The labor world., 1919-09-20
COAL DOCK men
SETTLE STRIKE
Operators and Unions Reach
Agreement Gain Advance
In Wages Of II Per Cent.

The coal dock strike is settled. At
a conference held at the Spalding
hotel last Sa turday, substantial con-
cessions were made by the operators,
with members Of the state board of ar
bitration acting as mediators. These
concessions were submitted to the .Du-
luth and Superior local unions, were
accepted, and the men returned to
work Monday morning.
Under the new agreement the men
receive an III per cent increase in
wages, which means a scale of wage
ranging from SIS Y cents an hour to
131 cents, dating from Monday. The
union had demanded an increase Of
Is per cent retroactive from May 1,
and an additional increase of Is per
cent from Aug. /. This would have
meant scale from IS cents to S613
cents an hour.
Both sides had been holding aloof
from each other for more than five
weeks. Finally the state board of ar
bitration rendered it's services, which
were accepted. The board represent
q by H. w. Southworth and George
Buehler. The conference was in ses-
sion sveral hour, vv4Jre an agreement
could be reached. Practically every
man who wnt out on strike returned
to work.
Agreement as Signed.
The agreement as signed by the op-
rescntatives of both parties is as fol-
lows:
"The undersigned commercial dock
owners of Duluth, Minn.. and Superior
Wis, and representatives of the en-
ployes Of said coal dock owners do
hereby agree to the following:
THAT the supplementary award of
the national war labor board effect
i've Oct J.. 1918, rela: ing to all of the
various classes Of labor employed on
said commercial coal docks be amend
ed by increasing the wage scales set
forth therein by II per cent.
THAT the following holidays shall
be the holidays under said award: to-
wit: New Years day, Washington's
birthday, Decoration day, Fourth of
July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving day
and Christmas. day.
This agreement to be in full force
morning, Sept. Is, 1919 to and includ-
ing Sept. Is, 1920.
AN dit is further agreed that either
party desiring a change in the condi-
tions of employment during the year
from April l. 1920, to March l. 1921,
and that each year thereafter such
written NOTICES of demand for change
in conditions of employment shall be
served on or before arch I. and tha,
if such notices are not so served the
term and conditions of employment
then existing shall he in full force
and effect until April l Of the fol-
lowing year."
Representatives of the executive
bodies of the two sides who signed
the document are as follows: Dock
owners-W. X. Link, general superinas
tendent Berwind Fuel company;
Charles Gallagher. superintendent
Pittsburgh Coal company; B. A. CAL
leher, superintendent Northwestern
Fuel company; A. E. Botsford, sup
erintendent NJ. A. Hanna Coal compa-
ny; f. \. Saunders, Jr.. president
Northwestern Fuel company, and
Henry Z. Smith, Str>Ke committee
William r. Conley, r. f. Rouleau,
AxelJ ohnson, all of Duluth; Charles
Gehling, John Meteraud, Edwin C.
Preston, all Of Superior.
The witnesses to the agreement were
Mr.. Southworth and Mr.. Buehler of
st. Paul, Archibald Mckay of Superior
district attorney for Douglas county
and J. 3. Campbell business agent Of
the Building Trades council of Su-
perior.