Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-05-10


Board may be invoked in respect to
within its jurisdiction
by the secretary of labor or by either
side in a controversy or its duly
representative. The board,
after summary consideration, may
refuse further hearing If the case is
not of such character or Importance
to justify it.
Cd In the appointment of commit
tees of it's own members to act for
the board IN general or local mat
tiers, and in the creation of local COM
the employers and the work.
ers shall be equally represented.
(m) The representatives of the
public in the board shall preside al
ternately at successive sessions OF
the board as agreed upon.
(n) The board in its mediating
and conciliatory action. and the UNI
pire in his consideration of contro-
versy. shall be governed by the fol-
lowing principles:
Right to Organize.
1. The right of workers to organ
ize in trade unions and to bargain
collectively, through chosen repre-
sentatives. is recognized and affirmed.
This right shall not be denied.
abridged or interfered with by the
employers in any manner whatsoever.
2. The right Of employers to or
ganize in associations of groups and
to bargain collectively. through
chosen representatives. is recognized
and affirmed. This right shall not be
denied, abridged or interfered with
by the workers in any manner what
soever..
3. Employers should not discharge
workers for membership In trade
unions, nor for legitimate trade
union activities.
4. The workers, in the exercise OF
their right to organize, shall not use
coercive measures of any kind to in
duce persons to join their organiza-
lions, nor to induce employers to bar
gain or deal Herewith.
Existing Conditions.
1. In establishments where the
union 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.
2. In 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-
dition shall not be deemed a griev-
ance. This declaration, however, Is
not intended in any manner to deny
the right, or discourage the practice
of the formation of labor unions. or
the joining of the same by the work.
ers in said establishments. as guar
anteed in the last paragraph. nor to
prevent the War Labor Board from
urging, or any umpire from granting,
under the machinery herein provided,
improvement of their situation IN
the matter of wages. hours Of labor.
or other conditions. as shall be found
desirable from time to time.
3. Established safeguards and reg
ulations for the protection Of the
health and safety of workers shall
not be relaxed.
Women in Industry.
If it shall become necessary to en-
ploy women on work ordinarily per-
formed by men, they must be allowed
equal pay for equal work and must
not be allotted tasks disproportion-
ate to their strength.
Hours OF Labor.
The basic eight-hour day Is recog-
nized as applying in all cases In
which existing law requires 1t. In
all other cases the question of hours
of labor shall be settled with due re-
gard to governmental necessities and
the welfare. health and proper COM
fort of the workers.
Maximum Production.
The maximum production OF all
war industries should be maintained
and methods of work and operation
on the part Of employers or workers
which operate to delay or limit pro-
duction, or which have tendency to
artificially increase the cost thereof.
should be discouraged.
Mobilization of Labor.
For the purpose of mobilizing the
labor supply with view to its rapid
and effective distribution. a perma-
nent list of the number Of skilled
and other workers available in Differ
ent parts of the nation shall be kept
on file by the department of labor.
the Information to be constantly fur
nished:
1. BY the trade unions.
2. BY state employment bureaus
and federal agencies of like charac-
ter.
3. BY the managers and operators
of industrial establishments through
out the country.
These agencies should be given OPP
portunity to aid in the distribution OF
labor. as necessity demands.
In fixing wages. hours and condi-
lions of labor regard should always
be had to the labor standards, wage
scales. and other conditions. prevail
ing in the localities affected.