The sun., 1918-12-23
BRAZILIAN MILLS
SIGN WITH UNIONS
Textile Operators Agree to
Deal Only With Leaders
of Workmen.
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RIO DE JANK1Ro. Brazil, Nov. %
The textile industries Of this country
have solved their difficulties with the
operatives. and an agreement between
the employers and the employees is
working satisfactorily 10 all concerned.
Brazil grows the finest cotton in the
world. Its entire crop before the war
was sold in Liverpool 20 British in
terests. and the expectation now is
that the old methods and customs will
be resumed.
Only those who have travelled in
South America know that in and close
to this city some of the largest textile
mills in the world are located. For the
sake OF the development OF this tex
tile business local houses have entered
comprehensive display OF their
products at the annual textile exhibit
in Buenos Ayres. Brazil hopes to de-
velop a large trade with other South
American countries IN textiles.
The Centre Industrial do Brazil,
which is the organization OF mill oper-
ators in this country, held well at
tended meeting here few weeks ago
at which Il communication was re-
ceived from the Union of Operatives
in textile factories. The purpose OF
this communication was TO indicate
the acceptance by the operatives OF an
agreement which had been entered
into by joint committee OF mill own
ers and operatives
PIenRry Powers TO Committee.
| Following the receipt OF this COM
munication the Centre Industrial do
Brazil appointed two permanent COM
mittees OF five members each from the
cotton and woollen mills. the same to
| be given plcnary powers TO settle all
questions between the Operatives
! Union and the factories. Thus far all
labor questions have been settled sat
| isfactorily.
The agreement, which may possess
features OF interest to operatives and
labor in the United States, was en-
tered into as follows:
! THE committee Of industrial owners
and operatives at the meeting held in
| the Centre Industrial do Brazil unani-
moushly agreed upon the following;
Article l. The Centre Industrial do
| Brazil. the legitimate representative of
the Brazilian textile mills, recognizes
| in the Union OF O"oratives in textile
factories the dieting and repre-
sentative organization OF the opera
tIvesa and as such has the right TO rep
resent the operatives before the direc-
tors Of any textile mill in any case
pertaining to the interests of the mem
bers of the union.
ARTICLE 2. In the eyes of the direc-
tors. managers and overseers OF the
Brazilian textile mills all operatives are
equal and have the same rights. They
cannot exercise any executive function
in the administrative organization Of
the factories, but have the right TO
make their complaints and claims per-
sonally or through the mediation of
another person working in the same
section Of IN the factory.
Not Compelled to Teach Trade,
Article 3. The collective or personal
complaints when made by a delega-
ton shall be addressed directly to the
union, which shall communicate with
the directors Of the factory as the
authorized representative of the op-
eratives. These complaints accom-
panied by the necessary details shall
be sent to the union by the operatives
designated for this purpose.
ARTICLE I. When any punishment
inflicted on an operative IS recognized
as unjust by both parties 1t will be
revoked in all its effects and the OPP
erative reinstated I'm his place without
prejudice TO his wages. II tho punish
, ment should have been suspension oil
dismissal.
"Arucle s. No operative shall be
= obliged or constrained to teach hi
, trade to another. but he may do this
. at his own free will.
, article G. All bonuses upon present
!. wages now in force will be modified e
S 30 per cent, this article applying e
= the factories affiliated with the Centre
r Industrial do Brazil in which theri
4 may not exist any bonus at the pres
i ent time. This will remain in fore,
= for the duration Of the present condi
= tion OF high prices.
ARTICLE Z. Factories affiliated will
n the Centre Industrial do Brazil ant
I not now observing the weekly schedul
OF fifty-six hours are by this agree
Q ment obligated to accept It. imme
= diately."