The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-31
POLICY
LlBOR PACT
eree That No Strikes Shall
BE Called During Period
Of Present War.
WORKERS TO ORGANIZE
Women Must Be Given Equal
Pay Where Occupation
Is Same as Men.

Washington. March so.--An agree
nleht that there shall be no more
strikes or lockouts during the war snd
~ Recommendation that all industrial
disputes will be settled by Il govern
ment mediation body are the pri,l-
clpal provisions of a national war labor
program projected by representatives
ct capital and labor, made puo,.c 10
night by Secretary of Labor Wilson.
The program was drawn up by six
representatives of capital, six OF labor
and two men representing the public
after conferences lasting for more than
month. The public representatives
were former President Taft and Frank
r. Walsh.
Mediation Board
Tho mediation body would be known
rs the national war labor board TO be
made up rs was the board that pre-
pared the program. In addition there
Would be local boards in the industrial
centars 70 deal Immediately with any
controversies that might arise.
Principles and policies to govern the
relations Of workers and their employ
ei'6 In war Industries were agreed to az
follows:
There should be no strikes or lock-
outs during the war.
The right OF workers to organize in
trade unions and TO bargain collectively
4 through chosen representatives, Is rec
ognised and affirmed.
employers should not discharge
workers for membership In trade un-
lens, nor for legitimate trade union
activities.
Workers Can Organize.
The workers. In the exercise Of their
right 70 organize. shall not use coercive
measures to induce persons to Join
their ORGANIZATIONS. nor to induce en-
ployers to bargain or deal Herewith.
IN establishments, where the union
shop exists the same shall Continue
and the union standards as to wages,
hours Of labor and other. conditions of
employment shall be maintained.
IN establishments where union and
n0n-unl0n men and women now worl,
together nnd.the employer meets only
with employees or representatives en-
gaged IN said establishments the con-
unuance of such condition shan not be
deemed a grievance.
Guard Safety.
fstnbiisf1ed safeguards and reenIa
tons Tor the protection of the health
and safety of workers shall not be re-
Taxed.
IL 1t shall become necessary Ia ON
ploy women on work ordinarily per-
formed by men, they must be allowed
equal pay for equal work and must
not pe allotted tasks disproportionate
to their. strength.
me pasic eight-hour day is recop-
hized as applying in all cases In whicI,
eNistlng law requires it. In all othe,
cases the question of hours of Iabo,
shall be settled with due regard IL
governmental necessities and the vel
fare, health and proper comfort of tbs
workers.
The maximum production of all wa,
industries, should be maintained and
melhods Of work and operation on tn,
pait 81 employers of workers which
operate TO delay or limit production o,
Which have tendency to artifitials
increase the cost thereof, should b,
discouraged.
for the purpose of modifying tn,
TABOR, supply With view to it's rapi,
ana efiective distribution. permanen
list OF the number of skilled and othe
workers available in different parts o
G .e hation shall be kept on file by tn,
department OF labor,
In ftxing wages, hours and conai
Hons OF labor, regard should ALWAYS h,
had to the labor standards. wage scale,
and other conditions prevailing in tn,
localities affected.
The right of all workers. incIudin,
common iaborers to "A living wage, i
hereby declared.
~ fixihg wages, minimum rates q
pay shall b. established which win in
sure the Subsistence of TIN worker nm,
his iamiiy i'll health and reasonoll
comfort"