West Virginia Coal Fields: Hearings Before the Committee on Education and Labor, United States Senate, Sixty-seventh Congress, First Session, Pursuant to S. Res. 80, Directing the Committee on Education and Labor to Investigate the Recent Acts of Violence in the Coal Fields of West Virginia and Adjacent Territory and the Causes which Led to the Conditions which Now Exist in Said Territory, [Thursday, July 14, 1921 and October 27, 1921].U.S. Government Printing Office, 1921 |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
arrested Avis BAILEY Baldwin-Felts BELCHER BIAS BROCKUS BURKINSHAW C. H. Workman called Capt cent central competitive field CHAIRMAN Charleston Coal & Coke coal companies committee contract convention court DAMRON delegates deputy sheriff elected employed employees evicted ex-service fact fired governor guns HATFIELD HOUSTON HUTCHINSON INGHAM international executive board Kanawha KEENEY KENNEDY killed KIRKPATRICK labor LEWIS LIVELY local union martial law Matewan MAYNARD McCOMAS McDowell County miners Mingo County month MOONEY never nonunion fields OLMSTED organization paid Pike County police Pond Creek president question record representatives rifles SCHERR secretary secretary-treasurer Senator CARAWAY Senator MCKELLAR Senator SHORTRIDGE Senator STERLING shooting shot Sid Hatfield Sprigg statement strike subdistrict superintendent tell tent colony tion told transfer card Tug River union United Mine Workers VINSON vote wages West Virginia Williamson field witness Workers of America
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 454 - Where the amount of wages paid to any of the persons employed in a mine depends on the amount of mineral gotten by them, those persons shall be paid according to the actual weight gotten by them of the mineral contracted to be gotten, and the mineral gotten by them shall be truly weighed at a place as near to the pit mouth as is reasonably practicable.
Seite 402 - ... and that as a rule the manufacturers of the State have approved a change in the conditions, and have expressed at all times their desire to cooperate in framing a suitable bill and in gathering helpful data. As to the matter of uniformity of legislation, the commission regarded it as important that...
Seite 174 - ... and to bargain collectively, through chosen representatives, is recognized and affirmed. This right shall not be denied, abridged, or interfered with by the employers in any manner whatsoever.
Seite 132 - That I will assist all members of our organization to obtain the highest wages possible for their work ; that I will not accept a brother's job who is idle for advancing the interests of the union or seeking better remuneration for his labor...
Seite 127 - The duties of the mine committee shall be confined to the adjustment of disputes between the mine boss or superintendent and any of the members of the United Mine Workers of America working in and around the mines.
Seite 450 - Believing that those whose lot it is to toil within the earth's recesses, surrounded by peculiar dangers and deprived of sunlight and pure air, producing the commodity which makes possible the world's progress, are entitled to protection and the full social value of their product, we have formed the "United Mine Workers of America" for the purpose of establishing, by lawful means, the principles embraced in the body of this constitution.
Seite 298 - By word of mouth or writing, advocates or teaches the duty, necessity or propriety of crime, sabotage, violence or other unlawful methods of terrorism as a means of accomplishing industrial or political reform...
Seite 128 - ... vacant place or places at the scale rate, in order that the mine may continue at work; and it shall be the duty of any member or members of the United Mine Workers, who may be called upon by the...
Seite 144 - The Board shall have power between conventions, by a two-thirds vote, to recommend the calling of a general strike, but under no circumstances shall it call such a strike until approved by a referendum vote of the members.
Seite 132 - Union. I will deliver to my successor in office all books, papers and other property of this Union that may be in my possession at the close of my official term.