Show LARK MINE MINEr r uNIONS II VOTE TO END i. i H TWO MONTH STRIKE hast Last Cast Two Holdout Camps Ballot to Go Back to Work Agreement Ag Similar 1 to That Signed in Park City Utah's metal mine strike that at at one time kept more m re I men idle passed into history Friday with rat ratification ica- ica than ASH tion on of operators' operators proposals at Bingham and Lark last of hold out L to f he camps L I Union members of both places cast ballots at the Society ball at Bingham all Thursday afternoon aft and a final fina count counted w ed to 99 or three to one in In favor of accepting the theof d of the United States Smelting Refining and Mining I company The vote brought to a close the walkout of underground petal tal miners and smelter workers that began October 9 at Park Tk rk City and spread within 48 hours to Bingham Lark Tooele oele a and aid d Tintic districts proposal of the U. U S. S com com- u He The much the same as that uy waa WU earlier this week by minH min min- the thO Park City district con- con of H cS s i a wage wag increase of 25 cents i day assurance of no foa in retiring rehiring and d agreement to possible future wage scales jidy luti hiel ed on oil metal prices I The jle ballot by Bingham local liD Xo 2 and Lark local No 91 was on onoe oe 0 tile t following communication from I E. E A. A Hamilton manager of mines I for the U. U S. S company which was I Imade made public by William Lindsay I president of the Lark local union i Dec 16 1936 Local No 2 Bingham and Local No 91 Lark Gentlemen This will confirm our statement of Wednesday December 16 1936 respecting the attitude of the com- com Continued ContinueS on Page Eight COlumn Four I I At Utah Attorneys' Attorneys Conclave v rY ru r Y u 9 rr Y r k r 9 rr i il 4 j rl ti tik 1 4 r v r i r ry y d 1 W n S. S N 5 s r x y S y i r 6 l y Si i S y irM i- i rM FRIENDSHIPS RENEWED AT BAR MEET l Frank A. A A Johnson left greets Richard W. W Young I BINGHAM iL LARK STRIKE ENDED I Il I Continued from Page One pan pany relative to controversial matters matters maters mat- mat ers existing between certain former former former for for- mer and the company Increase Granted The company will pay wages 25 cents per shift above the scale pre pre- prevailing veiling October 9 1936 No discrimination discrimination nation because of ot strike or union activities will be shown in the reemployment reemployment re- re employment of men While it is not possible to place men in the identical positions they formerly held every reasonable effort will willbe be 36 made mada to do so Men employed by bf the company on October 9 1936 will not be required required re to pass a a. medical examination examina- examina ion tion prior to reemployment providing provid- provid tag ing ng that they report promptly for work All new men however must take this examination The The- com corn company company pany will make efforts to determine determine determine deter deter- mine the possibility of basing the wage scale of the future upon the price rice of metals and in this investigation investigation investigation in in- will consider the possibility possibility pos vos- of using any other recognized recognized recognized index that may contribute to the he solution of the problem No Discrimination It is understood by the company and by the returning to work that no discrimination or aggressive aggressive aggressive ag ag- action will be resorted to toby toby by jy such against any manor man manor manor or men who have continued in the employ of the compa company y during the strike period or for any other reasons reasons reasons rea rea- sons which might relate to this strike Yours very truly United States Smelting Refining ing and nd Mining Company by E. E A. A Hamilton Manager of Mines The unions union's action means that about of the U U. U S. S company will return t to work at Bingham and Lark It also was believed likely that the Utah Apex mine and the Armstrong tunnel which were closed when the strike began would reopen Total employment of underground I miners at Bingham and Lark is about 1100 Rehiring of ot men by the U U. U S. S company began Friday but it wa was wag expected several days would pass before a full crew could be Sees Union Victory Reid M. M Robinson of Butte Mont president of the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers who with other union officers negotiated negotiated negotiated with the U. U S. S company in conferences Wednesday said the Y Lr Y f fPAUL PAUL H. H RAY Prefers conservatism outcome was a a. victory for unionism unionism unionIsm union- union Ism In Utah Mr Lindsay made a similar state state- ment At Park City officials of the Silver Sil Sil- Silver Silver Sil- Sil ver King Coalition Mines company said about 75 per cent of the men employed when the strike began began began be be- gan had been r rehired hired and that the entire personnel could be used in a afew afew afew few days A full crew of men was expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex to be on the job during the day at Park City properties of the Park Utah Consolidated Mines com com- pany About half the normal crew v wasat was wasat wasat at work at the Park City Consolidated Consolidated Consolidated Consoli Consoli- dated Mines company and others will be placed as fast as possible officials said The strike was ended several weeks ago at the Tooele plant of the International Smelting and Refining Refining Refining Re Re- fining company and at properties of the Tintic Standard Mining company company company com com- pany when workers accepted wage increases of 25 cents a day and promises of no discrimination in rehiring |