such dis loyal utterances or membership shall
 he determined by the arbitrator here-