The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-31

exceed the number of qualified voters, the election shall be void and new ballot i'm, mediately taken.
 Following a regular election the tell- CTS shall prepare a list showing the number of votes cast for each person, signed by each teller, a copy of which shall be conspicpously posted at the mine, one forwarded to the superinten- dent of the mine, which shall be accept .ed by the management as authority cor receiving and transacting business with the committeeman thus accredired. The company shall then cause to be posted the complete list oe four, including the names of the company appointees.
 Policies gOTerning relations between management and Elen:
 ''(a) The hours of labor shall remain in effect as at present.
 "Co) The semi-monthly pay shall be continued.
 "(c) The company shall provide for the fairest possible turn distribution of cars. considering the general interest of both parties.
 "(d) A check-weighman selected as re- quired by law from among mine work CTS employed at the mine may be placed on each tipple at the expense of the miners. and his duties shall be those pre- scribed by the laws of the state. "(e) The operator and his representa- tives shall be respected in the manage ment of the mine and the direction of the working forces The authority to hire or discharge shall be vested in the mine superintendent or mine foreman.
 '.C) No employe shall be discharged without first having been notified that a repetition of the offense will be cause for suspension or dismissal, unless the of lenses are posted on the regular bulletin board of the company.
 "The following generally known offenses are hereby accepted as posted: CD Violation of any law. Particular attention being called to the state mining law and the following: (a) Fighting. carrying concealed weap- ons, drunkenness, bootlegging, habftuai use of drugs or conduct violating the common decency.
 "(b) Offering or receiving valuable con- sideration in exchange for a job; better working place or any advantage in work ing conditions.
 '(c) Stealing destroying, damaging or hiding property or material of the com psny or of a fellow employe.
 "(d' Inhuman treatment of live stock.
 VIOLATION OF SAFETY RULES.
 "(2) Especially
 "(a) Carelessness in regard to accident and safety of fellow workmen.
 "(bl Riding on standard or narrow guage equipment or any moving machin- cry when not assigned.
 "(c) Smoking or carrying matches with in prescribed limits other places where such practice is forbidden.
 GENERAL
 "(a) Insubordination, including refusal or wilful failure to perform work as- signed.
 s(b) Physical or temperamental inabil- .s<~.- ! l1..A. F.ti m to work agreeably with fellow workmen.
 "(c) Harboring communicable or con- tagious diseases which will endanger fei- low workmen.
 "(d) Changing working places without orders or drifting around the works from assigned place.
 '(e) Wilfully falsifying or refusing to give testimony in accident investigations
 "(O Wilful neglect, abuse or careless ness resulting in damage to railroad equipment.
 "(g) wilful neglect or abuse of com- pany property.
 'It shall be the duty of the committee to receive from any employee recom- and complaints coming under the following general groups:
 WORKING CONDITIONS
 'Wrongful treatment by those in au- thority
 Adjustments involving complaints in with yardage, tonnage and time.
 Housing and living conditions.
 Sanitation and health.
 Safety and accident prevention.
 ''Education.
 Recreation.
 METHOD OF PROCEDURE
 "In conducting the affairs of the in dustrial relations committee the fol- lowing procedure. shall be observed:
 "First-In receiving the complaint of any employe regarding any of the above matters. which in his opinion re- quires adjustment, the committee shall first ascertain whether the complainant has endeavored to obtain redress through his immediate foreman if he has not the committee or committee man shall instruct him so to do. If, in the opinion of the committee or any two members thereof, the complaint is justified, presentation shall then be promptly made by the committee in the order named to the superintendentlI general manager or president Should the committee, or any two members, 1t this stage, still feel that the com plaint was justifiable and that it has been unsatisfactorily adjusted by the the committee shall then refer the matter. to the umpire who snail arrange to -VlSlt the mine, near l Ing the statements of the interested 1 any.
 "The decision of the umpire shall be 1 asa final and binding
 "In all cases. except those involving ! suspension or dismissal. the complain l ant or complainants shall continue reg ilarly at work pending the investiga- lion and adjustment
 Special meetings of the committee nay be called 1t such times and places | 1t the mine as majority of the com l nittee or the superintendent may indi. | ,ate. Compensation to be as below.
 The compensation of the committee- | n en shall be based upon the time in- | olved In conducting the investigation. l the hourly rate or day rate to be the | same as the average turn earnings of | each committeeman for the current | month.
 The committee shall so sub- divide | It's membership s to enable 1t to visit i, the various working sections of the l mine once each month for the purpose | of receiving specific complaints The l time so required shall be compensated | upon the basis of the hourly or daily l average turn earnings of each com l for the current month.
 Tn order that the members of the | industrial relations committee may | perform their duty in an independent manner and without fear of jeopardiz- ing their relations with the company. it is expressly provided that each mem Der of the committee shall be given the right of review. if necessary by the superior officers of the company and the umpire. as is provided in the 1 case of employees.