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 HAZARD COAL OPERATORS ASSOCIATION
l REPORT OF TONNAGE CONVEYOR LOADING
E COMMISSION
f Netherland Plaza Hotel—Cincinnati, Ohio
i MAY 17, 1937 z
The Commission met in accordance with the provis- 2
ions of an agreement entered into April 12th, 1937 at
Washington. D. C. The rates for Conveyor Loading
when properly related to the hand loading and con- `
( veyor loading rates in effect in Central Pennsylvania
‘ were found to be as follows for the Hazard Coal Oper- .
F ators Association District. .
j Tonnage Rate per 2000 lbs. Run of Mine Coal
Q_ Conveyor leading ..................,............................................. 0.543 .
Conveyor Loading
. The conveyor rate shall include all work necessary to  
prepare, mine. load and transport coal from the face to g
and including the point of loading into outside trans- E
portation. including the handling of supplies and all
other work incidental thereto. E
Where miners are required to move conveyor equip-  
ment from a completed set-—up to another location.  
they shall be paid for moving such equipment as re- I
quired to boein a new set-up at the rate of 80 cents E `
per hour.
Where miners are required to move auxiliary cross- V
conveyors exceeding; 40 feet in length. connecting two  
or more parallel conveyors. from a completed sct—up to { ‘
another location. they shall be paid for moving said ·
' auxiliary cross—cenveyors as required to begin a new »
set-un. at the rate of 80 cents per hour. This shall not  
authorize a cl1ang‘e at mines where auxiliary conveyors  
of lesser leneth have heretofore been paid for. »
The earnings of a conveyor crew shall be shared t
equally except where otherwise agreed upon between  
the men who comprise the crew. *·
Ilnitccl Mine Workers of Hazard Coal Operators  
_ America, District No. 30 Association L
  Sam Caddy R. H. Kelly y
  Rufus Miller F. M. Medaris _
E James Marla *
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Maximum Hours and Working Time .......,..,....i............ 4 ` 
Holidays ..........i......»..................i...................................,..,...... 6 ` 
E Cleaning and Preparation of Coal ...,.....,......,............... 6 1 
Basic Tonnage Rates .....,..............................i................... 7 I
_ Sub-Contracting , ..................,.............,......,..,......,......,........ 8
Motormen ......,...,..,......i......................................................... 9
_ Machine Work ...i............................,..,................................ 9 I
g Checkweighman and Checkmeasurers .......................... 10
Temporary Payment For Coal by the Car ...........,.... 10 I 
` Weighing of Coal ............................................................ 10 {
Machine Rate ................4.,................................................. 10 `
I Management ...........,....,.......,............,.....,.....,,.,..................... 10 .
  Discipline ......,....................,.........,.,......,...........,..................... 10  
E Mine Committee ....,.........................i......,.,........................ 11 i
{ Equal Turn ...........,,...,........,....,...,..,......,...,..,.........,....,......... 11  
f» Other Conditions Not Specined ...............i.................... 12  
?_ Equipment and Machinery ..,......................................... 12 F
E shirts ,.............,...,.........,.....i............,..........i..,................,....... 12 {
? Equipment—Loading Coal .......,.........,....,...........,......... 12 Q;
Coking Plants and Cleaning Plants .,.......................... 13
Q Increased Costs ...,.............,.,.................,............................ 13  
  · Loading Mine Cars ......,.....................................,............... 13  
· Smithing ..................,...........i.,......................................i.i...... 13 {
Q Explosives ....,.,...........,............,...,..,,.......... . .,................,........ 13 Y
  Electric Cap Lamps .,................A..A.............i.......,.,....,..... 14 [
  House Coal ,...,.........l.l.................................................,....,.... 14  
T Starting Time .................,......,......,....,....................,............ 14  
  Funeral ...,.....,.,................,...............,....,..................,.,_,,__,,,___ 14  
E Pick Mining ...........,.....................................i.......,................ 14  
E; Pay Day ...,.......................,...........,......................................,. 14 {
g Checkweighman .............................................,....,............... 14 ¢
 j Basic Rates Established in the Hazard District ,....... 16  
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} Classifications of Occupations .i...,.............................. 16
  Schedule—Basic Rates Established in Hazard Dist. 17
I Dead Work and Impurities ............................................ 17 1
Check-OIT ............................................................................ 18 `
Ofncers ..............................,...............................,..................... 19 i
Appalachian Agreement ...........................,........................ 20 i 1
R Maximum Hours and Working Time ............................ 21
  Overtime .....................,.........i................................................ 22 V
  Holidays .,.,....................................................,...,................... 23 l
i_ Basic Tonnage Rate ...............................,...........,............ 23  
` Checkweighmen ...................,...........,.................................. 24  
Boys .....................................................,.,...........,.................... 25 L Q
Exemptions Under This Contract .............................,., 25  
Management of Mines ........................................................ 25 '·
Mine Committee ..................................................,............. 26 2
Settlement of Disputes .......................................,....4....... 26  
Discharge Cases ......,....................................,.................... 27  
Illegal Suspension of Work .........................,.....i............ 27 Q 1
Irregular Work .l................................................................ 28 E l
Preparation of Coal and Mining Practice .................... 28 ; l
Safety Practice ..................,.....l....................................... 2'8   ,
Engineer and Pumpers’ Duties ...,......,......................... 28 g
y shirts .................,..........................,......................................... 28 i \
Pay Day .....,...................................................,...................... 29 ` l
Coke and Cleaning Plants ............................................ 29 F
Miscellaneous Provisions .................................................. 29   {
District Conferences .................................. L .........,........... 29   {
Mechanized Mining Commission ................................ 30   A
Appalachian Joint Conference .................................... 30  
Ofiicers ...................,.........,..................,..,........................,....... 31 j
Operators .................,..........................,................................. 32 _ `
—_ Schedule A .l....................................................,..................... 34 * V
_ Schedule B ...............................................,..........,.............,. 36 {
  Mechanical Loading Conveyor Devices Strip Pits ,.,. 38 ¤ I

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` HAZARD COAL OPERATORS ASSOCIATION ` 
AGREEMENT § 
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Agreement made and entered into between Hazard I 
Y Coal Operators Association, a voluntary association in ] 
» behalf of its members, coal operators, operating coal ·.
properties within the territory embraced within Dis-
‘ trict No. 30, United Mine Workers of America, party of
· , the first part, and District No. 30, United Mine Work-
ers of America, on behalf of itself and each of its
i members, party of the second part. '
` V Witnesscth: I
l 1. The Appalachian Agreement executed at New U
{ York, April 2, 1937, and eifective until March 31, 1939, E
. } is hereby made a part of this agreement between the '
; ’ United Mine Workers of America, District No. 30, and ‘
} the Hazard Coal Operators Association. i
g 2. The parties hereto further covenant and agree Q
{ as follows: · 
§ That this contract is for the exclusive joint use and ,.
  3 benefit of the contracting parties. as heretofore de- I
f l f1ned`and set forth in this Agreement; and it shall be '
1   construed as binding upon and effective in determin-  
i ‘ ing only the relations with each other of those rep- I?
¥ l resented by the parties signatory hereto. It is the I
il intent and })ll1'])OS€ of the parties hereto that this j
L agreement will promote an improved industrial and  
E \ economic relationship in the Bituminous Coal Indus- ;
. try, and to set forth herein the basic agreements cov- E
_ ering the rates of pay, hours of work, and conditions f
Q of employment to be observed between the contracting  
  , parties in District No. 30, ,
{   The prices and provisions of this contract shall ap- ‘
  l ply to all mines in what is now known as District No.
‘· 1 30, operated by parties to this agreement. ;
é F It is understood and agreed by and between the i
` parties hereto, that if the United Mine Workers of E;
2 ‘ America negotiate a wage agreement or an agreement Z 
·   covering variations in working conditions, with any ,
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favorable to such other person, association, or dis-
tricts. than the basis of this present wage agreement,
then in that event the basis of this present wage
agreement shall be modihed so that the Hazard Coal
Operators Association and its members shall receive
all the benehts of such more favorable wage agree-
] ment. unless such agreement has been approved by
g the Hazard Coal Operators Association.
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` Sec. 1. Maximum Hours and \V0rking Time '
Seven hours of labor shall constitute a day’s work.
The seven-hour day means seven h0urs’ work in the
mines at the usual working places for all classes of
labor. exclusive of the lunch period. whether they be
paid by the day or be paid on the tonnage basis; ex-
cept in cases of accident which temporarily necessi-
tates longer hours for those Mine Workers required on I
account thereof; ¤Note: The word "Accident" shall be
interpreted to mean any occurrence or emergency »
which would prevent the mine or any part thereof {4
troni being ready at the next starting time to permit {
work for the regular working force or any part there-  
ofl and also excepting that number of Mine Workers ‘
in each mine whose daily work includes the handling
of lllflll-t1`l]}S and those who are required to remain
on duty while men are entering and leaving the mine.
OVERTIME: Work by Mine Workers paid by hour
or day in excess of seven i'7¤ hours in 011e day or
· thirty-tive <’35> hours in any one week shall be paid
it [or at the rate of time and one—half with the follow- .
ing exceptions:
Employees engaged at power houses, substations.
and pumps operating continuously for twenty-four
t24> hours daily are especially exempted from the
sex en (7) hour day and the time and one-half pro-
visions. Special exemptions for individual employees
’ other than those named above when twenty-four (24l {
hours continuous operation daily is required are sub- r
` ject to arrangeinent between mine manageinent and ¥
` district oilicers without time and one-half for over- {
  time. Employees so especially exempted are limited {
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i to eight (8) hours per day and forty (40) hours per t 
t week and time and one-half for time worked in ex- I
cess thereof.
` The seven (7) hour day, five (5) day week (35 i
*. hours per week) as provided in this Agreement, shall 1
Q prevail. ,
»; The following classes of Mine Workers are excepted `
P from the foregoing provisions as to the maximum
4 hours of woi·k:
All Mine Workers engaged in the transportation of ,
men and coal shall work the additional time necessary
to handle man-trips and all coal in transit and »
L_ shall be paid the regular hourly rate for the first ,
i' seven (7) hours and time and one-half for all over- ‘
- time. ~
_ Outside employees engaged in the dumping, hand-
` ling and preparation of coal. and the manufacture of ,
coke, shall work the additional time necessary, not to I
exceed thirty (30) minutes. to dump and prepare the  
coal delivered to the tipple each shift. and complete
i the usual duties incidental to the operation of coke ’
· ovens, and shall be paid the regular hourly rates for
I the Hist seven (*7) hours and time and one-half for
-5 overtime not to exceed the thirty (30) minutes herein-
`_[ before stated.  
  When day men go into the mine in the morning,  
  they shall be entitled to two hours’ pay whether or ,
{ not the mine works the full two hours, but, after the  
if first two hours. the men shall be paid for every hour 1
, — thereafter by the hour. for each liours‘ work or frao~ §
. tional part thereof. If for any reason the regular =
routine work cannot be furnished inside day men, the  
employer may furnish other than the regular work. -
é Drivers shall take their mules to and from stables, Q
 { and the time required in so doing shall not include ‘
 _ any part of the day's labor, their work beginning when Q
 V; they reach the change at which they receive empty =
 ‘4 cars, but in no case shall the drivcr’s time be docked 5
r i while he is waiting for such cars at the point named. ·
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The method at present existing covering the harness- {
ing and unharnessing of mules shall be continued
throughout the life of this Agreement.
l Motormen and trip riders shall be at the passway r
` where they receive the cars at starting time. The
time required to take motors to the passway at start- _
ing time and departing from the same at quitting ,
time shall not be regarded as a part of the day’s labor,
their time beginning when they reach the change or ·
A parting at which they receive cars, but in no case (
Y shall their time be docked while waiting for cars at
  the point named.
- When any mine worker absents himself from his
work for a period of two days without the consent of ?;
Y the operator other than because of proven sickness or  
persists in working irregularly, he may be discharged.
Sec. 2. Holidays F
The following holidays only are recognized; New
Year’s Day, April First, Fourth of July, Labor Day.
Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. Saturday is
not recognized as a holiday. _
See. 3. Cleaning and Preparation of Coal  
It is the purpose of both Mine Workers and Opera-  
tors to promote the loading of and payment for clean ·§
and merchantable coal. and the Mine Workers. the
Mine Committee. and the Oificers of the United Mine
Workers of America, pledge themselves to cooperate 2
, with the operators in the production of merchantable •__
coal. ‘
If a car contains an unreasonable amount of im-
~ purities. the Mine Worker or Mine Workers so offend-
ing shall be subject. on the first oifense, to warning
and dockage; and for the second offense in any one V
calendar month to two days‘ suspension and dockage; 1
and for the third offense in said calendar month to i
dockage and discharge; provided that in any malic-
- ious and aggravated case the mine management shall
have the right to discharge. Where it is practical to ,
` do so, all dockage impurities must be preserved for Q
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; 24 hours, except at mines where it is impossible to do 1
so without seriously impeding the operation oi the ,
mine. i
` All machine cuttings that can not be cleaned by t
the loader must be gobbed or handled in the custom- { 
* ary manner at the mine and the place thoroughly ; 
‘ cleaned before coal is shot. It is also understood that l
, while the place is being cut machine helper will throw
or place as much of such cuttings as practicable in
( the gob.
All coal mined, drilled and blasted by the miners a
‘ must be done in a practical and workmanlike manner  
  in accordance with the State Mining Laws and such 1
  company rules as are not in conflict therewith. i
Sec. 4. Basic Tonnage Rates
a Pick mining is the removal by the miner of coal
` that has not been undercut, center-cut or overcut by .
a machine. The basic rate for pick mining and hand ~
loading of coal shall include the work required to q
drill, shoot, and clean and load the coal properly, i
· timber the working place, and all other work and .
4· customs incidental thereto. ;
  In paying for coal before it is screened, it is not  
fi intended to encourage unworkmanlike methods of  
7 mining and blasting coal, or to decrease the propor- I
- tion of screened lump, and any miner will be subject Q
. to discipline who, from ignorance, carelessness, or any i
‘ other cause, fails to properly mine, shoot and load 2
.°·- the coal. If required by the operator the miner must
block and clean out machine cuttings before shooting.
The basic rate for loading coal shall include the `
work required to drill, shoot, clean, and load the coal,  
` properly timber the working places in the mine, and _
 I all other work and customs incidental thereto, and
Q the operator shall be required to furnish the neces- ,
‘ sary props and timbers to properly timber all working ;
' places. When ordinary timbers, props, etc., are sent :
to the miner in the mine cars in reasonable amounts l
5 he shall unload same. .
{ When the operator relieves the loader of any part I
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of the regular work or expense required above, a lower ’
j piece rate as mutually agreed upon shall be established
to compensate the operator for that additional ex- ·
: pense, ;
' Miners shall lay all temporary track and jumpers; ,.
also lay steel rails where steel ties are used. Where it V
is customary for the operator to lay all track this -,
practice shall continue during the life of this Agree-
~ ment. The present custom of removing jumpers to
enable machine to cut shall be continued. -l
, It is understood that the miner shall be responsible `
g for the care of all supplies sent to him for his use,
, and that he will recover all cars, turns, rails, and ties _
L in pillar drawing where possible. Miners shall handle 1
their cars as heretofore. _
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, Where a mine worker is required by a mine ofTi— I
cial to leave his work at the face to perform other ,
labor he shall be paid at the rate of $5.60 per day. lf
he is called to perform labor where the scale rate is
higher than $5.60, he shall be paid the scale rate. z
At mines where, in order to maintain and improve 2
the earnings of both the loaders and the cutters, and °
where it is impracticable to maintain loader earnings  
if all the impurities were removed underground, cer- E
tain portions of these impurities are loaded and re- ‘
jected either by hand or mechanical methods at thc
tipple. A study of this condition shall be made by _,
representatives of the operators and the United Mine
V Workers of America for the purpose of making proper
adjustment of that part rejected. This study shall be
completed within thirty days after request for in-
vestigation.
Sec. 5. Sub—(Jontracting  
The practice of sub—contracting and the hiring of *
, back hands for the mining and loading of coal shall {
A not be permitted. This section shall not prohibit a ‘
_ group of miners working gang work in isolated places l
g where the compensation paid is not less than the ,
_ prices provided for in this contract.
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s Sec. 6. Motormcn j
Motormen shall at all time take proper care of the
‘ motors and the customs as prevailing at each mine
; relative to greasing and oiling the motors and filling
sand boxes and reporting on the conditions of the
  motors shall continue during the life of this Agree-
_ ment.
Sec. 7. Machine Work
l No extra compensation shall be paid either cutters
or loaders because of the direction of a working place `
with reference to the butts or faces, or because it is
driven at an angle therewith. ,
  The cutter shall cut the coal as directed by the ;
~ mine management. In bottom cutting, if the cutter
1 leaves a spragg or thick bottom in excess of the thick- _`
{ ness as directed by the mine superintendent, he shall
l be notified to remove the same and should he fail or
refuse he shall be charged one dollar ($1.00) for each
spragg, and fifty cents t50c> for each run of thick
  bottom for breast machine or its equivalent width,
g the same to be paid to the loader who shall remove
» the same.
  All bottom coal must be taken up and loaded by Q
T the loader if required by the employer. ~
` Each machine crew shall be required to keep the  
cutting up in the section designated. Machine terri- `
., tory shall be divided so that the territory designated
for each machine may be cut normally in seven (71
hours’ time, and each machine crew shall be required
to keep the cutting up in the section so designated.
If for any reason this cannot be done in regular
V hours, they shall work sufficient overtime to insure
a all loaders having coal to be loaded.  
  The machine men may be required to either re- .
I move bits from the chain or cutter head, or place a r
, shield over the cutter head to make the machine safe `
~ to be removed. ‘
An hourly rate of .851 per hour is hereby estab- {
A lished for machine runners.
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It is understood that if the checkweighman or
g eheckmeasurer is absent from his post for any pu1·—
, pose, the running of coal over the tipple will not be
{ suspended during his absence. ‘
T. Sec. 9. Temporary Payment For Coal by the Car
l Where the coal is paid for by the car, the miner
shall be paid on the basis of the average mine car
~ weights in the preceding month, and the same man— ‘
ner for each succeeding month until scales are in-
i stalled or repaired
i These average mine car weights are determined
E by dividing the total number of tons shipped plus
, the number of tons used locally, by the total number
. of mine cars dumped during the month.
Where cars of different sizes are used at any mine,
`? the tonnage per car shall be pro—rated in proportion i
to the cubical contents of the cars.
In case a car is loaded below the customary stan-
dard, the amount of weights to be deducted shall be
determined by the weighboss and check measurer.
Sec. 10. Weighing of Coal ;
Where scales are not now installed the operator i
will make every possible effort to install scales at the i
earliest possible date.
Sec. 11. Machine Rate =
The Arcwall rate will be seventy per cent (70%) ,
of the shortwall rate.
See. 12. Management
Day men must perform any class of work at the
direction of the mine management provided the scale
rate is paid, and the individual is not asked to take a
reduced rate of wages for the day. The company has
the right to transfer day men to loading coal without
‘ question, })1'OVld€d he is given an average working I
; place. `
.· Sec. 13. Discipline
. All questions of dispute shall be considered and
  Hnally disposed of as provided for in this contract.
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 The United Mine Workers of America recognizes
that the very fundamentals upon which collective
bargaining is founded are the strict observance of V
» agreements by both parties to this contract. Local `
strikes will not be tolerated. Every member of the
United Mine Workers of America under the jurisdic- W
tion of this agreement pledges himself to cooperate  
with and assist every officer of the organization of ;
the United Mine Workers of America in preventing i
local strikes. Every officer of the United Mine Work-
ers of America pledges himself to do everything pos-
l sible to make this declaration effective.
Sec. 14. Mine Committee i
  If any day man refuses to continue at work be- r
1 cause of a grievance which has or has not been taken j
. up for adjustment in the manner provided herein,
and such action shall seem likely to impede the opera- ‘
{ tion of the mine, the mine committee shall immediate-
ly furnish a man or men. to take such 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 me1nbe1·s of the United Mine Workers of
America who may be called upon by the mine foreman
l or mine committee to immediately take the place or {
l places assigned to him or them in pursuance hereof. i
l The mine committee, o1· any member thereof, shall
under no circumstances. go around the mines for 2
: any cause whatsoever. unless called upon by the mine ~
foreman or by the miner or day man. who may have
` a grievance that he cannot settle with the mine fore-
man. and then only to investigate that grievance with
the mine foreman and the employee involved,
Grievances must be taken up after work hours un-
. less otherwise agreed to.
Members of the mine committee employed as day
men shall not leave their places of duty during the
‘ working hours. except with the permission of the mine
[ management or in cases involving the stopping of the
mine.
` Sec. 15. Equal Turn .
The operator shall see that an equal turn is offered .
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each miner and that he shall be given a fair chance  
to obtain same. q
  Sec. 16. Other Conditions Not Specified v_
` All terms and conditions not speciiied under this
I contract to continue as they now exist during the
life of this contract except where changed by mutual
consent. —
> Sec. 17. Equipment and Machinery K
The employer shall be entitled to the fullest use of
3 all machinery and equipment at the mines. `
E Sec. 18. Shifts -_
• The Operator shall have the right during the en-
t tire period of this Agreement to work all the mines, or ,°
  any one or more of them, extra shifts with different _
- ‘ crews. .
When the mine works only one shift it shall be in
the clay time. but this shall not prevent cutting and
loading coal at night in addition to the day shift cut-
ting and loading. `
When it is necessary in any mine to call 111011 to
work on other days than those which the mine oper-
ates in order to rush other headings for the develop-
ment of working places. to keep pillar lines in proper f
condition, to maintain equipment in safe and efficient
operating conditions, clean up slate l`alls or repair
y trolley lines and such other work of like character
that may interfere with the mine working the next op-
erating day, to make improvement to the mines such
as track work. overcasts and other work that would
ordinarily interfere with the operation; it is under-
stood that the management shall make such calls at
its own discretion provided, however, no man is re-
quired to work in any week a greater number of hours
than provided in the Agreement.
` See. 19. Equipment—L0ading Coal
{ The Operator shall at all times be at liberty to
l load any transportation equipment whatsoever, regard-
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l less of ownership, and to sell and deliver such loaded
» equipment in any market. and to any person, firm, or
4 corporation they 1nay desire.
Sec. 20. Coking Plants and Cleaning Plants l
Proper local agreements shall be made to provide  
for the continuous operation of coking and cleaning
X plants. Agreements for the operation of coking plants
‘ shall be made locally.
_ Sec. 21. Increased Costs
During the period of this agreement no deviation V
therefrom. and no change in customary working con-
`· ditions other than herein required shall be permitted »
or approved by the United Mine Workers of America g
.° which will, directly or indirectly. increase the cost of
_ producing coal to the employer, or which will directly
_ or indirectly. decrease the rate of pay of the em-
ployec.
Scc. 22. Loading Mine Cars
. In case of loss in transit. the company shall not
be held responsible except where a wreck occurs.
Sec. 23. Smithing ‘
X One-half of one per cent of the earnings of the i
· coal loader shall be the charge for smithing. The
operator agrees to use every effort to have the mine ·
worker`s tools repaired and sharpened with as little
delay as possible, it being understood that there shall
be no charge for blacksmithing unless the operator
furnishes a blacksmith.
See. 24. Explosives
All explosives. tools and supplies incidental to the
mining ol coal shall be furnished by the mine worker
at his expense. The operator shall have the sole right
to designate the kind. type, size. quality and quantity
of explosives that shall be used in any shot hole.
Where operators sell explosives the explosives shall be
furnished to the mine workers at cost. which is to
include handling, transportation and insurance.
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 ‘ Sec. 25. Electric Cap Lamps L
When electric cap lamps are furnished by the op-  
= erator, the charge shall not exceed eight cents (8c) .
E per day for each shift a la1np used. Any damage to i
g or breaking of the lamp shall be repaired by the oper- Q,
 * ator and the cost thereof charged to the mine worker  
{ in whose possession the lamp was when the damage ;
resulted.  
` Sec. 26. House Coal  
The price of coal shall be $2.25 per ton for mine l .
run, $2.50 per ton for screened coal plus haulage ,`
4 charge from the mine. When an employee uses coal Q
5 and does not elect to have it delivered. the rate shall i
? be $2.50 per month for coal for his own use. -p
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*1 Sec. 27. Starting Time
' The starting time of any mine worker of the mine 1
? or tipple shall be left exclusively to the management, '
and thirty minutes shall be taken for lunch period.
Sec. 28. Funeral
On the shift that death by accident occurs in a ·
mine, for that shift only the miners may cease work, _
, but under no circumstances shall a mine be laid idle _j
for a funeral. This is, however, not to prevent in-
dividuals from attending a funeral.
Sec. 29. Pick Mining  
In accordance with local custom in each district  
pick coal rates shall be the basic loading rates plus '
i the shortwall cutting rate. §‘
Sec. 30. Pay Day  
Pay shall be made semi-monthly and at least twicc i
each month. j
Sec. 31. Checkweighman ·T
i The mine workers shall have the right to a check-  
  weighman, of thei1· own choosing, to inspect the weigh- A
ing of coal; provided that where mines are not now ._. 
l equipped to weigh coal a reasonable time may be al- @1
 X lowed to so equip such mines; and provided that in  
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, any case where on account of physical conditions and
5 mutual agreement wages are based on measure or
· other method than on actual weights, the mine
{ workers shall have the