The diamond drill., 1918-06-01
owned by the company.

a local mutuality committee must
be In writing and signed by the ag-
grieved employe or by some member
OF the committee and must show on
their face that the subject matter
| thereof has first been presented, with
out relief, TO the foreman or othel
person in authority directly interest
| ed.
II any employe through difiidence
or timidity, is unwilling to first state
his grievance personally TO the fore
man, he may take the matter up verb
ally with any member of his commit
tee whose duty It shall be TO there
upon act as mediator in behalf OF
such employe and seek TO adjust same
with such foreman, and in SO doing
he shall not disclose the identity OF
the complainant. IL no adjustment Is
made after grievance has been stat
ed to the foreman or other person in
authority by an employee or com
mittee lin his behalf. complaint there
of shall be made in writing by the
employe or the committeeman or the
secretary OF the committee and by
such secretary forwarded to the mu-
tuality chairman.
AS soon as a complaint is received
by the chairman he will notify the
local superintendent OF the, nature
thereof and OF the day, hour and place
fixed for hearing same, and direct
that at such time and place the mem
bers OF the committee, witnesses and
interested parties be required TO be
present. At such time and place the
chairman will convene the commit
tee and examine each witness separ-
ately. The testimony shall be taken
down by a stenographer. After the
witnesses have been heard all per
sons other than the chairman, com
mitteeman and stenographer will be
excluded from the room. The chair.
man will take no part in the delber-
ations OF the committee who shall
thereupon by majority vote, arrive
at a decision upon the evidence pro-
duced and make appropriate recon.
mendations. II the committee finds
In favor of the foreman or other per
son in authority their decision shall
be final; IL they find in favor OF the
foreman or other person in authority,
their decision shall be final: IL they
find In favor OF the complainant, their
recommendation shall be reduced Ia
writing and referred by the chairman
, to the local superintendent. II such
superintendent refuses to adopt the
recommendations the chairman will
refer them to the general superinten
dent or district manager; II such
general superintendent or district
manager refuses TO adopt them they
will be referred TO the president.
, whose decision shall be final Upon
the adoption OF such recommendation
by the local superintendent. general
superintendent district manager, or
president, as the case may be prompt
compliance Herewith shall be re-
quired.
Each member of each local mutual
= ity committee shall be observant OF
e the manner in which the work Is per
{ formed and vigilant in the interest
T of his fellow employees. and shall cal
D to the attention OF tho foreman OF
e other person in authority. anything
OF an irregular nature in the works
= or in the handling of men. II sucf
] matter is ignored by the foreman on
e other person in authority, II shall bC
S the duty OF the committeeman I,
D bring II regularly before his commit
$ tee.
J. To the end that diffident or timiC
+ employees may have ready resource L
+ the committee with their complaints
J all committeeman shall at all time,
be attentive to such complaints from
= such employees, and give such com
d plants the same consideration as 4
+ the subject matter thereof had com,
to the attention OF such committee
e men in the first instance.
II at any meeting of any local mu
d tuality committee, such committe,
IS shall find, upon evidence produced
y that any foreman or other person II
Ie authority is not In accord with thi
'f mutually plan. as outlined hereii
Ie they shall so report in writing, sucl
J. foreman or other person in authorit
n will hereupon be directed to get int
of line with the mutuality plan unde
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