| Show Rockefellers Rockefeller's rs r's Industrial Plan Insures hires Collective Bargaining e e I r I Mine Officers Officers Officers' and Min Miners Miners' rs' rs Representatives Approve New System m. m PUEBLO Oct 2 The The RocKefeller industrial plan was approved by un unanimous vote at ata meeting a a of mine of-mine mine officers and miners' miners rep representatives here to today to- to day The plan will be submitted to the board of oU directors of the the Colorado Colorado Colo Cob rado Fuel TueL Iron company and to a aret ret referendum vote of the m miners ners at aUthe all aU the camps for foI final adoption The board of directors will meet in Denver Monday The details of ot the plan were made public tonight The plan is in the Ule form of ot a guarantee guarantee guar guar- antee non discrimination against members of oC any union unon T The Tiu new order order or or- der er does n for for r recognition of the United Mine 1 Workers of ot America Answer to Demands The The system as ou outlined at t the conference conference con con- i ference is regarded as Rockefellers Rockefeller's answer r to the demands of of the UI United ted Mine Workers made in 1913 These demands led to one of the most bitten bitter bit bit- ter ten industrial clashes In the history of the United States Rockefeller has maintained that his plan is not an attack upon unionism but that Itis it itis itis is broader and more democratic than the system advocated by the tho miners miners' miners miners' mi mi- mi n ners' ners rs' rs organization The Rockefeller plan formulated in collaboration with operating officials of ot the Colorado Fuel Iron company is based upon the mediation system now v in operation The outline of the Continued on n page page- 3 S 'S r L Rock FELLERS PIAN ROCKEFELLERS ROCKEFELLER'S PLAN Continued from pago I. I plan submitted to the conference is divided into four sections as follows First Representation First Representation of em em- and the manner of their selection Second Second District District conferences I Joint committees and joint meet meet- ings Third Third The The prevention and adjustment adjustment adjustment ad ad- of Industrial disputes Fourth Social Fourth Social and Industrial betterment Agreement Is Drawn I A memorandum of agreement between be tween the company and its is contained in the tile proposal I Miners Iners at each camp are to elect I I representatives on a basis of one for tor every workers Each camp Js is I entitled to at least two tives For mediation purposes the tile company's company com coin I pany's pany camps are divided into five districts the district tho the I Trinidad district the tile Canon district comprising all the tIe mines in Fremont county lh the W Western district comprising comprising com corn pricing all the time mines on the western slope in Colorado and the time Sunrise WY Wyoming district Will Obey All Laws i For time the settlement of at disputes and the discussion of or any problems in the thc relations of the company its em em- district conferences shall be bo Held attended by the grievance rep rep- sen re-sen rc from rom all nil the camps in i the ho I district and amid company officers not exceeding exceeding ex ex- ex- ex exi i cee ing in number the represents represents- tives of the tLe miners I The delegates representing the ml- ml ami ancl the company eligible to sit In each cacti district conference are to select select se se- se- se lect from their number Joint commit commit- 1 I tees composed of six members each as follows I Joint committee on industrial I operation co-operation and conciliation I II Joint I committee on safety and accidents accident 1 Joint committee on sanitation health and housing 11 Joint committee on recreation and education I The plan makes provision for the settlement Q f industrial disputes After pledging the corporation and I Its Its- to observe federal and I st state te mining laws the manifesto 1 stat Sat s There shall shan be no discrimination 1 I by bythe the company or by any of ot its em em- on account of membership or non membership in any society fraternity ira fra I or union Another clause says Discharge Right Retained The right to hire litre and discharge the management of at the properties and the directing of the working force shall be vested exclusively in inthe inthe the company and as expressly restricted restricted restricted re re- re- re this right shall not be abridged by anything contained therein Time The plan provides however that the company must poet post a list a of offenses offenses offenses of of- for which dismissal may be made without notice for all other of lenses empl yes shall n not be discharged discharged discharged dis dis- dis- dis charged without notification that a repetition will cause dismissal The company reserves the time privilege of relieving relieving re re- re lieving from duty on account account ac account ac- ac count of at lack of ot work worl are guaranteed the right to hold bold meetings to purchase sup plies where herc the they please and and t to employ employ employ em- em ploy check A miner or group of ot miners with witha a grievance against the company shall take the matter to the camps camp's elected representative The representative representative must first seek adjustment from the lie foreman or superintendent Falling Failing to receive satisfaction he lie then is at liberty to appeal to the presidents president's industrial representative or to the higher officers of ot the time com corn pany May Choose Umpire Another method of settlement open t to o the time miners after the initial appeal ta t to o the Ule foreman or superintendent Isa is isa a hearing before the district Joint committee tee on conciliation If the time committee falls fails to agree it may se se- se l lect an umpire whose decision shall be binding on all aU parties If the Joint committee fails falls to adust adJust adjust ad- ad j Just a dispute it is provided that it shall be settled b by arbitration or by reference to the time Colorado state industrial industrial industrial indus indus- trial commission The Time company grievance grievance grievance ance representatives of at the lie men against unjust discharge or discrimination discrimination nation and provides that a representative representative who thinks he be has been the victim of or discrimination may appeal appeal ap ap- peal to the time state slate industrial commis cominis- sion slon |
