Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-05
POLICY COMMITTEE
STANDS BY MINERS
PROGRAM OF 1922
Urges Six-Hour Day. Five
Day Week, Present
Wage Scale.
PREPARE DEMANDS
FOR SCALE CONFERENCE
Bituminous Workers Make
Ready for Negotiations
With Operators.
CONGRESS- ACTION DISCUSSED
neIi.f Is Held That Fact Finding
Comrnission VIII Never Func-
PREPARE DEMANDS
FOR SCALE CONFERENCE
,oNGREss' ACTION DISCUSSED
Heller IL Held That Fact Finding
Comrnission VIII Never Func-
tion.
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CLEVELAND. oct. 1.-The policy
committee of the United Mine Work
crs OF America In session here today
fea'iTmcd the demands OF the Feb
ruary. ls22. convention of the union
III Indianapolis. demanding the con-
tnuancc OF the preScn, wages in
coal mines until 1925. and In add,-
po', the six -hour-day and fve-day
week. time and one-half for over
time work, and double time on sun
days and holidays. These do
inands VIII be presented 70 the mex.
scale conference OF miners and
operators prior 10 the expiration.
March 81. next. of the Cleveland
agreement signed here last August,
which practically settled the soft
coal strike. and which Is now in
force.
Stand On 1922 Demands.
Today's decision by the policy
committee TO stand on their old de.
inands makes II Unnecessary for the
miners union 20 hold convention
between now and next April, John
l.. Lewis. president OF the United
Nine workers. announced The old
scheduIe OF demands never was pre-
sented 10 the operators because the
producers associations In the old
central competitive ld-Ohio. In
diana. Illinois. and Western Penn
sylVania. refused 10 meet the union
before the miners strike began
April /. last. Day laborers' wage In
bituminous mines Is $3.50. and this
has been the scaic since the sum
mer OF 1920.
The policy coInmittee's meeting
followed the final session OF a joint
conference ot operators and miners
meeting here since Monday to take
preliminary steps toward wage
negotiations next January.
The Joint conference. representing
all Important union bituminous coal
producing districts in the nation.
agreed late today upon a method of
selecting delegates 10 conference
10 meet in Chicago November IA. 10
formulate method of procedure to
be followed BY the bituminous coal
industry In negotiating a wage scale
agreement 10 become effective
April !. 1928.
settle Question Of Delegates.
The setting up this committee was
provided under the terms of the Cleve-
land agreement and leaders OF both
sides declared IL to be a highly i'm
portant accomplishment. Phil n.
Fenna, secretary Of the Indiana Coal
Operators Associationy and chair
man OF the joint conference. declared
/; makes possible reconstruction
nf the bargaining machinery. which
had been broken up before the &c
cent coal strike.
The representation on the com
'n!;tce selected today consists of two
operators and two miners from each
or fifteen mine union districts
throughout the country The prcsi-
dent OF each miners union district
viii be one OF the miners commit
tee and the other an appointea Of
his.
Operators May Send Delegates.
Operators in outlying districts Will
he privileged TO send delegates to
the Chicago conference il they SO
desire. It was announced In the
event of any such outlying district
representation by the operators, the
miners in such districts will also be
given the right of representation.
at this mornings session of the
joint conference. committee was
named by operators and miners 10
bring rcnSt on what action the
conference would take on the telc-
gram just sent by Secretary of Com
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