The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-10-26

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management. Regardless of any obli-
cations that may exist, we propose not
only to continue the idea, but to de-
velop it,
The plan, which actually Is already
in effect, was designed to meet all re-
Quirements of section IA of the Ma
tional Industrial Recovery act. Though
the company in its communication did
not mention the A. F. of L., it declared
that membership in labor union or
other type of labor or employee or
ganiZation does not in itself establish
the right of any such union or other or
ganization to represent employees in
collective bargaining negotiations. Rep
resentatives for such purpose must have
been specifically chosen by the en-
ployees they are to represent and the
fact of such choice must be estab-
lished."
Employees must be given complete
freedom in setting up collective bar
gaining organizations and choosing
representatives, the company declared.
The management may, however, as
sist any employee organization In
plans for employees mutual benefit,
provided that in the determination of
the right of employees to participate
In the benefits there is no discrimina-
ton by management on the ground Of
utilization with any labor organization.
Collective bargaining was defined as
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negotiation between employees and
management for maintenance of har-
monious and cooperative relations
through mutual understanding and
agreement with respect to terms and
conditions Of employment"
Under the General Motors plan, rou-
tine matters within authority Of the
foreman or supervisor in immediate
contact should be settled by him as ex-
peditiously as possible. If it is out
side his authority, the matter is to be
referred up through the organization
until it reaches an executive who can
act
The corporation emphasized that 1t
will not submit to arbitration any point
where compromise might injure the
long interests of the business. An
impartial, fact-inding agency, how
ever, may aid in settling questions of
fact, it added.
CENATOR JAMES f. BYRNES of
- South Carolina, chairman of the
senatorial campaign expenditures COM
mittee, announced that an inyestiga-
ton would be conducted in Pennsyl-
vania as result of reports that the
Republicans are spending a large
amount of money.
Reports reaching the committee, ac-
cording to Byrnes' statement, are that
Republican expenditures for the May
Is primary were much larger than the
amounts filed with the secretary of the
commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Sena-
tor David A. Reed filed expenditures of
S215,000 and his unsuccessful opponent
for the nomination. Gov. Clifford Pin
chet, filed expenditures of $4,000.
Joseph Guffey, the successful Demo-
cratic candidate for the nomination,
admitted $4,000 in the filing.
TWELVE hundred coal miners at
PEGS, Hungary, won a sensational
fight for better wages, risking their
lives on the outcome They impris-
oned themselves far underground for
days, declaring they would die there
voluntarily unless the employers would
raise their pay, which had been only
50 week. Food sent down by their
friends was returned. and many of the
men were crazed and nearly dead be-
fore the company was forced by the
government to make settlement the
workers would accept.
The owners agreed to eliminate a
wage cut, to raise the working time
from two to three days a week, and
TO pay a bonus of So man to help
tide over the winter.