The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-10-06
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lessary to employ special skilled work
ers, such as bricklayers for the relin-
ing of kilns, whenever possible and if
practical such skilled labor shall be
members of the American Federation
of Labor.
Work Week Regulations
The beet sugar industry being more
or less seasonal, provision is made for
a Campaign season" and an "inter-
campaign season." the first including
the period during which beets are
sliced or sugar is produced and the
latter covering the period of the year
not defined as the Campaign season.
Due to the seasonal rush, Sc hours a
week is permitted without payment of
overtime during the Campaign sea-
son." with overtime pay thereafter;
but at other periods all work in excess
Of 40 hours a week, Mondays to Sat-
urdays inclusive, shall be overtime.
Also, work performed by any employe
on any shift in excess of eight hours
shall be overtime, except when chang
ing shifts, receiving, testing and
taring beets.
The contract requires that each en-
ploye be given definite classification
and paid the wage specifically pro-
vided for that classification, the IL
page contract going into minute detail.
Any employe receiving above the mini
NUNS specified must not suffer wage
cut, and minimums are not maximums
that is, the company may pay any en-
ploye in excess of the minimum pro-
vided without in any manner affect
ing the validity of the contract. Over
time work is paid for on the basis of
time and half, the overtime rate also
applying to eight specified holidays.
Rule for Paid Vacations
OF significance is the fact that, in
addition to vacations for those employ
ed on monthly basis, all hourly en-
ployes covered by the contract who
have been employed II months get a
weeks vacation with pay.
Seniority rights of the workers are
recognized and the company must fur
nish a written statement of reason for
any discharge.
| The agreement amounts to a closed
shop contract for the various classif-
cations covered, as it contains a pro-
vision that anyone hired for any
classification named shall make APP
plication for union membership within
10 days.
Shop Stewards Authorized
The agreement, which appears to be
working out to the satisfaction of all
concerned, also provides that the
union may designate three shop stew
ards, for the normal work performed
| by union steward, and an Employees
Committee. The committee is elective
and it is noted that eligibility includes
employment for a year by the COM
pany and American citizenship. The
company guarantees stewards, COM
mittee members or other union Off
cials shall not be Disseminated against
| by reason of their union activities.
Arbitration machinery has been set
up under terms of the agreement, for
the settlement of any grievances of
uioputco liiaI ihiSIiI diisc, III IcSoSIii-
ton of which strikes or lock k-outs are
prohibited. A Safety Committee has
also been set up, which includes two
representatives of the union.
The union agreement with the Great
Western Sugar Company marks an
other distinct advance for workers en-
ployed in the increasingly important
beet sugar industry, where workers
are finding it very much to their ad-
vantage to become members of unions
affiliated with the American Fedora
tion of Labor.