Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-03-15
EMPLOYES To Be
GIVEN VOICE IN
RUNNING PLANT
Armour and Company Call
Conference to Elect Rep
resentativeS to Form An
Industrial Democracy.

(By The Associated Press,l
Chicago, March l4.-Armour &
Co. today called an election In all
OF its plants for tomorrow for the
employees to elect representatives.
to form an industrial democracy in
which employees and employers
would have equal representation
and which would settle al! matters
of working conditions, wages and
hours in the Armour plants.
The representatives elected to-
morrow will form temporary
board which will work out perma-
nent plans. The announcement of
the packing company said that It
was planned eventually 20 have n
plant conference board of five
members in each plant and a gen
eral conference board Of three
members, selected from all plants.
Out line OF Plan.
The outline of the proposed plan
as given out by Armour & Co. said
that when the representatives Of
employer and employe could not
agree on any matter, the quest ion
could be referred to arbitrator.
When the schedule of wage re-
auctions, which went into effect
today, was made public recently
Armour & Co. announced that a
plan for employees representation
in settling matters affecting them
was being formulated.
The labor situation in the pack
ing industry throughout the coun-
try was declared by employers and
employees to be normal and salts
factory" today. 49,
Dennis Lane, secretary of the
Amalgamated Order of Meat Cut
ters and Butcher Workmen Of
North America, said he was pleased
with the present situation.
Men Return to Work.
"The men have returned to work
pending the strike vote and there
were no runaway strikes" he said.
I'VE will know the result. of the
strike vote Thursday" he said.
]. Ogden Armour, in statement
accompanying the announcement
of the industrial democracy plan.
said the meat packing industry
had reached q situation where
there must be greater operation
between employers and employees
The success Of the business is
measured by the returns to the
owners and employees and by its
service to the public. No business
can. succeed If 1t does no serve all
| three"
The following synopsis of the
Iplan was given out by Armour and
company: ..
Representation: Generally one
lemploye representative to each 200
900 employees. Not less than five
employe representatives on confer
ience board.
Management representation:
Management to appoint repre-
sentatives to. board equal in num-
Der to empioye representatives.
Duties of Board.
Duties and powers:
Board may consider and make
recommendations on; Employment
and working conditions, wages and
cost of living, safety and prevention
of accidents; health and plant sam
itation. hours of. labor, education
and plant publications. recreation
and athletics, employees Transports
ton and other matters of mutual
interest. Board concerned solely
with policies. Execution in hands
of the management.
Procedure of plant board:
Matters presented through rep
resentatives or through secretary
80 lNoard EvnopIavao having priyi-
lege OF appearing before board
May elect three spokesman. EN-
ploye and management groups vote
separately, each being recorded as
unit. In case of tie. matter re-
opened and attempt made to reach
agreement. If matter remains a
tie, it may be referred to general
superintendent. He will, within
ten days, propose plan of settle
ment or refer matter to general
conference board. If he does
neither, matter may go to arbitra-
ton.
Conference Board.
General conference board:
General conference beard form
ed on basis of one employee repre-
sentative for the first 500 employees
and one additional for each add.
tional 1000. Management to name
equal number OF representatives.
Arbitration:
Where agreement impossible
matter may by mutual consent be
referred to impartial arbitration.
Decisions:
All decisions by general confer
ence board binding on plants az
| fected.
Swift and company announced
that it expected to announce a plan
similar to Armour's within few
days. No announcements We're
made by the other packers, but II
was understand that they also