Evening star., 1923-09-09
COAL PEACE SIGNED,
NEW CONTRACT TO
RUN FOR z YEARS
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lished by the board of conciIlation
in conformity with said award.
~. The hourly or daily rates of
consideration miners and considera-
tion miners iaborers shall be in
creased 10 per cent over and above
the rates established under the award
of the United States Anthracite Coal
Commission in 1920.
"5. The rates paid contract miners
laborers shall be increased 10 per
cent over and above the rates es
tablished under the award of the
United States Anthracite Coal Com
mission In 1920. said increase to be
paid by the operator and miner by
adding 10 per cent to the portion
Of the rate now assumed by each.
IS. Outside and inside company
men working on the basis of a day
In excess Of ten hours, shall be
placed on the basis OF an eight-hour
day The rate Of pay for an eight
hour day shall be adjusted in the
same manner as rates were adjusted
for hosting engineers and pumpmen,
who were changed from a twelve
hour day to an eight-hour day in 1920,
subject to the same increase OF 10
per cent provided for other men under
clause 2 hereof.
Same nRtes of Pay.
a. Outside and inside company men
working on the basis of a nine or
ten-hour day shall be placed on the
basis of an eight-hour day. The
rates of pay for the eight-hour day
shall be the rates for the nine or
ten-hour day paid under the agree
ment of 1915. plus s1.8o per day for
outside employees and $500 per day
for inside employees, plus II per cent,
and subject to the same increase Of
10 per cent provided for other COM
pany men under clause two hereof.
q. Monthly men coming under the
agreement Of September 2, 1920, and
working on a basis in excess of eight
hours per day shall be placed on the
basis OF an eight-hour day. The
monthly rates for the eight-hour
basis shall be the monthly rates paid
under the agreement of May 5, 1916.
plus $500 per calendar month for
outside employees and $4,000 per
calendar month for inside employees.
plus II per cent. except whore modi-
fed by ruling of the board Of con-
ciliation and subject to the same in
crease Of 10 per cent provided for
otker company men under CLAUSE 2
hereof.
Rate Sheets to be Filled.
80. The colliery rate sheets of the
cixerent collieries shall be brought
up to date: shall be signed by the
company officials and the mine COM
mittees; and shall then be filed with
the board of conciliation. In case of
dispute as to the correctness of any
rate, the rate shall be determined by
the board alter hearing. In such
cases the burden Of pr, of shall rest
with the party taking exception to
the filed rate.
30. A grievance referred to the
board of conciliation shall be an
swered within fifteen days and shall
be heard within thirty days from date
of filing with the board. Decision
shall be rendered by the board or the
case shall be referred to an umpire
within thirty days after hearing. In
case of reference to an umpire. the
decision Of said umpire shall be
rendered within thirty days from date
of reference.
New Rates to BE Collectively.
III. Rates for new work. such as
opening seam of coal. shall be made
collectively as between the mine COM
mittee and company officials on the
basis Of the standard recognized rates
paid for similar work, under similar
conditions in the mine in question or
adjacent mines. In case OF disagree
ment the matter shall be adjusted
through the board of conciliation in
the manner now customary. Pending
decision by the board work shall pro-
ceed at rates set by the foreman and
which shall not be less than the
standard recognised rates aforesaid.
mo contracts shall be made with in
dividual employees at less than the pre-
scribed scale rates or not in keeping
with customary practices. This section
shall not be construed to deny to the
operator the right to change the method
Of mining.
~. The board of conciliation is
hereby authorised to undertake and
complete a thorough study Of all wage
scales before the expiration Of this con-
tract and submit the same to the next
joint conference. If the board of con-
ciliation shall, by unanimous vote,
recommend the adjustment Of any in
equities in wage rates during such study
the adjustment shall take effect on
date set by the board"