The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-22
ALI UNION MINERS
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sconunued from Page OneD representatives we have failed to se- cure an interstate meeting. We have been and now are willing and ready to participate in a joint conference of miners and operators of the central competitive field for the purpose of negotiating a new wage agreement but are unable to do so because the coal operators will not meet us. The blame and responsibility for a suspen- sion of mining operations on April l, must rest fairly and squarely with the coal operators.
 "A referendum vote or the mine workers of the bituminous coal fields was taken and the returns show that the membership has voted over whelmingly in favor of a suspension of mining operations on March 31, in the event no agreement with the coal operators is reached by that time.
 "Furthermore, the representatives of the anthracite mine workers in q tri-district convention held at Shamo- kin. Pa, from January IT to 20, 1922, adopted the following section as g part of their wage scale demands:
 We further recommend that the scale committee be instructed to per feet arrangements providing for a suspension of mining on April 1, 1922, in the event that no satisfactory agreement has been arrived at as of that date.s
 Pursuant to the action of the in- transitional convention, the tri-dis- trict convention of the anthracite mine workers and the referendum vote, and in conformity with the authority conferred upon your in- ternational officers by the interna tional committee the undersigned executive officers of the United Mine Workers of America hereby direct all members of the organizations em- p1oyed in and around the anthracite and bituminous coal producing dis tricts to discontinue work and cease the production of coal at midnight on Friday, March Sl, 1922. The suspen- sion ordered by action of the inter national convention of the United Mine Workers of America and the membership by a referendum vote, will continue until terminated by ac- tion of tho policy committee of the United Mine Workers of America and until you are further officially ad- yised.
 Tn accordance with district and local agreements, local unions must permit a sufficient number of men to remain at work to insure the proper care and protection of all mining property. Bumpers. engineers. and others necessary to protect the prop erty must be allowed to remain at work. The fullest cooperation must be given mine management in order to safeguard an protect property, and under no circumstances should this rule be violated or set aside by local unions. Your district officers will supply you with information upon this subject.
 "The international convention here in referred to also adopted the fol- lowing as a matter of policy:
 "'For the purpose of meeting in a practical and constructive way all unforeseen emergencies which may arise, a policy committee, composed of the scale committee of the central competitive field. three representa- lives from each of the outlying dis tricts, members of the international executive board and the international officers is authorized to take such action for the protection Of our best interests as circumstances may re auire and to advise the membership upon unexpected developments which may arise and which cannot now be foreseen.'
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