| Show VOLUNTARY MEDIATION salem ore city and district with large lumber lur riber paper fruit and wool ln in i n mill industries has become a eless community questions ot of wages working hours housing and sanitary condi libas LIS affecting labor are settled beetled by edl ed atlon lation tho the city and district comprises about thirty thousand population and has rural and city industries labor unions and loggers legion this system was accepted by the federation 0 of labor selecting three representatives of 0 labor and tile the employers selecting three these six serving without pay deal with any matter voluntarily brought before them by consent of both labor and employing interests their findings after tull full hearing by argument arid and presentation of 0 all he facts acts are binding on both sides but subject to appeal in case casa of a deadlock a seventh nan is IB chosen unanimously arid and then a majority decides all decision being by secret ballot this system obviates settlement by iny any political interference on the jait ait of state slate or national wage boards i or arbitration bodies the system known as voluntary mediation is being established in great britain arid and is growing fast in this country it is expensive |
