The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-27

time work is expected to be resumed
Article XIV.
Anv workman discharged shall re-
ceive his pay Immediately. Any work
man leaving shall notify his employ
err and having complied with the agree
ment, shall receive his pay in cash or
check payable upon demand. Failing
to comply, he shall be held responsible
for his sharpening at the rate OF thir-
tv 1901 cents per day from the time
he leaves the Job until the agreement
has been complied with. No workman
to be discharged before or during the
| first two working hours of the day, ex-
cept in case of cutter spelling or
| finishing a stone.
Article XIV.
ANY national, state or municipal law
enacted for the betterment OF wages
or conditions in the granite trade shall
not be Violated.
Article XVI.
The officials and adjustment com
mittee OF Barre branch to be allowed
in the shads my time during working
hours on union business, after mott
fving the office OF foreman.
Article XVII.
Ii is understood that party or firm
to be a recognized contractor or manu-
facturer, must own their blocks and
tools, rent their own shed room and
pay their own tool sharpening, they
must take a monument complete with
the exception of extremely large
stones, statuary, turned work, or
sawed work.
Article XVIII.
The employer agrees to waive all
jurisdiction over members holding con-
tribution cards in the G. G. !. A. I'M
! I'll such time as the l. L. G. and said
employer agree upon rules and regu-
lations TO take the place OF this agree
ment as to jurisdiction.
Article XIX.
Section l--All apprentices shall be
required to serve term of three years.
Three months trial shall be given, aft
cr which an agreement shall be signed
by apprentice and employer which shall
be binding on both parties. Should
any contention arise between an APP
prentice and his employer it shall be
left TO a committee as provided for
in article twenty l20l of this agree
ment.
Section 2--This committee only shall
have the power to annul said agree
ment, should they decide ii is for the
best interest of the parties concerned
to do so, and shall grant clearance
lines signed by the representatives OF
both committees, where their decision
makes clearance lines necessary. The
number of apprentices employed by
each firm shall not exceed one appren-
tice 10 every four "a iourneymen EN-
ployed, except where an employer
wishes TO place his son as an appren
tice. hut in such cases no other APP
prentice can be put to work until eight
(sl journeymen can be employed.
Section 3-The apprentice TO be kept
cutting granite continuously from the
time of commencement; provided that
he should desire TO operate any ma
chine used in cutting or saving gran
tie. he may learn to operate said ma
chine during the last three months of
the last year of his time
Section 4-Manufscturers shall keep
record of all apprentices in their
employ; such records shall state the
date when apprentice leaves, with or
without clearance lines, obtained by
either mutual consent or in accord
ance with the provisions of section
two (2) Of this article. Any manu-
facturer hiring an apprentice who may
have already served part of his APP
premiership elsewhere shall demand
and receive a record of such time
served. All such records must be kept
on file; also the time such appren-
tice may have been employed by him.
All of which records must be open TO
inspection by the shop steward, OF adj
justment committee Of either asscci-
alton.
Article Xxx.
Section lit is mutually agreed
that any grievance or contention that
NAV arise during the existence of this
agreement a. 10 its performance in
good faith by either party, shall be
referred TO a committee Of six 90
members; three TO be selected by the
employer and three from the local
branch of G. {. /. A.; which commit
tee shall act a. an adjustment COM
mittee and said committee failing
within five. (sl days 10 agree by two
thirds vote, shall refer that matter IN
dispute to an arbitration board Of sew
en- (Tl. two ca 20 be selected by the
employer and two ~ by G. c. I. A. In
each instance the two 90 thus aP-
pointed shall select one % additional
member TO serve and these two 90
members thus selected shall choose the
last OF seventh member. The last three
named shall be men Of high standing
in no way connected with the granite
industry. The arbitration committee
thus constituted shall bear the par
ties and make an award within fifteen
n5l DAYS BY majority vote. Pend
ing such arbitration IN reference 20 the
foregoing agreement u y mutually
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