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Show CONTRACT SIGNED BY BROTHERHOOD A new contract was signed August 19, between the Brotherhood Brother-hood of Locomotive Firemen and Engincment and the Utah Copper Cop-per Division of Kennecott Copper Cop-per Corporation, it was announced announc-ed jointly by S. C. Phillips, vice president of the Brotherhood, and J. C. Landenberger, Jr., director of labor relations for Utah Copper Cop-per division. The contract covers all conditions condi-tions of employment. Present wage rates are continued in the new contract; however, the contract con-tract recognizes that a dispute exists relative to rates of pay f.r train service employees at the mine, and that this dispute is subject to further negotiations. Earlier this year the National Labor Relatijns board certified that approximately 11 signal operators op-erators and yard men were to be included in the Brotherhood's mine bargaining unit. Conditions of employment, including rates of pay for these employees, which are now designated as trafficmen are included in the new contract. There is no dispute as to rates of pay for these employees. The contract provisions coveting covet-ing mine train service employees is effective as of July 1, 1949, and those covering trafficmen will become effective September 1st. The contract covering both classes class-es of employees runs to June 30, 1950. o |