exist, local grievances shall be referred to the United Mine Workers' State executive board and the mine owners interested. THE UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA, DISTRICT No. 12. T. J. REYNOLDS, Vice-President. W. D. RYAN, Secretary-Treasurer. THE ILLINOIS COAL OPERATORS' ASSOCIATION. PEORIA, March 13, 1902. · E. T. BENT, Secretary. I attest that this is a correct copy of the joint State agreement of coal miners and coal-mine operators of Illinois for the year ending March 31, 1903. HERMAN JUSTI, Commissioner. AGREEMENTS BETWEEN EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES. [It is the purpose of this Department to publish from time to time important agreements made between large bodies of employers and employees with regard to wages, hours of labor, etc. The Department would be pleased to receive copies of such agreements whenever made.] TYPESETTING. Agreement between Chicago Typothetæ and Chicago Typographical Union, No. 16. For the purpose of establishing a just and uniform scale of wages for the members of the Chicago Typographical Union, No. 16, to devise a means for the settlement of controversies between the members of said union and their employers, and to insure to the employers a settled rate of wages for a certain period of time, and also in order that strikes and lock-outs may in the future be avoided, this agreement, by and between the Chicago Typothetæ and the Chicago Typographical Union, No. 16, both of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, is made and entered into on this 3d day of June, 1902. It is understood that the said Chicago Typographical Union, No. 16 is an association of employees, and that said Chicago Typothetæ is composed of various firms and corporations, and that all of said members of said Typothetæ as shall sign this agreement bind themselves to pay to their employees wages according to the schedule herein set forth, and to conform to all the terms and conditions of this agreement; and that should any other firm or corporation not signing this. agreement become a member of said Typothetæ hereafter and shall sign this agreement, such firm or corporation shall become equally bound to pay said scale of wages and conform to all of the terms of this agreement; and that should any other firm or corporatian not a member of said Typothetæ sign this agreement, such firm or corporation shall become equally bound to pay said scale of wages and to conform to all the conditions of this agreement. The said Typothetæ, for and on behalf of said firms and corporations, covenants and agrees to and with said union, and to and with each member thereof, that the following is and shall be the schedule of wages in force and to be paid to the members of said union while. in the employ of the members of said Typothetæ signing this agreement, or any other of the firms and corporations signing this agreement. All firms signing this agreement hereby bind themselves to employ none but members of the Chicago Typographical Union, No. 16 in departments covered by this scale of wages during the term of this contract, provided the union is able, upon call, to furnish a competent workman. SCALE. On and after the 1st day of July, A. D. 1902, the following shall be the scale of wages: Hand compositors and proof readers, week of fifty-four hours.. Mergenthaler operators, night work, week of forty-eight hours Lanston operators and casters, night work, week of forty-eight hours.. Operators and justifiers on the Empire, Thorne, Simplex, and similar machines, week of fifty-four hours... Operators and justifiers on the Empire, Thorne, Simplex, and similar ma chines, night work, week of forty-eight hours.. Piece composition, hand, per thousand. Mergenthaler, sizes, not exceeding brevier, day work, per thousand. Mergenthaler, sizes, not exceeding brevier, night work, per thousand. OVERTIME (HANDWORK). For composition during noon intermission and after day's work is completed (the day to close not later than 6 o'clock p. m.), until 10 o'clock p. m., per hour... From 10 o'clock p. m. to 7 o'clock a. m., per hour After completion of week's work until 7 o'clock Sunday morning, per hour. OVERTIME (MACHINE WORK). $19.50 20.70 24.00 26.40 21.00 29 20.50 21.50 42 .12 .14 .15 17 12 12 12 74 All overtime on machines to be paid at the rate of one and one-half times the regular scale. All work performed on Sundays and recognized holidays to be paid at the rate of twice the regular scale. All other special prices for overtime and special scales for extraprice bookwork to be the same as in the pamphlets entitled "Job and Book Scale of Prices," in effect November 21, 1899, and "Auxiliary and Job Scale of Prices for Linotype Machines," in effect September 19, 1898, published by the Chicago Typographical Union, No. 16, and marked Exhibits A and B, respectively, which are hereby made a part of this contract, except those parts thereof that conflict with the provisions of this agreement. The employers agree to continue to operate under the present law of the Typographical Union in regard to apprentices until such time as the entire question of apprentices shall be arbitrated in accordance with the provisions of arbitration in this agreement. ARBITRATION. Should any difference arise between any member or members of said Typothetæ and any member or members of said union, either in regard to shop practice or in regard to the interpretation of this scale, or any special scale that may arise during the life of this contract, then such difference shall without delay be brought to the attention of the officers of the parties hereto, to be submitted to arbitration in the manner hereinafter set forth. Pending the settlement of any differences as aforesaid, this agreement shall in every respect continue in force and the members of said union shall continue in their employment. Should differences or disputes arise in reference to the terms of such settlement, or as to whether the same have been complied with, such differences or disputes shall be left to the arbitrators who arrived at such settlement, and their decision shall be final and binding upon all parties. MANNER OF ARBITRATION. When any disputes or differences shall be referred to arbitration as hereinbefore mentioned, such arbitration shall be conducted in the following manner: When such differences or disputes shall have been called to the attention of the officers of either of the parties hereto, said officers shall communicate in writing with the officers of the other party, stating the matter in controversy and asking for the appointment of arbitrators. The officers of each of the parties hereto shall within forty-eight hours after the receipt of such notification appoint two persons to act as arbitrators. Such arbitrators to be selected from employers who are party to this agreement and from the members of said union who are employed in book and job offices. Such four persons shall within forty-eight hours of the time of their appointment meet and arrange for a hearing of the matters in dispute. Such arbitrators shall be known as the arbitration committee. Said committee shall, within four days after it has been formed as aforesaid, meet at the time and place arranged at its first meeting, which place shall be conveniently located, and shall proceed to take testimony and hear evidence and may listen to arguments concerning the matter in controversy. Said committee shall fully inform themselves as to the matter in controversy, and shall immediately at the conclusion of such hearing and arguments render a decision as to the merits of the controversy and shall provide a means for its settlement. A decision of a majority of the committee shall be final and conclusive upon all parties concerned. In case such arbitrators shall be equally divided upon any question, a fifth person shall be chosen by them to act as umpire. Such person shall not be a member of any labor organization, an employer of skilled or mechanical labor, or a holder of any political office or a candidate for the same, when chosen, nor shall he be a member or employee of any firm or corporation belonging to said Typothetæ, or which is engaged in a kindred trade. Said umpire shall have the privilege and it shall be his duty to cast the deciding vote in case of a tie as aforesaid, and the decision of a majority of said four arbitrators and said umpire shall in like manner be final and conclusive upon all parties concerned. It is understood that said arbitration committee shall not constitute a standing committee, but that it shall be formed only as differences may arise. The final decision and result of such arbitration, determining the matters in controversy which shall have been submitted to said committee, shall without delay be reduced to writing, and shall be signed by the members of said committee or by a majority thereof. Such writing so signed shall be executed in duplicate, and one duplicate thereof shall be delivered, as soon as possible after such decision shall have been rendered, to the secretary of each of the parties hereto; and such decision and decree shall be in force from and after such delivery, or as soon thereafter as shall be determined by said committee. STRIKES. No strike shall be engaged in by said union or any members thereof, except a strike in sympathy with the Pressmen's Union No. 3, or the Franklin Union No. 4, or the Bookbinders' Union, and then only after said Typothetæ, or the member or members thereof against whom said proposed strike is directed, shall have first been given thirty days written notice by the officers of said union of the intention to engage in such strike. If, however, the Typothetæ or employers signing this agreement shall make a similar contract with the Pressmen's Union No. 3, Franklin Union No. 4, and Bookbinders' Union, in which these unions agree not to engage in any sympathetic strike, the Typographical Union No. 16 will make the same agreement. It is understood that this agreement shall be amended so as to conform in the matter of sympathetic strikes to future agreements that may be made between kindred organizations mentioned above and the Chicago Typothetæ. Any employer signing this agreement having altercations with the Mailers' Union, Photoengravers' Union, Stereotypers' Union, Newswriters' Union, or the Type Founders' Union, also agrees to refer such altercations to arbitration in the same manner as if the altercation was with the members of the Typographical Union No. 16. TIME OF CONTRACT. This agreement and scale of wages to remain in force until July 1. 1905. This agreement is understood as not to act as a bar to Chicago Typo graphical Union, No. 16, participating in a movement for shorter workday, providing such movement is agreed to by the United Typothete of America and the International Typographical Union. |