Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-30
GRACE ANSWERS
FOSTERS LETTER

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management on the settlement OF all
differences" said Mr.. Grace. I'm no
case have the employees requested the
abolition of the system. nor has there
been a strike vote taken in the plant
of the company"
Mr.. Grace in his letter &c Mr. Fos-
ter. added.
''Inasmuch as you have not waited
until the time you set for an an
sSs saver I0F 19stanGe' M Thurs
placed in the hands of our men at
Bethlehem a circular requesting the
men to quit work Monday. Septem-
haps your communication does not
call for reply"
Fosters Letter
Fosters letter to Mr.. Grace fol-
pittsburgh. Pa, Sept. %, 1919,
lehcm Steel Corporation. South Beth
lehem, Pa.
OF the National Committee for organ
iZing iron and steel workers in con-
junction with the committee OF the
employees of the several plants of the
Bethlehem steel Corporation located
at Sparrows Point, Bethlehem. Steel
ton Lebanon and Reading, I am re-
questing conference with your COM
pany for the purpose of negotiating
an agreement looking toward the abo-
lition of the present collective bar
gaining program through the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor. the ADJUST
ment of wage rates for all employees
and the adjustment of grievances now
'The regular conference committee
OF the National Committee for organ
izing iron and steel workers CONSISTS
FnIl -fyfrr
patrick, D. ]. Davis, Edward Evans
and the undersigned. This conferenc"
committee will be pleased to arrange
a conference between your company n
national labor unions having mem
bers in the employ of your various
plants. 1t will be necessary TO nave
your answer to this communication
bv p. M. Thursday. September 70.
If you desire such a conference.
Very respectfully yours
(Siened) "wM. z. FOSTER, .
Secretary Treasurer"
Mr.. Grace's letter in reply, follows:
bethlehem, Pa, Sept. %. 1919.
''Wm. z. Foster, Secretary Treasur-
er. Pittsburgh; Pa. suo
recent of your communication or
September %. requesting a conference
with our company FOR the purpose OF
negotiating an agreement looking To-
ward the abolition Of the present col,
= -
the instituting in its place OF coll
iective bargaining program through
the American Federation of Labor, the
adjustment of wage rates for all en-
ploves and the adjustment OF grew
ances now existing.
"Inasmuch as you have not waited
until the time you set Tor an answer
for instance: 4 p m, THURSDAY, sep
tember 25, but have already placed II
the hands of our men at Bethlehem q
circular requesting the men to quit
work Monday, September 2e. in all our
steel plants, perhaps your communl-
cation does not call for g. reply. We
will state, however, We have in CO.
operation and by agreement with our
employees installed in all our plants, a
system of employees representation. If
in any way this system Is not opera
ting effectively, it would be our de-
sire as well as our duty to change it.
the method for which is provided for
in the rules and regulations of the
system.
consideration under which service is
rendered by each and every employe
hiased method of adjustment, II
necessary resorting to arbitration.
TT is our best judgment that con-
ference, such as you suggest for the
above purpose would not be beneficial
nor AFFECT a change in the mutually
agreed upon method of establishing
relations between the employees ano
the mana cement.
Very truly yours,
"(Signed), E. G. GRACE,
president