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Show SMELTER JORKERS ACCEPT 'ffEREDINCREASE iployes of Utah mine and t f;ter operators have accepted Lfered 25 cents a day raise, Live October 1, it was an-ked an-ked Monday by R. O. Bunt-f Bunt-f "president and secretary of I No. 2, International Union ' iline, Mill and Smelter work-1 work-1 j( America. i ( raise is in addition to the J aits-a-day raise granted re- i (jy by seven companies in vdance with a metal cost clause in existing contracts. agreed upon in a confer-. confer-. of operators and representa-j representa-j of the workers called to f' differences, a bonus of $27 to each worker employed as ;tober 1 and who had been on payroll since June 1 without alary layoff. Those who laid I fork at their own volition receive a prorated bonus, ie bonus, it has been an- jced, would apply to men who worked during that period ho have been idle at varices vari-ces because of curtailment operations, providing they ;e application for the bonus re November 1. :e recent wage increase was :aated under a clause of the agreement providing for a jf increase if the price of sil-rose sil-rose above 64.64. The new f set by presidential procla-ai procla-ai is 71.11. The union con-: con-: expires June 30, 1940. ms participating in ballot Jed Bingham underground as No. 2, Lark locals No. 91 164 and Butterfield No. 431 : eight other Utah locals. |