The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-04-02
NO MORE STRIKES WHILE WAR
LASTS.

Labor Wilson sends out to the effect
that labor and capital have come to
terms for the period of the war, and
that there will be no more strikes or
lockouts while the country is so en-
gagged. This happy climax to threat
ened trouble came after conference
between six representatives of capi-
tai. six OF labor and two men repre-
senting the public, lasting for more
than month. The public represen-
tatives were former President Taft
and Frank p. Walsh.
The plan adopted is to settle all
industrial disputes by a government
mediation body to be known as the
national war labor board. to be made
up largely as was the board that pre-
pared the program. The principles
and policies to govern the relation
of workers and their employers in
war industries were agreed to as
follows:
There should be no strikes or
lockouts during the war.
THE right of workers to organize
in trade unions and to bargain col
lectiyely through chosen representa-
to,
THE right of employers to organ
ize in associations or groups and to
bargain collectively. through chosen
representatives, is recognized and af-
firmed.
Employers should not discharge
workers for membership in trade un.
ions, nor for legitimate trade union
activities.
"The workers, in the exercise of
their right to organize shall not use
coercive measures to induce persons
to join their organizations nor to in.
duce employers to bargain or deal
Herewith.
I'm establishments where the un-
ion shop exists the same shall CON
tinue and the union standards as to
wages. hours of labor and other con-
ditions OF employment shall be main
tanned.
I'm establishments where union
and non-union men and women now
work together, and the employer
meets only with employees or repre-
sentatives engaged in said establish
ments, the continuance OF such con-
ditions shall not be deemed a griev-
ance
Established safeguards and regu-I
lations for the protection of the
health and safety of workers shall
not be relaxed.
IF it shall become necessary to |
employ women on work ordinarily !
performed by men they must be al
lowed equal pay for equal work and
must not be allotted tasks dispro-
portiOnate to their strength.
The basic eight-hour day is recog- !
nized as applying in all cases in
which existing law requires it. In
oil other cases the question of hours !
Of labor shall be settled with due re-
gard to governmental necessities and '
the welfare. health and the proper
of the workers
The maximum production of war
industries should be maintained and
methods of work and operation on
the part of the employers or work
ers which operate to delay or limit
or which have a ten
dency to artificially increase the cost
thereof, should be discouraged.
For the purpose of mobilizing the
labor supply with a view to its rapid
and effective distribution. perma-
nent list OF the number of skilled and
other workers available in different
parts OF the nation shall be kept by
the department of labor.
"In fixing wages, hours and condi-
lions of labor, regard should al
ways be paid to the labor standards.
wage scales and other conditions pre-
in the localities affected.
THE right of all workers, includ-
ing common laborers, to a living
wage is hereby declared.
''In fixing wages minimum rates
of pay shall be established which will
insure the subsistence of the worker
and his family in health and reason
able comfort"
WE PASS.