Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-23
STFELTON
NEW RULES ARE
GIVEN IN DETAIL
Bethlehem Steel Company
Employees TO Have
Representatives

According TO the plans mapped out
by Frank A. Robbins, Jr.. general
manager of the Steelton plant of the
Bethlehem Steel Corporation,
pamphlets have been issued to the
employees of the plant outlining the
system of employees representatives
in all matters pertaining to labor
problems that may present them
selves, The pamphlet introduces the
subject under the head of 'Princi
Piles of representation" In order
to give the employees of the COM
pan va voice in regard TO the condi-
tions under which they labor, and to
provide orderly and expeditions pro-
cedure for the prevention and ad-
justment of any future differences,
and to anticipate the problem of
continuous employment as it will
present itself through trade fluctua-
mination of the war, a method of
representation of employees is to be
eSta blished"
A preliminary committee to make
arrangements for the establishment
of the system is to be appointed to-
morrow TO meet Immediately after
its appointment.
Powers CurtainIed
According to the system each de-
partment of the Steelton plant is to
elect a representative for each two
hundred employees or faction there
of. No foreman or superintendent or
party having the power to discharge
is to have vote in the election or
to be eligible TO act as a represen-
tatiVe. TO cooperate with these
representatives. the management will
appoint representative from among
the managers and officers of the
plant.
These representatives will select
from among their numbers commit
tees of ten members, Copased of five
employees representatives and i've
managers representatives, TO have
jurisdiction in the following mat
ters: Ways and means, safety and
prevention of accidents, practice,
methods and ECONOMY. employees
transportation, wages, piece work,
bonus and tonnage, employment and
working conditions. husing, domestic
economics and living conditions,
health and works sanitation, educa-
tion and publications, pension and
relief. athletics and recreation, con-
tinuous employment and condition
of industry.
In order TO vote a man must have
been in the employ of the company
for at least sixty days. and to be a
representative must have been with
the company at least six months.
There are twenty-five departments
in the Steelton plant which will be
thus represented.
Employees Represented
w. T.. Chick, safety engineer of
the plant named managers repre-
sentative on the committee to ar
range for the elections, which will be
held October u for nominations, and
November for final election. Elee-
tions will hereafter be held every six
months.
This arrangement will give every
employe good opportunity to bring to
adjustment any grievance that he
may think he has, the matter being
brought first TO the attention of the
committee for settlement, and II D.
fail of settlement there, il may be
brought to the committee of appeals
and on through the management un-
til it reaches the attention of the
president of the corporation.
The whole matter 81 in line with
the company's thoughtfulness and
care for the welfare of its employees,
and is full proof of the manage
ments desire to deal squarely and
Justly with those they employ. The
management hopes that it may be
the means of improving not only
the conditions at the plant but bring
about better housing conditions and
better sanitary conditions in the bor-
ough, the need of both of which is
only too well proved by the present
epidemic.