The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-04
% Demands Made By
Colorado Miners

The demands endorsed by the Laf-
ayette conference, which lay stress on
no discrimination for strike activity
and call for the release of all arrested
strikers before the miners return to
work, are as follows:
l. We demand restoration of the
Jacksonville wage scale. This scale is
demanded for all coal miners of Colo
RADIO whether affected by this strike
or not.
2. All disputes arising in any one
mine to be settled by the mine com
mittee.
8. We demand recognition of mine
committees at all coal mines in the
state of Colorado and recognition of
the state executive board elected by
the coal miners of the state and rep
resenting all the coal miners of the
state.
4. We demand recognition Of the
check weighman at all tipples in all
the coal mines of Colorado, such check
weighmen to be elected by miners
working at the respective mines;
check weighmen to be paid by the
miners.
Hours and Working Conditions.
5. We demand strict enforcement
Of all state mining laws on the part
of both employers and employees.
6. We demand strict enforcement of
the eight-hour day.
7. We demand that there shall be
no discrimination against any en-
ploye when he demands enforcement
of the state mining laws or complains
to the management about working
conditions.
8. We demand that no miner shall
be discharged until his case is re-
! ferred to the mine committee.
8. We demand that there shall be
no discrimination on account of age
when men are employed.
10. We demand that mine foremen
shall not place an inexperienced man
with an experienced miner unless with
the consent of the latter.
Special Provisions.
Il. All dead work shall be paid for
in accordance with the Jacksonville
scale.
II. We demand that in all narrow
work yardage shall be paid in accord
ance with the Jacksonville scale.
10. We demand that all material
(such as rails, ties, props, spikes, etc,
and all material necessary for work
and safety shall be delivered and I'M
loaded by company employees at the
face.
IA. All shots must be fired by shot
firers in accordance with the state
mining laws.
Safety Demand.
Is. We demand that all powder
must be delivered at the place by the
companies in insulated cars, instead
Of coal miner packing.
16. In order to insure the produc-
ton of clean and marketable coal, it
is hereby provided that it is the duty
of miners to load the coal as nearly
as possible free from all impurities.
II. All wage. adjustments, suspen-
sions or strikes must be settled by the
rank and file of Colorado miners thru
the medium of the state executive
board to be elected at the state min
ers' convention next year.
Elect Board.
The state executive board consists
of seven men, six members and
chairman. The state executive board
has the right to call conventions and
conferences of the coal miners of the
state of Colorado and participate in
all disputes and settlements between
miners and operators when they shall
occur. All settlements or agreements
made by the state executive board
must be submitted to referendum of
Colorado coal miners either by dis
trict or as a whole before ratification.
Members of the state executive board
can be recalled at any time by spe-
cial convention called by the local
branches thruout the state. Members
of the state executive board must be
actual workers employed in the coal
mines of the state of Colorado when
elected. The state executive board at
the present consists of the following:
Karl Clemmens, chairman; Larkin
Sishroy, William B. Spatlin, X. S.
Wartin, Tom Harris, Vinko Mihajlich,
1 Alfred Aparicio.
No Discrimination.
IS. We demand that all contract
work outside the Jacksonville agree
ment be abolished.
10. In work in loading and mining
coal there must be not more than two
men in two places and always two
places for two men.
20. There shall be no discrimination
against any employee in the coal
mines Of the state of Colorado on &C.
count Of participation in the present
strike.
81. We demand that all coal mining
camps in Colorado shall be open for
labor organizers to come and go with
out interference.
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