The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-12-04
Miners Reach New
District Agreement
Slight Changes
Over 1899 Pact
Negotiated

A new agreement, en-
bodying all Of the gains OF
the Appalachian contract
plus additions to the 1899
pact, was reached between
District 16, United Mine
Workers of America, and
representatives Of the
Georges Creek and Upper
Potomac Coal Association.
Negotiations between mine
workers and coal operators were
concluded Nov. 2s. one week after
the ending of the captive mine
dispute which led 10 the closing
OF most Of the Georges Creek
mines. representatives Of District
is announced.
SPECIFIC wage rates. provision
for vacations with pay, and ad.
Justment OF house rent, black
smithing and lamp charges were
included in the agreement. Dis
trict IS negotiators reported.
District is President John T.
Jones led negotiations for the
mine workers and was assisted by
International Representatives John
p. Dolphin and David Watkins
and District Representatives
William J. Morgan and Scale
Committeeman James Coffman
and Jay Picken. Signing the
agreement for the coal operators
association were President Robert
L. Stallings. Secretary-T Treasurer
William f. Jenkins. and Scale
Committeeman b. H.. McCrack-
in. Andrew Diamond. F. w. Cupp.
S. B. Jeffries. George D. Campbell
and A. B. Crichton.
Serving as a pattern for the
1871 contract. the 1889 agreement
was enlarged to include the gains
of the Appalachian agreement.
and adjustments necessitated By
the new Appalachian agreement.
Some Of the changes over
the 1899 agreement were:
Furnishing Of house coal to
mine workers at the tipple for
$3.50 n ton; increase OF house
rental 81 over rents In effect
on March 81. 1871; and
charge Of eight cents per day
for car lamps used In each
shift. The increased rates were
to go into effect on Septem-
her I. 1891, according TO the
agreement.
The concentrated mining loading
rate at the mine Of the Manor
Coal Co. Mt Vindex. Md. was set
at 64.4 cents per net ton.
In 1872. vacations were %
begin Saturday. June 81 and
continue 20 July for men
who had been employed for
more than one year at their
mine. Pay for the vacation
period was set NJ SEQ which
miners with more than one
years service were 20 receive
on the last day in June. 1882.
Seniority regulations provided
that panel Of mine workers he
established of men displaced by
improving mining methods. I'm.
employed workers at one mnn
were to constitute n panel from
which new employees were to he
drawn by mine managers.
The charge for blacksmithing
was set at three-fourths OF ono
cent per net ton for pick mining
and one half of one cent per net
ton for machine mining.
Dead work rates where al
ready established were 10 be
increased rs per cent, while
mine workers required by mine
officials 10 leave work at the
face in order to do other labor
was to he paid 81 q day.
Medical and hospitalzations fees
were to remain the same.
Tonnage rates for conveyor
mines were: Davis Coal and
Coke Co. S0.65s n net ton IN
the full seam and SO.7i2 q net
ton in the low seam. while
rates Of se.s7i q net ton for
machine mined coal and SI.02s
ton for pick mined coal were
established In Consolidation
Coal Co. mines Nos. 10 and II.
Where conveyor equipment IL
moved, miners were to be paid
81 an hour and crew leader.
l.D23 an hour,