The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-02-12
NATIONAL, war LABOR BID.
DECIDES ON Three CASES
Decision Affecting Many Labor Unions
Whose Members Are Employed by ACM,
Gives All Workers For the Company An
Increase of ST Per Shift in Base Rate.


base rate of pay has been granted
bv the Nonferrous Metal Commission
of the NWLB to the members of the
International Union Mine Mill and
Shelter Workers, Locals No. 1, 16 and
III (CIO) and Engineers Local No.
SO, the Building and Construction
Trades Department (AFL) and Metal
Trades Department (AFL) and to the
International Brotherhood of Electric
al Workers (AFL) Locals 1872, 65 and
200, employed by the ACM company.
The increase in base pay is retroac-
tive for such members of the unions
as have been mutually agreed by the
company and the unions are entitled
to back pay.
The decision rendered is published
in full below:
The Commission hereby orders and
DEGREES as to the issues raised by the
parties before the Commission:
1. That in all three cases there be
a wage increase of $1.OO per shift in
the base rate of the employees in
volved in these cases;
@ That this increase be retroactive
in each case to the respective dates
heretofore mutually agreed to by the
parties involved;
8. That to be eligible for said re-
troactive pay the employees involved
must still be in the employ of the
company party to this case, or else
return to the employ of said company
on or before January 81, 1913; but
that
a. To be eligible for this retroac-
tive pay an injured person need not
return to work until physically able
to do so;
b. To be eligible for this retroac-
tive pay a person who has entered
the armed services of the United
States need not return to said en-
ploy;
C. To be eligible for this retroac-
tive pay a person on leave from said
company and occupying union posi-
ton need not return until such union
position expires;
d. To be eligible for this retroac-
tive pay person on status of com
pensation settlement with the COM
pany because of injury and who
therefore cannot return to the en-
ploy of said company need not return
until the period of said compensa
ton settlement has EXPIRED
e. To be eligible for this retroac-
tive pay a person who has left to
accept a governmental position need
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pany;
{. In specific cases where injustice
or undue hardship might result this
retroactive pay may be given pro-
vided the company and the union in
volved agree that the person or per-
sons whose retroactive pay is in
question are entitled thereto, and if |
the parties cannot agree then the |
specific case or cases shall be refer |
red to the commission for final de-
cision
a. That the parties to these cases |
shall negotiate to determine what pro-
portion of retroactive pay shall be
paid in cash and what proportion
shall be paid in obligations of the |
OuIIGu Duties SONGInmGHL, ouCu DIS /
war bonds, savings notes, tax antici-
patton warrants, and the parties shall .
report the results of such negotia
lions to the Nonferrous Metals Com
mission on or before February 8, 1913, {
and the commission does hereby {
strongly urge that the persons enti- {
tied to said retroactive pay invest a {
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active pay in such governmental OBJ '
legations; /
s. a. That the contracts drawn up |
between Local No. 1 of the Interna-
tional Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter
Workers and the Anaconda Copper
Mining Company and between Local
No. SO of the International Union of
Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers and
the Anaconda Copper Mining Com {
pany and Local No. III of the Inter {
national Union of Mine, Mill and /
Smelter Workers and the Anaconda
Copper Mining Company shall be be- {
tween said local unions respectively
and said company, and the Interna-
tional Union of Mine, Mill and Smell
ter Workers shall place it's approval
on each of said three contracts;
b. That the contract involving Local
No. 16 of the international Union of
Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers and
the Anaconda Copper Mining Com !
pany shall be between the information
al Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter
Workers for and in behalf of Local
No. 16 and the Anaconda Copper Min
ing Company;
6. That the parties to this case shall
negotiate a plan to alleviate absentee '
ism, which plan shall include the fol- {
lowing:
a. An educational program on the {
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