The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-29
COURT ORDERS BACK PAY FOR
 il STRIKERS
Others to Be Offered Work Under Decision of Cir
 cult Court Appeals
COMPANY TO ABIDE BY UPPER COURT RULING
Collective Bargaining Pro- vision Upheld, Settling
 2-Year Controversy

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 Return of II men to work with pay for time lost since the strike of two years ago not to exceed $500 per man, and offer of employment to others who participated in the walkout at the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company, is provided for in an order which has been handed down by the Circuit Court of Ap- Ipeals in San Francisco following appeal by the A. J. after the hear ings here before the National La bor Relations Board.
 The order, agreed to by both sides. is to become effective immediately and L. H. Metzgar, General Srper- intendent of the mine, said today his company would abide by the ruling of the court. Copy of the court order as received by Mir Metz gar follows in part:
 I Provisions
 The National Labor Relations Board hereby orders the respon- dent, Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company, and its officers and agents to:
 1. Cease and desist from:
 ta) Discouraging membership in any labor organization of its enn- ployecs. or encouraging member ship in any labor organization of its employees. by discharging, re- fusing to reinstate, or otherwise dis eliminating against employees in regard to hire and tenure of em- ployment or any form or condition of employment;
 (b) Dominating or interfering with the formation or administra- ton of any labor organization of it's employees and from contributing financial or other support to any labor organization of its employees, except that nothing in this para graph shall prohibit the respondent from permitting its employees to confer with 1t during working hours without loss of time or pay; Co In any other manner, inter- fering with, restraining or coercing its employees in the exercise of the right to Reorganization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through rep lresentatives of their own choosing, and to engage in concerted activi- ties for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection, except that nothing herein contained shall be construed as preventing any contractual re- lationship permitted by the Nation al Labor Relations Act
 3. Take the following affirmative action which the Board finds will effectuate the policies of the Act:
 Men Named
 (a) Offer work to Gottfried Isaak, Alvah. J. Gillis, Arley Mullins, Jack Romer, Mentur Peterson, Edward Reviere. Melvin Carlson, Leonard M. Hartsoch, Alex Kuproff. Sam Scott and Frank B. Pakator, giving them an equivalent in earnings to equal that enjoyed by them on May 20, 1885, and make whole said en- ployees for any losses of pay they have suffered by reason of the fail- ure to give them work by payment to each of them respectively a sum equal to that which each would nor mally have earned as wages during the period from the date of his ap- plication to the date of such offer of reinstatement. less the amount earned by each of them respectively during such period. provided how ever. that in no case shall the amount to be paid by the employer to any one of said named persons exceed the sum of $500.
 tb) Offer work to such persons (other former employees who have not already been offered work since March 2l, 1936 who make applica- tion in the usual way within a period of thirty(30) days from the date of the posting of the notice herein provided for. under the following conditions: The work to be offered to carry approximately the same