Show Leaders Joi Join Forces in Efforts to Clear Up Rules es 1 r i I II I v S I IlI 9 lI 4 I I t A j i s 's i Hi I 1 T TI l n i r-r r I REPRESENT OPERATORS GOVERNMENT AND LABOR AT WAGE-HOUR WAGE HEARING I D. D M. M Kelly left Wesley 0 O. O Ash and B en symbolize unity of objectives Mine Groups Begin S. S L. L Discussion I ITo To Clarify Wage Hour Views Industry labor Jabor and government Wednesday figuratively st k under table t. t the sr te capitol i ir a tearing called to reconcile viewpoints on wage and hour conditions in one of the nations nation's vital industries industries- metal mining About representatives of mine Q labor and state and federal governments heard witnesses witnesses- describe b mine min T routine in the course of a discussion discussion discussion discus discus- sion on the so-called so to collar-to- collar problem Called by the wage and hour hourI I I division of the U. U S. S department t if Of b hc opened in inthe the he house of representatives en tat i v e s chamber under er dir ti n. n f Harold Har Harold Harold Har Har- old Stein of Washington D. D C. C assistant director of the hearings branch of the division In his opening statement Mr Stein said It is extremely important important important im im- to know what constitutes working time in a mine noting that time and one-half one for overtime overtime overtime over over- time is involved He asked the witnesses to confine confine confine con con- fine their remarks to this subject and pointed out that the wage and hour dour administrator can define and interpret policies but his findings do not have the force of l law w. w It is for that purpose he said that the hearing was called to clarify the views of the operators operators operators opera opera- tors labor and the government I shall not have anything to tosa sa say on lessees h he said in reference reference reference refer refer- ence to an issue that has arisen over aver whether an operator must pay social security taxes for les les- les- les sees He said however that an opportunity to discuss this issue would be afforded Thursday with the understanding that he would not be expected to consider consider con con- I sider rider that part of the record The record will be open to any or all who wish to refer to it he added Mr Stein then called upon Lee Pressman of Washington general counsel for the Congress of Industrial Industrial Industrial Indus Indus- trial Organizations at the hearing he-aring to represent the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers Mr Pressman announced the I union was not prepared to discuss I the lessee problem and w would uld like to have another opportunity to present its views if the issue comesup comesup comes comesup up Thursday As his first witness Mr Pressman Pressman Pressman Press Press- man called Glen Zorn of Butte chairman of the to collar-to-collar committee of 01 the union in 1 the H Butte area Mr Zorn read a statement cit cit- Velve huge Continued rn ln JC Ke Column Two Dining Mining Interests Begin Parley Wage Hour Continued from Page One ing extreme temperatures in Butte area mines and relating the history history history his his- tory of attempts since 1917 to obtain obtain ob ob- tain tan shorter working hours for miners Some men and mechanics enjoy an hour 8 collar- collar to-collar to work day but the miners do not he said Mr Zorn said evidence in a case now before the Montana supreme court was presented in an effort to show that miners actually work 8 i 83 to 9 hours a day He described in detail the miners' miners preparations before going to work such as I changing clothes getting lamps ready receiving orders getting drill bits getting ice in bags all of which he said probably could be done in 15 minutes but which he said takes much longer because of the large number of workmen attending to these chores at the same time Among those attending the hearing hearing hearing hear hear- ing either as participants or as ob as-ob- ob observers servers were D. D M. M Kelly lly of Butte vice president and general manager of western operations of the Anaconda Anaconda Anaconda Ana Ana- conda Copper Mining company Wesley O. O Ash of San Francisco western director of the wage and hour Ben of Denver Denver Denver Den Den- Deni i ver research director for the miners' miners union William M. M Knerr of Salt Lake City chairman of the state tate industrial commission Under questioning Mr Zorn explained explained ex ex- how he calculated that a Butte area miner works 8 to 9 hours a day The chores he said i I are done on the mans man's own time but after the whistle blows at 8 a a. a m m. he rides the cage down the shaft on the company's time At p. p m m. the miner reports to the station the underground point at which he takes the cage but has to wait 30 to 35 minutes Mr Zorn said The hour half-hour noon recess not counted in working time is spent underground and sometimes the miner has to take delivery of his tools during this recess in effect working on his free time Upon arriving at the surface the miner has to go through all the chores he performed performed per per- formed before going down in the morning The afternoon session reconvened reconvened recon recon- at p. p m. m The hearing is expected to be concluded Thursday Thurs Thurs- day |