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Show OPERATORS, UNION AGREEON TERMS Terms of the agreement reached reach-ed by mining operators and union un-ion representatives in settlement of a new contract covering a period of two years had not been announced Thursday. The agreement agree-ment was expected to be completed com-pleted for signing and submission submis-sion to local unions by today. The agreement, affecting ap- proximately 8000 men and 13 operating op-erating companies, was reached after five weeks of negotiations. John R. Steelman, direl-tor of the U. S. Conciliation service, went to Salt Lake City the forepart fore-part of the week to assist Wil- nam M. Knerr, chairman of the state industrial commission, and Commissioner J. C. Cooper of the U. S. Conciliation service in bringing agreement of operators and the union negotiating committee. com-mittee. Reid Robinson, international president of the union, also took part in the negotiations. Points of the agreement reached have been announced as providing recognition re-cognition of the union as exclusive exclu-sive bargaining agent for a two-year two-year period; a wage increase said to be 20 cents per day; one week's vacation with full pay for every employee with service record of one "year or more; grievance procedure pro-cedure designed to prevent strikes strik-es and lockouts. |