Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-07-27 | Page 16 | Soft Coal Wage Scale Extended

SOFT COAL WAGE SCALE EXTENDED WASHINGTON July 2 27 UP p Seven more weeks of peace in the te soft coal coal fields feds were assured today with wit a a. a new extension of the present wage scale scle At President Roosevelt's request Appalachian producers and the United Mine Workers agreed last night to continue their 35 1931 wage and ad hour hou contract through September Septem Septem- ber her 15 They Tey had reached a I deadlock In their negotiations toward a new contract contact to succeed the agreement expiring July 31 31 The union had asked a hour 30 week and a 10 per percent pere percent cent e t pay increase The operator operators offered to renew the he present wage cale and hour 35 week until next April Apri l 1 1 Te The union leaders had threatened to call cl a strike August 1 unless a anew anew new agreement was reached