Full text of Collective Bargaining Clauses: Labor-Management Safety, Production, and Industry Stabilization Committees : Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, No. 1201 | Title | FRASER | St. Louis Fed\nFull text of Collective Bargaining Clauses: Labor-Management Safety, Production, and Industry Stabilization Committees : Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, No. 1201\nLabor-Management Safety, Production,\nand Industry Stabilization Committees\nBulletin No. 1201\nL ab o r-M an ag em en t Safety, P ro d u ctio n ,\nand Industry S tabilization C o m m ittees\nThe U .S . Department of L a b o rfs Bureau of Labor Statistics\nhad a twofold aim in undertaking a study of collective bargaining agree\nment clauses providing for labor-management safety, production, and\nindustry stabilization committees0 One purpose was to examine the\nstructure, procedures, and functions established for these committees;\nthe other was to measure the prevalence of such provisions among\nThis bulletin presents excerpts from a variety of provisions\nrelating to such committees found in recent union contracts. These\nexcerpts are presented as a source of reference only, and should not\nbe considered as ideal, model, or typical clauses. Each of the a g re e \nments studied was in effect during the latter half of 1954 or in 1955\nand covered at least 1,000 w orkers.\nSome of the clauses reproduced in this report were subjected\nto minor editorial change to enhance clarity; irrelevant parts were\nomitted where feasible.\nThe clauses are numbered and agreements\nfrom which they have been excerpted are identified by employer and\nunion in an index (p. 29).\nThe agreements studied were selected from the Bureau*s file\nof current agreements, maintained for public and governmental use\nin accordance with section 211 of the Labor Management Relations\nThis report was prepared in the Bureau *s Division of Wages\nand Industrial Relations by Robert Platt and Dena G o W eiss.\nP r e f a c e _________________________________________________________________________________________\nIn t r o d u c t i o n ____________________________________________________________________________________\nChapter I . — L a b o r - m a n a g e m e n t s a fety c o m m itt e e s ___________________________________\nO rg a n iz a tio n of joint la b o r - m a n a g e m e n t c o m m itt e e s ________________________________\nOther p r o v is io n s fo r union p a r t ic ip a t io n ______________________________________________\nC o m m it te e p r o c e d u r e s ____________________________________________________________________\nE sta b lish in g p o l i c y ________________________________________________________________________\nIm p lem en ta tion of p o l i c y _________________________________________________________________\nE x p r e s s li m it a t io n s on fu n c t io n s ________________________________________________________\nChapter I I . — L a b o r - m a n a g e m e n t production and indu stry s ta b iliz a tio n\nc o m m i t t e e s ___________________________________________________________________________________\nP r o v i s i o n s fo r joint la b o r - m a n a g e m e n t sa fe t y , produ ctio n, and\nindu stry s ta b iliz a tio n c o m m i t t e e s in m a j o r c o l l e c t i v e ba rg a in in g\na g r e e m e n t s by in du stry grou p , 1954-55 _________________________________________\nA c t i v i t i e s of la b o r - m a n a g e m e n t sa fety c o m m itt e e s s p e c i fie d in\nm a jo r c o l l e c t i v e ba rg a in in g a g r e e m e n t s _________________________________________\nIn dex of clauses _______________________________________________________________________________\nLabor-Management Safety, Production\nIndustry Stabilization Committees\nA c o o p e r a t iv e a pproa ch is the e s s e n c e of f r e e c o l l e c t i v e bargaining,.\na g r e e m e n t s n eg o tia ted a r e intended as guides fo r p e a c e fu l d a y - t o - d a y re la t io n s betw een\nm a n a gem en ts and unions ® Mutual co n c ern with mutual i n t e r e s t s is s o m e t i m e s fu rth e r\ne x p r e s s e d by g e n e r a l statem ents in a g r e e m e n t s to the e f f e c t that both p a r t ie s w i l l w o r k\nto p r o m o t e h arm oniou s re la t io n s and the e c o n o m ic w e l f a r e o f e m p lo y e r and em ployees®\nSome a g r e e m e n t s contain s p e c i fi c p r o v i s i o n s f o r\nm a n a gem en t c o m m i t t e e s , f o r m e d to discuss or adjust\nthese is s u e s do not in v o lv e m a t t e r s a r is in g out o f the\nthe a g r e e m e n t ; c o o p e r a t iv e c o m m itt e e action is u su a lly\noutside the c u s to m a ry scope of c o l l e c t i v e bargaining®\nc o o p e ra tio n through joint labordes ign ated issues®\nA s a r u le ,\nin te r p r e t a t io n o r a p p lica tio n of\nintended to deal with p r o b l e m s\nThe Bureau of L a b o r S ta tistics e x a m in e d 1,594 m a j o r a g r e e m e n t s (each c o v \ne r in g 1,000 w o r k e r s or m o r e ) e f f e c t i v e in the l a t t e r p a rt o f 1954 o r in 1955, to study\ncla u ses p r o v id in g f o r joint c o m m itt e e s c r e a t e d to deal with p r o b le m s o f sa fe t y , p r o \nduction, and in d u stry stabilization®\nM o r e than 7 m i l l i o n w o r k e r s w e r e c o v e r e d by\nthese agreem ents® P r o v i s i o n s f o r c o m m itt e e s c o n c e rn e d with plant sa fe ty , sanitation,\nand e m p lo y e e health w e r e found in 356 co n trac ts (about 22 p e r c e n t ) c o v e r in g m o r e than\n2 m i l l i o n w o r k e r s (table 1). A p p r o x i m a t e l y o n e - t h ir d o f the 4® 6 m i l l i o n w o r k e r s studied\nin m anufacturing in d u stries and o n e - fift h o f the 2® 6 m i l l i o n in nonmanufacturing in du s\nt r i e s w e r e c o v e r e d by a g r e e m e n t s p r o v id in g fo r plant s a fe ty com m ittees® A m o n g the\nin d u stries in which such p r o v i s i o n s w e r e m o r e p r e v a le n t w e r e c h e m i c a l s , p e t r o le u m\nand coal prod u cts, ru b b e r, p r i m a r y m e t a l s , m in in g , and public utilities®\nT h i r t y - o n e a g r e e m e n t s p r o v id e d fo r c o m m itt e e s to deal with p rodu ctio n p r o b \nl e m s — e®g®, qu ality c o n t r o l, e f f i c i e n c y , and e lim in a t io n o f w a ste— or to w o r k t o w a r d\ns t a b iliz a tio n o f the industry®\nC lau ses p r o v id in g f o r c o m m itt e e s o f the l a t t e r typ e ,\ne s ta b lis h e d to c o n s id e r such m a t t e r s as sa les p r o m o t io n p r o g r a m s o r tech n ic a l and\nec o n o m ic fa c t o r s a ffe c tin g the in d u stry, w e r e found p r in c i p a l ly in a g r e e m e n t s made\nby m u l t i e m p lo y e r groups and unions in the a p p a re l and co nstru ction industries®\nTh is study is l i m i t e d to c o m m i t t e e s e s t a b lis h e d under the t e r m s o f c o l l e c t i v e\nb a rg a in in g a g r e e m e n t s and does not c o v e r i n fo r m a l a r r a n g e m e n t s or e m p lo y e e c o m \nm it t e e s in esta b lis h m e n ts not under c o l l e c t i v e bargaining®\nThe e x is t e n c e o f l a b o r m a n a gem en t c o m m itt e e s s i m i l a r to those d e s c r ib e d h e r e is undoubtedly m o r e w i d e \nsp r ea d than a study o f f o r m a l c o n trac t p r o v i s i o n s w ould indicate®\nT A B L E lo — P r o v is io n s for joint la b o r -m a n a g e m e n t sa fe ty , p r o d u c tio n , and in d u stry sta b iliz a tio n c o m m itte e s\nin m a jo r c o lle c tiv e b a rg a in in g a g r e e m e n ts by in d u str y g ro u p , 1 9 5 4 -5 5\nD istr ib u tio n of a g r e e m e n ts and w o r k e r s\na c co r d in g to p r o v isio n s for---S a fety\nJoin t p rod u ction\nc o m m itte e s ;\nJoint sa fe ty\nor in d u stry\nd e g r e e of jo in t\nc o m m itte e s 1 p a r tic ip a tio n not s ta b iliz a tio n\nA g r e e  W ork ers\nc o m m itte e s 1\nm e n ts (000 »s)\ns p e c ifie d 2\nA g r e e  W o rk ers A g r e e  W o rk ers A g r e e  W o rk ers\nm e n ts (000*s) m e n ts (000 *s) m e n ts (000»s)\nN u m b er stu d ied\nIn d u stry group\n7 ,1 8 2 ,9\n1 ,7 7 3 .8\n2 8 9 .0\n4 ,6 0 1 .5\n1 ,2 6 4 .2\n1 6 0 .5\n3 2 5 .2\n4 3 5 .4\n1 5 0 .7\n1 2 2 ,9\n1 0 9 ,8\n6 0 7 .6\n1 8 7 .0\n3 5 4 .8\n1 ,2 6 6 .4\n4 6 5 .5\nN o n m a n u fa c tu r in g ________________\n2 ,5 8 1 .4\n5 0 9 .6\nM in in g, c r u d e -p e tr o le u m , and\nn a tu r a l-g a s p r o d u c tio n ______________\nT r a n sp o rta tio n 3 _______________________\nU tilitie s : E le c tr ic and ga s\nW h o lesa le tr a d e ________________________\nH o te ls and r e s ta u r a n ts ________________\nS e r v ic e s __________________ __________ ___\nC o n s tr u c tio n _\nM isc e lla n e o u s n o n m a n u fa ctu rin g _____\n5 0 1 .1\n3 9 7 .6\n1 7 6 .9\n4 5 6 .4\nM an u facturing\nF ood and k in d red p r o d u c ts ____________\nT ob a cco m a n u fa ctu re s\nT e x tile -m ill p ro d u cts\nA p p arel and o th er fin ish e d\nte x tile p r o d u c ts ______________________\nL u m b er and w ood p ro d u cts\n(e x ce p t f u r n it u r e ) ____________________\nF u rn itu re and fix tu r e s\nP a p er and a llie d p ro d u cts\na llie d in d u str ie s\nC h e m ic a ls and a llie d p r o d u c t s __\nP ro d u c ts of p e tr o le u m and co a l\nR ubber p r o d u c ts _______________________\nL ea th er and le a th e r p ro d u cts\nS to n e, c la y , and g la s s p ro d u cts\nP r im a r y m e ta l in d u s t r ie s ___ _______\nF a b r ic a te d m e ta l p ro d u cts _\nM a ch in ery (e x ce p t e le c tr ic a l)\nE le c tr ic a l m a c h in e r y\nT r a n sp o rta tio n e q u ip m e n t_____________\nIn str u m e n ts and r e la te d p r o d u c ts ____\nin d u s t r ie s ______________________________\n1 In clu d es 4 a g r e e m e n ts c o v er in g 1 8 ,0 0 0 e m p lo y e e s , p rovid in g for join t c o m m itte e s d ealin g w ith both\nsa fe ty and p ro d u ctio n or in d u str y s ta b iliz a tio n p r o b le m s,\n2 In clu d es a g r e e m e n ts w h ich r e fe r to sa fe ty c o m m itte e s , plant c o m m itte e s , h ea lth and sa fe ty c o m m it\nt e e s , e m p lo y e e s * a d v is o r y c o m m itte e s , or s im ila r c o m m itte e s , the p u rp o se of w h ich is to p ro m o te sa fe and\nsa n ita r y w ork in g c o n d itio n s. H o w e v er , th e se a g r e e m e n ts do not s p e c ific a lly sta te that e m p lo y e r s and u n ion s\na re to p a r ticip a te jo in tly in m e m b e r sh ip and a c tio n s of su ch c o m m itte e s ,\n3 E x c lu d e s r a ilr o a d and a ir lin e in d u s tr ie s .\nNO TE: Due to rou n d in g, su m s of in d ivid u al ite m s do not n e c e s s a r ily equal to ta ls .\nChapter L —Labor-Management Safety Committees\nO rg a n iz a tio n of Joint L a b o r - M a n a g e m e n t C o m m it te e s\nga in ing,\nThe s iz e\nIn esta blish in g a u n io n -m a n a g em en t sa fety c o m m itt e e under c o l l e c t i v e b a r \nthe p a r t ie s g e n e r a l l y c o n s id e r the d eta ils o f its o rg a n iz a t io n and stru ctu re:\nand co m p o sitio n o f the c o m m i t t e e , e l i g i b i l i t y re q u ir e m e n t s f o r m e m b e r s and\no f s e le c t in g them , the scope of the e m p lo y e e unit which m e m b e r s r e p r e s e n t ,\no f th e ir s e r v i c e , and th e ir com pensa tion f o r tim e spent on c o m m itt e e dutieso\nC o m m it te e s e s ta b lis h e d under the t e r m s of a g r e e m e n t s studied d i f f e r e d in s i z e 0\nThe num ber of w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d in the plant and the scope o f the c o m m itt e e *s fu n c\ntions m a y have been d e t e r m in in g fa c t o r s ; o b v io u s ly , each plant must dec id e fo r i t s e l f\nthe m o st e ff ic ie n t c o m m itt e e s i z e . A s a ru le , the num ber o f c o m m itt e e m e n was s p e c \nif i e d , though a fe w a g r e e m e n t s w e r e not s p e c i fic on this pointo Equal union and e m \np lo y e r r e p r e s e n t a t io n was g e n e r a l l y provided*.\nE l i g i b i l i t y r e q u ir e m e n t s w e r e defined in a num ber o f a g r e e m e n t s .\nLen gth of\ns e r v i c e above a stated m in im u m and know led ge o f plant p r a c t ic e s w e r e the m o s t c o m \nmon r e q u ir e m e n t s fo r c o m m itt e e m e m b e r s h ip . One joint sa fety in sp ectio n c o m m it t e e ,\nn eg o tia ted on an i n d u s t r y - a r e a b a s i s , m ade e x p e r i e n c e in the in du stry a r e q u is it e f o r\nboth la b o r and m a n a gem en t m e m b e r s . Some co n trac ts c a lle d fo r union o f f i c e r s 1 p a r \nticip a tion in c o m m itt e e functions.\nThe sa fety e n g in e e r or sa fety d i r e c t o r was s o m e \nt im e s d esign ated as a m a n a gem en t m e m b e r o f the c o m m i t t e e .\nA few co n tracts s p e \nc i f i c a l l y b a r r e d com pany and union r e p r e s e n t a t iv e s en ga ged in g r ie v a n c e p r o c e s s in g\nor c o l le c t iv e ba rg a in in g f r o m m e m b e r s h i p in s a fety c o m m i t t e e s .\nThe m a j o r i t y of co n trac ts contained p r o c e d u r e s f o r se le c tin g c o m m itt e e m e m \nIn some cases, the union s e l e c t e d e m p lo y e e m e m b e r s ; in o th e r s , the com pany\nappointed them fr o m l is t s subm itted by the union. Both p a r t ie s acted jo in t ly in making\nappointments in some plants. One clause p r o v id e d that the h o u rly ra t e d w o r k e r s e le c t\nt h e ir c o m m itt e e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s .\nA n o th e r p r o v id e d that the plant s a fe ty c o m m itt e e\ninclude r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of e m p l o y e e s in the b a rg a in in g unit and r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of oth er\ne m p lo y e e groups outside the ba rg a in in g unit.\nThe em p lo y m en t unit r e p r e s e n t e d by a sin gle c o m m itt e e is another v a r i a b l e .\nA multipla nt company m a y have s ep a ra te c o m m itt e e s fo r each plant.\nR e p r e s e n t a t io n\nm a y be on a shift o r d ep artm en tal b a s is .\nSome co n trac ts e sta b lish ed c o m m itt e e s by\nw o r k a r e a s or by s e c tio n s .\nThe t e r m o f c o m m itt e e m e m b e r s h ip v a r i e d . Under some contracts, the c o m \nm itte e was p er m a n en t, that i s , s e r v i n g f o r the duration o f the a g r e e m e n t or l o n g e r .\nO thers p r o v id e d that some o f the m e m b e r s w e r e to be p erm a n en t w h ile the r e s t w e r e\nto s e r v e short, fi x e d t e r m s .\nRotating m e m b e r s h ip fo r a ll posts w as the pa ttern in\nsome a g r e e m e n t s ; in o th e r s , th e re was a co m p le te change o f m e m b e r s h ip at d esign ated\nin terva ls.\nOne c o n trac t which e s t a b lis h e d a sa fety c o m m itt e e f o r the f i r s t tim e p r o \nv id e d fo r v a r y in g lengths o f s e r v i c e fo r the o r ig in a l m e m b e r s , with 1- y e a r t e r m s f o r\nsubsequent m e m b e r s .\nSince the c o m m itt e e s e r v e s the in t e r e s t s o f both la b o r and m a n a g e m e n t, the\nquestion a r i s e s as to who should pay fo r tim e spent in c o m m itt e e fu nctions.\nco n tracts a llo w e d tim e o ff f r o m w o r k with pay f o r attending c o m m itt e e m e e t in g s and\nfu lfillin g c o m m itt e e functions.\nOther a g r e e m e n t s a ls o p r o v id e d pay f o r tim e spent\na ft e r w o r k in such a c t i v i t i e s .\nSome c o n trac ts l i m i t e d the num ber of hours spent on\nc o m m itt e e w o r k f o r which the e m p l o y e r would pa y.\nIn some plants, the e m p l o y e r did\nnot pay f o r tim e spent on m e e t in g s o r in sp ectio n t r i p s , eve n though the a c t i v i t i e s took\npla ce during w o r k in g h o u rs .\nP a y was optional at the d i s c r e t i o n o f com pan y o f f i c i a l s ,\na c c o rd in g to the t e r m s o f one a g r e e m e n t . The bituminous coal a g r e e m e n t p r o v id e d fo r\nthe e s ta b lis h m e n t of m ine s a fe ty c o m m itt e e s c o m p r i s e d of union m e m b e r s who w e r e\npaid f o r th e ir tim e by the union.\n412179 0 - 5 7 - 2\nT h e s e p r o v i s i o n s a r e il l u s t r a t e d b e lo w .\nN u m b e r of union and m a n a gem en t r e p r e s e n t a t iv e s v a r i e s by s iz e of plant\nA jo in t s a fe ty c o m m itt e e co n sistin g o f equal n um bers o f e m p lo y e e r e p r e s e n t a \nt i v e s and m a n a gem en t r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s shall be e s t a b lis h e d in each plant.\nnum ber o f m e m b e r s on the c o m m itt e e shall be d e t e r m in e d on the fo llo w in g ba sis:\n2,000 to 4,0 00\n2 e m p lo y e e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s and\n2 m a n a gem en t r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s\n4,0 00 and up\n1 e m p lo y e e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e and\n1 m a n a gem en t r e p r e s e n t a t i v e\n3 e m p lo y e e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s and\n3 m a n a gem en t r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s\nP r o p o r t i o n o f union and m a n a gem en t r e p r e s e n t a t io n v a r i e s\nc o m m itt e e\nThe union shall have the rig h t to appoint r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s f r o m among company\ne m p lo y e e s to s e r v e on the fo llo w in g c o m m itt e e s in the p r o p o r t io n shown belo w :\nE m p l o y e e s 1 a c t i v i t i e s c o m m it t e e (2 union ap p o in tee s, 7-m an c o m m it t e e )\nC iv i c\nS afety c o m m itt e e (union a ppo in tee ,\na p p o in tee s,\n6-m an c o m m i t t e e )\n5-m an c o m m i t t e e )\nEqual union and m a n a gem en t r e p r e s e n t a t io n ; s iz e o f c o m m itt e e not s p e c i fie d\nT h e r e shall be a plant s a fe ty\nf r o m the union and the com pany.\nc o m m itt e e c o m p o s e d o f\nre p resen ta tives\nEqual union and m a n a gem en t re p r e s e n t a t io n ; s iz e o f c o m m itt e e s p e c ifi e d\nA jo in t s a fe ty c o m m itt e e co n s istin g o f 3 e m p l o y e e s des ign ated by the union\nand 3 m a n a gem en t m e m b e r s d es ign ated by the com pany shall be e s t a b lis h e d in\neach pla nt.\nThe s a fety c o m m itt e e shall hold m on th ly m e e t in g s at t i m e s d e t e r \nm in ed by the c o m m i t t e e , p r e f e r a b l y outside o f r e g u l a r w ork in g h o u rs .\nEqual union and m a n a gem en t r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s ;\nr e s e n t a t iv e s m a y attend m e e t in g s\nother m a n a g em en t\nand union r e p \nA s a fe ty c o m m itt e e o f 10 d iv id e d eq u a lly b etw een m e m b e r s o f the union and\nr e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f m a n a gem en t, shall be m a in tain ed . The union shall design ate its\nr e p r e s e n t a t i v e s on the c o m m itt e e . . .\nR e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f the la b o r r e la t io n s d iv is io n and the bu sin ess r e p r e s e n t a t i v e\nof the union m a y a lso attend these m e e t i n g s .\nC o m m it te e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s must have e x p e r ie n c e in the in du stry\nT h e r e shall be a s a fety i n s p e c t o r d es ign a ted by the union and a s a fety i n s p e c t o r\nd es ign a ted by the com pan y. Each p a r t y a g r e e s that its des ign a ted i n s p e c t o r shall\nbe one with e x p e r i e n c e in the /Industr;y7.\nUnion c o m m itt e e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s must have kn ow led ge o f plant p r a c t i c e s and s p e c if i e d m in im u m s e r v i c e\nThe union w i l l co o p e ra te with the com pan y in en co u ra gin g e m p l o y e e s to o b s e r v e\nthe sa fety re gu la tio n s which shall be p r e s c r i b e d by the company and to w o r k in a\nsafe m a n n e r,\nT o that end, a s a fe ty c o m m itt e e shall be e s t a b lis h e d at each plant\no r w o r k s to be co m p o s e d of not m o r e than 6 r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of the com pany and\n6 e m p lo y e e s at that plant o r w o r k s , w hich shall a s s is t , m ake r e c o m m e n d a tio n s to,\nand co op era te w ith, the head of the dep artm en t at such plant o r w o r k s . The e m \np lo y e e s on such c o m m itt e e at each plant o r w o r k s shall be des ign ated by the union.\nThe e m p lo y e e s who shall be n om inated by the union to be r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s on such\nc o m m itt e e at any plant or w o r k s shall be e m p l o y e e s who have know led ge o f the\np r a c t i c e s at that plant o r w o r k s and who shall have w o r k e d th e re a m in im u m of\nC h ie f s t e w a rd o r an a lte rn a te to be union c o m m itt e e m e m b e r\nThe c h ie f s t e w a rd o r an a lte rn a te shall be a m e m b e r o f the s a fe ty and health\nc o m m itt e e 0\nThe sa fety and health c o m m itt e e shall tour the plant e v e r y 3 months; during\nthe months o f January, A p r i l , July, and O c t o b e r .\nThe sa fety and health c o m m itt e e shall have a m e e tin g a ft e r t h e ir tour o f i n \nspection to r e v i e w conditions as to sa fety and health and w i l l m ake a r e p o r t with\nco p ie s to the d ep artm en t fo r e m a n and s t e w a r d s .\nSafety d i r e c t o r to be company c o m m itt e e m e m b e r\nT h e r e shall be a health and s a fe ty c o m m itt e e c o m p r is e d o f 6 r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s\nf r o m the union, the s a fe ty d i r e c t o r and any o th er 2 r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f the c o m \npany w hom the g e n e r a l superintendent m a y s e l e c t .\nen ga ged in\nb a rg a in in g m a y\ns e r v e on s a fety\nThe c o m m itt e e on s a fety and sanitation shall be c o m p o s e d eq u a lly o f company\nand union r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s , and it shall be incumbent on this c o m m itt e e to keep\ni n fo r m e d on sa fety and sanitation conditions in the plant and r e p o r t p r o m p t ly th e ir\nre c o m m e n d a t io n .\nThe p e r s o n n e l of the c o m m itt e e on s a fe ty and\np o sed o f any individual who, as a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f\nl e c t i v e b a rg a in in g , and the r e la tio n s h ip b etw een the\nand sanitation and any o th er r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f the\na p a rt.\n11 • Union g r i e v a n c e\nc o m m itt e e m e n\nsanitation shall not be c o m \ne it h e r p a rty , en ga ge s in c o l \na d v i s o r y c o m m itt e e on sa fety\np a r t ie s sh all be s ep a r a te and\nand s tew a rd s m a y not\non s a fe ty c o m m itt e e\nA t each l o c a t i o i ? w h e r e union r e p r e s e n t a t io n is p la n tw ide, a jo in t s a fe ty and\nhealth c o m m itt e e shall be e s t a b lis h e d , the n um ber o f m e m b e r s to be a g r e e d upon\nlo ca lly .\nSafety and health a c t i v i t i e s a r e a joint u nio n -com pa n y e f f o r t and, t h e r e \nf o r e , n eith er g r i e v a n c e c o m m it t e e m e n nor stew a rd s should s e r v e on the sa fety\nand health c o m m itt e e in addition to t h e ir other r e s p o n s ib i li t ie s . . .\n12• Union nom inates and m a n a gem en t appoints e m p lo y e e\nc o m m itt e e m e m b e r s\nThe s a fe ty d i r e c t o r or his d es ign ated r e p r e s e n t a t i v e shall n o tify the p r e s id e n t\no f the l o c a l union of v a c a n c ie s on the plant s a fe ty c o m m it t e e , and the p r e s id e n t\nshall furnish the s a fe ty d i r e c t o r o r his d esign ated r e p r e s e n t a t i v e with the name\nor n am es o f in dividu als in the r e s p e c t i v e d ep artm en ts whom the union d e s i r e s to\nhave s e r v e on such c o m m i t t e e .\nF in a l appointment of c o m m itt e e m e m b e r s shall be m ade by the s a fety d i r e c t o r\nor his des ign a ted r e p r e s e n t a t i v e .\nA s r a p id ly as p o s s i b l e , and as v a c a n c ie s o ccu r on the s a fety c o m m it t e e , r e \np la c e m e n ts shall be m ade f r o m l i s t s subm itted by the union so that at le a s t 50\np e r c e n t o f the s a fety c o m m itt e e m e m b e r s shall have been s e le c t e d f r o m such listso\nN o s a fe ty c o m m itt e e m e m b e r shall be a d i s t r ic t s t e w a r d or zone c o m m it t e e m a n .\n13o Union r e c o m m e n d s e m p l o y e e s fo r\nc o m m itt e e m e m b e r s h i p\nThe e m p l o y e r shall continue to make a ll re a s o n a b le p r o v i s i o n s f o r the s a fe ty\nand health of the e m p l o y e e s during the hours o f t h e i r em p lo y m e n t in the pla n ts .\nE m p lo y e e s w i l l abide by the health and s a fety ru les as set up o r that m a y be\nm o d i f ie d f r o m tim e to t i m e .\nThe union w i l l have the p r i v i l e g e o f re c o m m e n d in g\nthe name of one e m p lo y e e f r o m each d iv is io n fo r m e m b e r s h ip on the m on th ly\ns a fe ty c o m m i t t e e .\nUnion s e le c t s e m p l o y e e s fo r c o m m itt e e m e m b e r s h i p\nT w o m e m b e r s of the c o m p a n y fs g e n e r a l sa fety\nby the union f r o m the e m p l o y e e s o f the com pany.\n15 o Union and m a n a gem en t\nj o in t ly appoint\nbe s e le c t e d\ne m p lo y e e c o m m i t t e e m e m b e r s\nIn an e f f o r t to p r o m o t e the s a fe s t p o s s ib le w o r k in g co nd itio n s, the company\nw i l l continue to m ain tain the d ir e c t io n and d e v e lo p m e n t o f an a c t iv e plant s a fety\nM e m b e r s h ip shall be li m i t e d to a total o f 15, o f w h o m 12 shall be\nplant e m p l o y e e s , and o f whom 6 shall be appointed j o in t ly by the union b u sin ess\nr e p r e s e n t a t i v e and the s a fe ty d i r e c t o r .\nT e n u re o f any one m e m b e r sh all be l i m i t e d to 2 y e a r s c o n s e c u t iv e ly , and m a y\nbe t e r m i n a t e d soon er by the s a fety d i r e c t o r i f s e r v i c e is not s a t i s f a c t o r y .\neach y e a r , o n e - h a lf the m e m b e r s h i p shall be r e p la c e d by new m e m b e r s .\nUnion and m a n a gem en t appoint th e ir r e s p e c t i v e c o m m itt e e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s\nA jo in t union m a n a gem en t s a fe ty c o m m itt e e c o m p o s e d o f 3 m e m b e r s appointed\nby the union and 3 appointed by the m a n a gem en t shall m e e t once each month. The\nc o m m itt e e shall have au th ority to m a ke re c o m m e n d a t io n s in r e g a r d to sa fety p r a c \nt ic e s in the shop.\n17. H o u r ly e m p l o y e e s e l e c t c o m m itt e e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s\nThe com pan y a g r e e s to d iscu ss a cciden ts with the m i l l s a fe ty c o m m i t t e e s ,\nco m p o s e d of s u p e r v i s o r y and h o u rly e m p lo y e e s , to d e t e r m in e t h e ir cause and to\ntake steps to p r e v e n t a s i m i l a r a c c id e n t.\nThe union a g r e e s to support the c o m \nm it t e e s in th e ir e f f o r t s to p r e v e n t a c c id e n t s . H o u r ly m e m b e r s o f s a fety c o m m i t \nt e e s shall be e l e c t e d by the h o u rly e m p l o y e e s r e p r e s e n t e d by th e m .\n18. N u m b e r o f c o m m itt e e s at each plant to be a g r e e d upon l o c a l l y\nT h e r e shall be joint com pan y-u n ion s a fe ty in spectio n c o m m i t t e e s at each plant\nc o m p o s e d o f 1 e m p lo y e e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e , appointed by the union, and 1 r e p r e s e n t a \nt i v e , appointed b y the com pa n y. The num ber o f such s a fety in sp ectio n c o m m itt e e s\nshall be a g r e e d upon l o c a l l y at each plant betw een the l o c a l superintendent and the\nl o c a l union.\nCompany and union r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s shall be appointed to s e r v e on\nsuch c o m m i t t e e s f o r a t e r m o f 3 months. M e e tin g s o f such c o m m it t e e s sh all be\nscheduled at such t im e s and in such m an ner as not to i n t e r f e r e with o r d e r l y o p e r a \ntion o f the plant.\nC o m m it te e s e s t a b lis h e d fo r each plant\nThe plant sa fety c o m m itt e e\nunion as fo llo w s :\nco m p o s e d\n/Plant A ]\n3 m em bers\nThe company w i l l appoint at l e a s t one r e p r e s e n t a t iv e to s e r v e\nabove d e s c r i b e d sa fety c o m m itt e e s 0\n20 • C o m m it te e s e s ta b lis h e d in each divis io n ;\non each o f the\ns iz e v a r i e s by d iv is io n\nA sa fety and health c o m m itt e e m a y be e l e c t e d o r appointed in each d iv is io n\nnot to e x c e e d 3 in num ber f o r the bonded products and g r a in d iv is io n and not to\ne x c e e d 2 in number f o r the other 2 d iv is io n s .\n21 o C o m m it te e s e s t a b lis h e d by a r e a or\nThe com pany w i l l set up s a fe ty c o m m itt e e s by a r e a or sectio n and e m p l o y e e s\nw i l l be asked to s e r v e on such c o m m itt e e s f o r a fix e d p e r i o d o f t i m e . The /union ]\nshall designate th r e e of the e m p l o y e e s to s e r v e on each o f the said c o m m itt e e s\nin an a d v i s o r y c a p a city . The c o m m itt e e s w i l l m e e t at l e a s t once m on th ly.\n22o C o m m it te e in cludes r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s f r o m each shift\nThe union shall appoint a s a fety c o m m itt e e co m p o s e d of 6 e m p l o y e e s who a r e\non the f i r s t shift and 3 who a r e on the second shift which shall m e e t r e g u l a r l y\nonce a month with r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s appointed by m a n a gem en t and a p e r s o n n e l d i v i \nsion r e p r e s e n t a t i v e to i n v e s t i g a t e , r e p o r t , and make suggestions in r e g a r d to co n \nditions a ffe c tin g the sa fety and health o f e m p l o y e e s . F o u r o f the a ppointees f r o m\nthe f i r s t shift and 2 o f the a ppointees f r o m the second shift w i l l be changed e v e r y\n6 m on th s. A n e m p lo y e e w i l l not be e l ig i b l e to s e r v e on the s a fe ty c o m m itt e e lo n g e r\nthan 1 y e a r at a t i m e .\nC o m m it te e\nr e p r e s e n t a t iv e\nrep resen tative\nIt is r e c o g n i z e d that plantwide c o ord in atio n is n e c e s s a r y fo r m o s t e f f e c t i v e\nd ev elop m en t and a p p lica tio n o f the plant s a fe ty and health p r o g r a m ; t h e r e f o r e , the\nplant s a fe ty c o m m itt e e should include r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of any other e m p lo y e e groups\nnot r e p r e s e n t e d by this union.\nA t each lo c a tio n w h e re union r e p r e s e n t a t io n o f e m p lo y e e s is l i m i t e d to a d e \np a rtm en t w ithin a plant, one e m p lo y e e w i l l be s e l e c t e d by the l o c a l union to a d v is e\nl o c a l m a n a gem en t on s a fety and health a c t i v i t i e s w ithin the d ep artm en t, o r , w h e re\na g r e e d upon l o c a l l y , w i l l s e r v e on the plant s a fety c o m m i t t e e .\nof m e m b e r s h ip :\nT h e r e shall be a p erm a n en t sa fety c o m m itt e e co nsisting of not to e x c e e d two\np e r s o n s , who shall be e m p lo y e e s o f the com pany, s e le c te d by the union, and an\nequal num ber of p e r s o n s s e le c t e d by the com pan y.\nof m e m b e r s h i p : One p erm a n en t m e m b e r ;\nother m e m b e r s w ith fi x e d t e r m s\nM e m b e r s o f these /~safety7 c o m m itt e e s shall be co m p o s e d o f a union r e p \nr e s e n t a t iv e , a com pany r e p r e s e n t a t iv e , and a m e m b e r o f the com pany p e r s o n n e l\nThe com pany p e r s o n n e l d ep artm en t r e p r e s e n t a t i v e shall be a p e r \nmanent m e m b e r and the other 2 r e p r e s e n t a t iv e s shall s e r v e f o r a p e r i o d o f 3\nSuch /s~afety7 c o m m itt e e shall consist of m i l l g e n e r a l superintendent and two\nr e p r e s e n t a t i v e s as d esign ated by each s ig n a t o r y l o c a l union,. The l o c a l union shall\nchange one of its r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s e v e r y 3 m onths.\nof m e m b e r s h i p :\nC o m p lete change e v e r y 6 months\nT h e r e shall be a c o m m itt e e o f 2 m e m b e r s o f the union and 2 r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s\nof the com pan y, to be known as the s a fety c o m m i t t e e , who w i l l m e e t w ith the\ns a fe ty e n g i n e e r . . . .\nThe m e m b e r s h i p of the c o m m itt e e shall be l i m i t e d to\nthose e m p l o y e e s who have been e m p lo y e d by the com pany f o r m o r e than 1 y e a r ,\nthus a ssu rin g a k n ow led ge of the plant and w o r k in g conditions in o r d e r that they\nm a y e f f e c t i v e l y c a r r y out th e ir c o m m itt e e duties.\nIt is a ls o p r o v id e d that the\nm e m b e r s h i p o f the said s a fe ty c o m m itt e e shall have an e n tire change o f p e r s o n n e l\ne v e r y 6 m on th s.\nRotating m e m b e r s h ip\nThe union w i l l p r o v i d e the com pany with a panel o f n am es f r o m w hich the\ncom pan y w i l l s e l e c t at le a s t one to s e r v e as a m e m b e r o f the plant sa fety c o m \nm i t t e e . The m e m b e r s h i p o f this c o m m itt e e shall be ro ta te d in o r d e r that a l a r g e\nn um ber o f e m p l o y e e s shall have a chance to s e r v e on the c o m m i t t e e .\nThe e m p l o y e r a g r e e s to . • . continue the e m p l o y e e ’ s a d v i s o r y c o m m itt e e\non s a fe ty , and to p e r i o d i c a l l y ro ta te m e m b e r s h ip t h e re o n .\nT e r m o f m e m b e r s h i p : V a r y in g t e r m s\nt e r m s fo r subsequent re p la c e m e n t s\nf o r o r i g i n a l e m p lo y e e m e m b e r s ;\nT h e r e shall be e s t a b lis h e d and m a in tain ed a joint s a fety c o m m it t e e , co m p o s e d\nof r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of the com pany and the union. The p u rp ose o f this c o m m itt e e\nis to jo in t l y d iscu ss sa fety p r o b le m s f o r the mutual b en efit o f the com pany and\nits e m p l o y e e s . The union shall s e le c t 1 r e p r e s e n t a t i v e f r o m each o f the 7 m a j o r\ngroups o f e m p l o y e e s c o v e r e d by this a g r e e m e n t to s e r v e on this c o m m it t e e . The\nunion1 o r ig in a l r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s shall be appointed to s e r v e f o r the fo llo w in g\nt e r m s : 1 to s e r v e 24 months, 1 to s e r v e 18 months, 2 to s e r v e 12 m onths, and\n2 to s e r v e 6 m on th s. Subsequent r e p la c e m e n t appointm ents by the union shall be\nm ade fo r 12-month t e r m s .\no f f with pay f o r c o m m itt e e functions\nThe s a fety c o m m itt e e shall hold m onthly m e e t in g s at t i m e s d e t e r m in e d by\nthe c o m m i t t e e . T i m e consum ed on c o m m itt e e w o r k by c o m m itt e e m e m b e r s d e s \nign a ted by the union shall be c o n s id e r e d hours w o r k e d to be co m p e n sa ted by the\ncom pa n y. . . . The union m e m b e r s o f the sa fety c o m m itt e e shall have a c c e s s\nto all p la c e s in or about the plant or p r o p e r t y o f the com pany at re a s o n a b le\nt im e s as d e t e r m in e d by the s a fe t y c o m m it t e e , to in v e s t ig a t e s a fe ty and health\nco nd ition s.\nEach union m e m b e r o f the s a fety c o m m itt e e shall, upon re a s o n a b le\nn otice to his im m e d ia t e s u p e r v i s o r , be a ffo r d e d such tim e o ff with pay as m a y\nbe r e q u ir e d f o r the pu rpose of making such in v e s t ig a t io n , and f o r the p u rp ose of\np e r f o r m i n g oth er duties p r o v i d e d fo r in this a r t i c l e .\nThe sa fety and health c o m m itt e e shall m e e t as often as d e e m e d n e c e s s a r y ,\nbut not l e s s than once p e r month, fo r the pu rpose of d iscu ssin g s a fety p r o b l e m s ,\nand w i l l tour the plant p e r i o d i c a l l y to v e r i f y that adopted s a fety r e c o m m e n d a \ntions have been c o m p lie d w ith. . . .\nM e m b e r s o f the s a fety and health c o m \nm it t e e w i l l be p e r m i t t e d to attend g r ie v a n c e m e e t in g s r e g a r d in g s a fe ty and health\np r o b le m s o Union m e m b e r s o f the s a fe ty and health c o m m itt e e shall be paid fo r\nlo s t w o r k t im e w hile functioning on the c o m m it t e e .\nT im e o ff with pay plus additional com pensation f o r attending c o m m itt e e m e e t in g s\nA n y o p e r a t o r appointed to a c o m m itt e e on the subject o f s a fe ty and c o u r t e s y\nand r e q u i r e d to attend any m e e tin g of such c o m m itt e e shall be paid fo r any tim e\nlo s t f r o m his run in attending m e e t in g s at s t r a ig h t - t i m e ra te s and fo r 2 hours\nadditio nal at s t r a ig h t - t im e r a t e s .\nIf no tim e is lo s t f r o m a run, an o p e r a t o r\nshall be paid at s t r a i g h t - t i m e ra te s fo r any tim e spent in such m e e t i n g s , with a\nm in im u m of 2 h ou rs .\nT im e o ff with pay f o r c o m m itt e e m e e tin g s during w o r k in g hours; l i m i t e d pay f o r\no f f - s h i f t c o m m itt e e m e m b e r s\nE m p lo y e e m e m b e r s of the joint sa fety c o m m itt e e shall be a f fo r d e d such tim e\no ff the job during scheduled w o rk in g h ou rs , with pay, as m a y be r e q u i r e d fo r\nattendance at scheduled m e e t in g s o f the c o m m i t t e e .\nO f f - s h i f t m e m b e r s o f the\nc o m m itt e e w i l l be paid not to e x c e e d 1 hour at s t r a i g h t - t i m e ra te s fo r attendance\nat scheduled m e e t in g s of the c o m m i t t e e 0\nP a y fo r l i m i t e d num ber of hours fo r attendance at c o m m itt e e m e e t in g s\nThe union and the m a n a gem en t w i l l f o r m a sa fety c o m m it t e e , co nsisting of\n3 m en appointed by the union and 3 men appointed by the m a n a g em en t, who shall\nm e e t f o r the purpose o f d iscu ssin g s a fety p r o b le m s at le a s t once a month. The\nm a n a gem en t w i l l pay the 3 men appointed by the union 2 h o u r s 1 pay at t h e ir base\nh o u rly rate fo r attending such s a fe ty m eetings>\nL i m i t e d tim e o ff with pay\nd is c r e t io n o f m a n a gem en t\nc o m m itt e e a c t i v i t i e s ;\ntim e a llo w e d\nThe union m a y appoint a union s a fety c o m m it t e e , co m p o s e d o f th ree m e m \nb e r s , to m e e t with a d esign ated r e p r e s e n t a t iv e of m a n a gem en t once each w e e k\nf o r the pu rpose of making r e c o m m e n d a tio n s co ncern ing health and sa fety co n d i\ntio n s. The c o r p o r a t io n w i l l pay each of the 3 m e m b e r s o f the union s a fety c o m \nm itte e up to 1 hour p e r w e e k at the a v e r a g e s t r a i g h t - t im e e a rn in gs o f the e m \np lo y e e f o r the p r e c e d in g month, f o r tim e spent in such m e e t in g . The d esign ated\nm a n a gem en t r e p r e s e n t a t i v e and the 3 m e m b e r s of the union s a fe ty c o m m itt e e m a y\nuse any pa rt of the a llo t t e d 1 hour fo r the pu rp ose o f in spectin g the plant, but\nthe total amount o f tim e a llo tte d f o r such m e e tin g and in sp ectio n shall not e x c e e d\n1 hour p e r w eek; p r o v i d e d , h o w e v e r , that the la b o r re la t io n s d i r e c t o r , in his\nd is c r e t i o n , m a y a llo w additional t im e .\nP a y f o r c o m m itt e e m e e t in g s optional with company\n. . . T h is /"safety/ c o m m itt e e shall m e e t on ca ll and at le a s t once each\nmonth. D e te r m in a tio n o f w heth er e m p l o y e e s shall be paid f o r tim e so spent shall\nr e s t with the com pany.\nNo pay fo r tim e\nspent on c o m m itt e e w o r k\nA s a fe ty c o m m itt e e consisting of 3 e m p l o y e e s d esign ated by the union and 3\nm a n a gem en t m e m b e r s d esign ated by the c o r p o r a t io n shall be e s t a b lis h e d in each\nplant. The sa fety c o m m itt e e shall hold m onthly m e e tin g s at t i m e s d e t e r m in e d by\nthe c o m m i t t e e , p r e f e r a b l y outside o f r e g u la r w ork in g h o u rs . T i m e consum ed on\nc o m m itt e e w o r k by c o m m itt e e m e m b e r s des ign ated by the union shall not be co n \ns i d e r e d hours w o r k e d to be co m p e n sa ted by the c o r p o r a t io n .\nThe union m e m b e r s o f the s a fe ty c o m m itt e e shall be g ra n ted such t im e o ff\nwithout pay as is r e q u i r e d to c a r r y out these functions o f the s a fe ty c o m m itt e e *\nO ther P r o v i s i o n s\nf o r Union P a r t i c i p a t i o n\nIn 75 a g r e e m e n t s , r e f e r e n c e to c o m m itt e e action on s a fety m a t t e r s made no\ns p e c i fic p r o v is i o n f o r joint c o m m itt e e m e m b e r s h ip *\nIn m o s t in s ta n c e s , the clauses\nr e f e r r e d to a union sa fety c o m m itt e e which was to make r e c o m m e n d a t io n s to the e m \np l o y e r or w o r k with m a n a gem en t r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s in p r o m o tin g safety*\nUnion c o m m itt e e to make r e c o m m e n d a tio n s to com pany\nThe company w i l l c o o p e ra te with the union in in v e s tig a tin g health and s a fety\nconditions and w i l l c a r e f u l l y c o n s id e r any re c o m m e n d a t io n s m ade by the union\nc o m m itt e e in r e s p e c t th e reto *\nUnion s a fety c o m m itt e e\nto m a ke r e c o m m e n d a tio n s to com pany sa fety c o m m itt e e\nThe union and the company w i l l co o p era te to fu rth er the p r o g r a m o f s a fe ty ,\nhealth, and sanitation.\nThe union w i l l p r e s e n t w r it t e n r e c o m m e n d a t io n s to the\ncom pany and the company *s s a fety c o m m itt e e on m a t t e r s r e l a t i v e to s a fety o r\ns a n ita r y and healthfu l w o rk in g co nd ition s. The com pany w i l l a d v is e the union as\nto the disp ositio n of t h e ir r e c o m m e n d a t io n s .\nUnion w e l f a r e\nc o m m itt e e to d iscu ss\ns a fety p r o b le m s with plant s a fety c o m m itt e e\nA c c o r d i n g to the p r e s e n t p r a c t i c e , a m e e tin g w i l l be h eld m o n th ly b etw een\nthe plant sa fety c o m m itt e e and the union w e l f a r e c o m m itt e e f o r the p u rp ose o f\nd isc u s sin g s a fe ty and w e l f a r e p r o b le m s *\nUnion b a rg a in in g c o m m itt e e to m ake re c o m m e n d a tio n s to com pany f o r e lim in a t io n\nof h aza rd ou s conditions\nThe union b a rg a in in g c o m m it t e e shall have the au th ority to i n v e s t ig a t e a ll\nquestions a r is in g w ith r e g a r d to i m p r o p e r s a fe ty d e v i c e s , u nsan ita ry condition s,\nand oth er h azard ou s w ork in g conditions and shall be e m p o w e r e d to m ake r e c o m \nm endatio ns to the com pany to a l l e v ia t e such cond ition s.\nC o m m it te e P r o c e d u r e s\nIn addition to p r o v id in g f o r the o rg a n iz a tio n o f plant s a fe ty c o m m i t t e e s , a g r e e \nment cla u ses often detail the o p e ra tio n a l p r o c e d u r e s such c o m m itt e e s w i l l fo l lo w in\nscheduling m e e t in g s and in spectio n tou rs and in s e le c t in g a c o m m itt e e ch airm an *\nW h e r e the fr e q u e n c y of m e e t in g s w as m e n tio n ed , the m a j o r i t y o f co n tracts\np r o v i d e d f o r p e r i o d i c m e e t in g s at r e g u l a r i n t e r v a l s , g e n e r a l l y m o n th ly.\nclau ses v a r i e d w i d e l y on this point*\nOne a g r e e m e n t , f o r e x a m p le , c a lle d f o r w e e k ly\nm e e t i n g s , with additional sp e cia l m e e t in g s at m a n a g e m e n t ’s d is c r e t io n . A n o th e r a g r e e \nm ent p r o v id e d that m e e t in g s w e r e to be h eld at i n t e r v a ls no g r e a t e r than e v e r y 6\nmonths* Some a g r e e m e n t s ga ve no in dication o f the fr e q u e n c y o f m e e t in g s * P r o v i s i o n s\nf o r the scheduling of in sp ectio n t o u r s , lik e m e e t i n g s , v a r i e d * Monthly tou rs w e r e m o s t\nfr e q u e n t ly s p e c ifie d *\nF e w a g r e e m e n t s w e r e found which m ade any p r o v i s io n f o r the s e le c t io n of\na c o m m itt e e chairm an*\nThe a g r e e m e n t s w hich did design ate a c h a irm a n g e n e r a l l y\ns p e c ifie d that one of the c o m m itt e e m e m b e r s r e p r e s e n t in g m a n a g e m e n t, such as the\nplant s a fe ty e n g in e e r or s a fety d i r e c t o r , would p r e s i d e *\nA few c o n trac ts p r o v id e d\nfo r the e x e r c i s e o f jo in t r e s p o n s i b i l i t y through a plan f o r rotatin g ch a irm a n sh ip o r\nco - c h a ir m a n s h ip .\nM onth ly m e e t i n g s ;\nc o m m itt e e w i l l m e e t at r e g u la r m on th ly i n t e r v a l s to c o n s id e r\nand m ake re c o m m e n d a t io n s fo r adoption to the com pan y.\nM onth ly m e e tin g s :\nN o s p e c i fi c date\nR e g u l a r l y scheduled\nThe e x e c u t iv e council o f the union shall act t o g e th e r with a u th o riz e d r e p r e \nsen ta tiv es of m a n a gem en t as a plant s a fe ty c o m m i t t e e .\nTh is c o m m itt e e shall\nm e e t m on th ly on the th ird W edn esda y o f each month ( i f this be a h o lid a y , they\nshall m e e t the day fo l l o w i n g ) to h ea r and act on r e p o r t s o f the sa fety e n g in e e r\nand d ep artm en t s a fety c o m m itt e e s 0 The p r e s id e n t o f the union shall appoint m e m \nb e r s of the dep artm en t s a fe ty c o m m itt e e s subject to the a p p r o v a l o f the f o r e m a n .\nA jo int plant sa fety c o m m itt e e c o m p r is in g not m o r e than 3 m e m b e r s o f the\ng r ie v a n c e c o m m itt e e and 3 m e m b e r s o f m a n a g em en t, including the s a fe ty d i r e c t o r\nand plant e n g i n e e r , shall m e e t the f i r s t T u e s d a y each month at 3 p 0m 0 to discuss\na ll m a t t e r s p erta in in g to sa fe t y , health, and p h y s ic a l w o r k in g conditions,,\nMonthly m e e t i n g s :\nThe s a fety\nthe c o m m i t t e e ,\nP r e f e r a b l y outside o f w ork in g hours\nc o m m itt e e sh all hold m on th ly m e e t in g s at t i m e s d e t e r m in e d\np r e f e r a b l y outside of r e g u l a r w o r k in g hours*\nM onth ly m e e t in g s plus s p e c ia l m e e tin g s at re q u e s t o f m a j o r i t y o f c o m m itt e e\nThe union shall be en titled to 4 r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s on the • * . s a fe ty c o m \nm it t e e which shall co n s ist of 8 m e m b e r s , 4 of w hom shall be appointed by and\nr e p r e s e n t the com pan y. 0 . * M e e tin g s of the c o m m itt e e shall be h eld m onthly\non such date as the c o m m it t e e m a y d e s ig n a te , and s p e c ia l m e e t in g s m a y be held\nupon the re qu es t o f a m a j o r i t y of the co m rritteeo\nM e m b e r s o f the c o m m itt e e\nshall r e c e i v e t h e ir r e g u l a r h o u rly rate of pay fo r the t im e spent in attendance\nat such m e e t in g s with the understanding that the com pany m a y l i m i t any such\nm e m b e r to hours o f w o r k on such day, including the tim e spent in attendance\nat such m e e t i n g , eq u iva len t to the num ber o f hours in his r e g u l a r shifto\nW e e k ly m e e t in g s plus s p e c ia l m e e t in g s at d i s c r e t i o n o f m a n a gem en t\nA sa fety c o m m itt e e w i l l be e s ta b lis h e d to discuss sa fety re c o m m e n d a t io n s\nand p r o p o s e d p r o g r a m s , and to c o o p e ra te with the sa fety d ep artm en t o f the c o m \npany o The union m a y appoint th r e e m e m b e r s to this c o m m itt e e and such a p \npoin tm ents a r e to be made in w r it in g to the com pany by the p r e s id e n t of the\nM e e tin g s o f 1 h o u r l s duration w i l l be held during the w ork in g hours of\nthe day shift not o fte n e r than once each w e e k . S pecial m e e t in g s m a y be scheduled\nat the d is c r e t i o n of the sa fety d ep artm en t when conditions w a r r a n t such m e e t in g s .\nN o s p e c ifi c date s e t :\nR e g u l a r m e e t in g s\nA jo int s a fety c o m m itt e e consisting of 3 m e m b e r s of m a n a gem en t and 3 m e m \nb e r s of the union shall be establishedo\nTh is c o m m itt e e w i l l m e e t r e g u l a r l y f o r\nthe pu rp ose of discussing and e n fo rc in g s a fety i m p r o v e m e n t in the plant*\nN o s p e c ifi c date set:\nM e e tin g s held at r e q u e s t of union o r m a n a gem en t\nSafety ru les and re g u la tio n s e s t a b lis h e d by the com pany o r g o v e r n m e n ta l\na u th ority shall be s t r i c t l y a d h ered to by both the e m p l o y e e s and the company*\nThe union and the company shall c o o p e ra te in e n fo rc in g a ll such ru les 0 R e p r e \nsen ta tiv es of the union and the company shall m e e t at the r e q u es t o f e it h e r to\ndiscuss the re a s o n a b le n e s s o f s a fety ru les and re gu la tio n s*\n412179 0 - 5 7 - 3\nM o n th ly m e e t in g s plus m o n th ly in spectio n tours\nIt is a g r e e d that the com pany w ill r e c o g n i z e the u nion l s s a fety c o m m it t e e\nwhich sh all be c o m p o s e d o f a ch a irm a n and 2 v ic e c h a ir m e n , o f which 1 w i l l be\non each sh ift. . . 0 The union s a fety c o m m itt e e o f 3 and a com pany s a fe ty c o m \nm it t e e of 3 w i l l m e e t once a month and the ch a irm a n sh ip o f that grou p w i l l be\nchanged each 3 m onths. The com pan y w i l l pay the th ree union s a fe ty c o m m i t t e e m e n at th e ir base rate f o r the tim e spent in such m e e t i n g s .\nIt is a ls o a g r e e d\nthat once a month a tour of the plant w i l l be conducted by the c h a irm a n o f the\nunion s a fe ty c o m m itt e e and the company s a fe ty d i r e c t o r and the com pan y w i l l pay\nthe union ch a irm a n at his ba se ra te fo r tim e so spento In addition, the ch a irm a n\no f the union s a fety c o m m itt e e w i l l be a llo w e d 6 hours p e r month at his base ra te\nin additio n to the above fo r co nsultation p u rp o se s with the com pany s a fety d e p a r t \nm ent and f o r in v e s t ig a t io n o f seriou s a ccide n ts on his shift in v o lv in g h o s p i t a l i z a \ntion . The two v i c e c h a irm e n w i l l be a llo w e d to l e a v e th e ir job on t h e ir r e s p e c t i v e\nshifts to in v e s t ig a t e s e r io u s a ccide n ts in v o lv in g h o s p ita liz a t io n not to e x c e e d oneh a lf hour p e r case and w i l l be paid at base r a t e Q\nM onth ly in spectio n s\nThe com pany a g r e e s to include at a ll t i m e s an e m p lo y e e to be des ign a ted by\nthe union as a m e m b e r of each o f its d iv is io n a l s a fe ty c o m m i t t e e s .\nSuch c o m \nm i t t e e s w i l l continue to conduct a sa fety and good housekeepin g in sp ectio n o f th e ir\nr e s p e c t i v e d iv is io n s at l e a s t once each month. A w r i t t e n r e p o r t o f t h e ir findings\nw ill be p r e s e n t e d to the com pan y and the union within 3 0 da ys.\nS afety d i r e c t o r to be ch a irm a n\nA s a fe ty c o m m itt e e c o n s istin g o f the s a fe ty d i r e c t o r , who shall be the c h a i r \nm an , 2 m e m b e r s d es ign a ted by the union and 2 m e m b e r s d e s ig n a te d by m a n a g e \nm ent shall be e s t a b lis h e d . The s a fe ty c o m m it t e e shall hold r e g u l a r s e m im o n th ly\nm e e t in g s f r o m 1:00 to 3:00 p . m . on such dates and at such pla ce as the c o m \nm i t t e e m a y d e t e r m i n e . T i m e consum ed on c o m m itt e e w o r k by c o m m it t e e m e m b e r s\nd es ign a ted by the union shall be c o n s id e r e d hours w o r k e d to be c o m p e n sa ted by\nthe com pa n y.\nTh e s a fe ty d i r e c t o r shall be a c t i v e l y in ch a rge o f a ll a c t i v i t i e s o f the c o m \nm i t t e e , including a s s ig n m e n t o f p r o j e c t s , conducting o f m e e t i n g s , and fo llo w in g\nup on re c o m m e n d a t io n s to m a n a g e m e n t .\nS afety e n g in e e r to be ch a irm a n\nThe s a fe t y c o m m itt e e shall be c o m p o s e d o f 5 m e m b e r s , the s a fe ty e n g in e e r\no f the e m p l o y e r , who shall be the c h a irm a n o f the c o m m itt e e ; 2 s u p e r v i s o r y e m \np lo y e e s who shall be appointed by the ch a irm a n ; 2 n o n s u p e r v is o r y e m p l o y e e s who\nsh all be s e l e c t e d by the union.\nP la n t s a fe ty a d v i s e r to be ch a irm a n\nThe c o m m itt e e shall have equal re p r e s e n t a t io n o f not m o r e than 6 m e m b e r s ,\n3 appointed by the m a n a gem en t and 3 e m p lo y e e s (who shall have at l e a s t 1 y e a r * s\ns e r v i c e with the com pan y) appointed by the union.\nThe plant s a fety a d v i s e r shall be 1 o f m a n a g e m e n t ’ s 3 m e m b e r s and he shall\nbe the ch a irm a n of the g e n e r a l s a fe ty c o m m i t t e e .\nIn d u stria l re la t io n s m a n a g e r to be ch a irm a n\nThe com pany and the union r e c o g n iz e the im p o r ta n c e o f a w e ll o r g a n iz e d\na cciden t p r e v e n t io n p r o g r a m and w i l l f o r m a plant s a fety c o m m itt e e co m p o s e d of\n2 m e m b e r s des ign ated by the union, 2 fo r e m e n , the plant sa fety e n g i n e e r , and\nthe in d u stria l re la t io n s m a n a g e r as c h a irm a n .\nTh is c o m m itt e e w i l l m e e t once each month at an a g r e e d tim e 0\nPla n t p r o t e c t io n o f f i c e r to be ch a irm a n\nT h e r e shall be a sa fety c o m m itt e e on each shift consisting o f 3 e m p lo y e e s\nwho a re m e m b e r s o f the union and 3 r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f m a n a gem en t ( l o f whom\nshall be the plant p r o t e c t io n o f f i c e r or his r e p r e s e n t a t i v e ) which shall m e e t w e e k ly\nfo r not m o r e than 1 hour to co n fer and m ake r e c o m m e n d a tio n s on s a fe ty co n d i\ntions in the y a r d .\nThe plant p r o t e c t io n o f f i c e r or his r e p r e s e n t a t i v e shall act\nas c h a irm a n o f this c o m m i t t e e .\nC h airm an sh ip ro ta te d b etw een company and union q u a r t e r l y\nA plant s a fety c o m m itt e e shall be appointed f r o m e m p l o y e e s , not e x ceed in g\n3 r e p r e s e n t in g the union and 3 r e p r e s e n t in g the com pa n y. The ch a irm a n o f this\nc o m m itt e e shall be ro ta te d b etw een the union and the com pany m e m b e r s each\nq u a r t e r . The s e c r e t a r y shall be chosen f r o m the opposite group to the ch a irm a n\nand shall keep minutes o f a ll m e e t in g s .\nUnion and com pany ch a irm a n to act as c o - c h a ir m a n\nA sa fety c o m m itt e e consisting o f 3 m e m b e r s d esign ated by the union ( l o f\nw hom shall be ch a irm a n of the union r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s ) and 3 m a n a gem en t m e m b e r s\nd esign ated by the company (co n s istin g o f the plant sa fety e n g i n e e r , plant s u p e r \nintendent, and the g e n e r a l fo r e m a n o f the m aintenance dep artm en t o f the plant)\nshall be e s t a b lis h e d .\nThe s a fety e n g in e e r o f the plant shall be ch a irm a n o f the\nm a n a gem en t r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s . The ch a irm a n of the union r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s and the\nc h a irm a n o f the m a n a g em en t r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s shall be c o - c h a i r m a n o f the jo in t\nsa fety c o m m i t t e e .\nC o m m it te e to e l e c t its own ch a irm a n\nThe company and the union a g r e e that in o r d e r to p r o m o t e and en co u ra ge\nm o r e healthful and s a fe r w o r k in g co n d itio n s, th e re shall be a l a b o r - m a n a g e m e n t\ns a fe ty c o m m itt e e as fo llo w s : 5 m e m b e r s o f the union s e le c t e d by the union, and\n5 r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f the com pany d esign ated by the com pany, w hose duty it w i l l\nbe to r e f e r re c o m m e n d a t io n s to the company f o r a p p r o p r ia te a ctio n . Th is c o m \nm it t e e shall a r r a n g e f o r jo in t s u b co m m itte es on each sh ift.\nThe c o m m itt e e sh all, f r o m among its n u m b er, e le c t its own c h a irm a n , v i c e ch a irm a n , and s e c r e t a r y . The e l e c t i v e p o sition s o f said c o m m itt e e shall not a ll\nbe h eld sim u lta n eou sly by r e p r e s e n t a t iv e s o f the company o r union.\nThe su cce ss of a la b o r - m a n a g e m e n t s a fe ty c o m m itt e e depends, in p a r t , upon\nthe a r e a in which it is p e r m i t t e d to function, its p r o g r a m , and the m ean s p r o v id e d f o r\na c c o m p lis h in g this p r o g r a m within the d esign ated a r e a .\nIn g e n e r a l , the a g r e e m e n t s\nstudied p r o v id e d that the s a fe t y c o m m it t e e s should act as a d v i s o r y b o dies to fo rm u la t e\nthe ground ru les f o r a s a fe ty p r o g r a m des ign ed to e lim in a t e s a fety and health h a z a r d s .\nThe m a j o r i t y o f the a g r e e m e n t s studied p r o v id e d f o r defin ite a c t i v i t i e s to\nim p le m e n t the s a fe t y p r o g r a m (table Z)»\nP r i n c i p a l a c t i v i t i e s in clu ded the in spectio n\no f s e le c t e d a r e a s as a m eans o f d i s c o v e r i n g accid e n t so u rc e s and h a z a r d s , the i n v e s t i \ngation o f a ccid e n ts fo r the re c o m m e n d a t io n o f m ean s o f p r e v e n tin g th e ir r e c u r r e n c e ,\nand educatio nal or p r o m o t io n a l a c t i v i t i e s d es ign ed to i m p r e s s " s a f e t y f i r s t " upon e m \np lo y e e So A fe w a g r e e m e n t s e m p o w e r e d the c o m m it t e e to take d i r e c t a ction to e n fo r c e\nc o m p lia n ce with the s a fe ty p r o g r a m by such m e a s u r e s as o r d e r in g e m p l o y e e s o ff\nh aza rd ou s jo bs o r suspending h aza rd ou s o p e r a t i o n s «\nTABLE 2 .— A c tiv itie s of lab or-m an agem en t safety co m m itte es sp ec ifie d\nin m ajor c o lle c tiv e bargaining a g reem en ts\nScope of a c tiv itie s\nT otal a g reem en ts e sta b lish in g co m m itte es\nF u nctions not s p e c ifie d ____________________________\nF u n ction s s p e c if ie d ________________________________\nF u n ction s 1\nF orm u late gen era l sa fety p r o g r a m ________________________________________\nR ecom m end r u le s , p r a c tic e s , or ch an ges relatin g to h ealth ,\nsa fe ty , and s a n ita tio n ____________________________________________________\nR ecom m end action to elim in ate plant sa fety and health h a z a r d s_______\nS ecu re em p loyee com p lian ce w ith com m ittee recom m en d ation s\nand com pany sa fety p rogram ____________________________________________\nIn sp ect u n san itary and unsafe con ditions and e q u ip m en t________________\nM ake regu lar in sp ectio n s and rep ort on h azardou s c o n d itio n s_________\nIn vestigate a c cid e n ts and in j u r ie s ________________________________________\nP rom ote safe w orking conditions and p r a c t ic e s _________________________\nF orm u late sa fety education p rogram s for e m p lo y e e s ___________________\nE lim in a te or c o r r e c t h azardou s w orking conditions ____________________\nMay rem ove em p lo y ees from h azardou s jobs or suspend\nun safe o p e r a tio n s__________________________________________________________\nStudy safety p r a c tic e s and p ro b lem s _____________________________________\nStudy accid en t and injury ra tes and health r e p o r t s ______________________\nD e str o y u n safe eq u ip m en t__________________________________________________\nIn stru ct all new e m p lo y ee s in safe p r a c tic e s ____________________________\nS e lec t sp ec ia l jobs for tem p o ra rily d isa b led e m p lo y e e s ________________\nR eview g r ie v a n c e s and c o m p la in ts________________________________________\nA rb itrate ap p eals on safety code v io la tio n s ______________________________\nE x p r e ss lim ita tio n s on com m ittee functions\nA d v iso ry body only - con su lts w ith m an agem en t on m a tter s\nrelatin g to h ealth , sa fe ty , and san itation ______________________________\nR ight to draft sa fety ru les and regu lation s r e s e r v e d to m a n a g em en t__\nR em oval from con sid era tio n of m a tter s involvin g g riev a n ce\nproced u re and c o lle c tiv e b a r g a in in g ____________________________________\nE xclu ded from a ll but p rom otional a c t iv it ie s ____________________________\n1 F ig u re s shown are nonadditive b eca u se a g r ee m en ts sp ec ify m ore than 1 com m ittee\nE s ta b lis h in g P o l i c y\nM a n y cla u ses setting fo rth the p o l ic y o f plant s a fety c o m m it t e e s s t r e s s e d the\nmutual o bliga tion s o f both p a r t i e s » The co m pa n y, fo r e x a m p le , m ig h t a g r e e to p r o v id e\nthe b e s t m e c h a n ic a l p r o t e c t i v e d e v i c e s and g iv e a ssu ra n ce that the p h y s ic a l f a c i l i t i e s\nr e q u i r e d fo r s a fe ty would be m a in ta in ed in a c c o rd a n c e with the h igh est s t a n d a r d s » The\nunion in turn m ig h t p led ge i t s e l f through the s a fety c o m m itt e e to obtain e m p l o y e e c o \no p e ra tio n in the o b s e r v a n c e and e n fo r c e m e n t o f s a fe ty ru les and regu lation so\nBy and l a r g e , the a im s o f plant s a fe ty c o m m it t e e s w e r e set fo rth in ra th e r\ng e n e r a l la nguage— e 9g o , the c o m m itt e e would co n c ern i t s e l f with the fo rm u la t io n o f a\ng e n e r a l s a fety p r o g r a m , the planning o f the p r o g r a m , accid e n t p r e v e n t io n , and the\np r o m o t io n o f s a fe ty ru le s and p r a c t i c e s 0 Some a g r e e m e n t s a ls o included the m a in t e \nnance of good h ygiene and the p r e v e n t io n o f il ln e s s among the a im s o f the l a b o r m a n a g e m e n t s a fe ty committee®\nC o m m it te e T a im is to p r o m o t e o v e r a l l sa fety\nThe com pany shall continue to m ake re a s o n a b le p r o v i s i o n s f o r the sa fety\nand health o f the e m p l o y e e s during th e ir r e g u la r w o r k in g hours® P r o t e c t i v e d e \nv i c e s , w e a r in g a p p a re l, and other equipment n e c e s s a r y to p r o p e r l y p r o t e c t e m \np lo y e e s f r o m in jury shall be p r o v id e d by the com pan y. T h e r e shall be a sa fety\nd ep a rtm en t, and a ls o a s a fe ty c o m m it t e e , upon which the union shall have r e p \nr e s e n ta tio n , the function of which shall be to p r o m o t e safe w o rk in g conditions\nand g e n e r a l o v e r a l l s a fety fo r the en tire plant®\nC o m m i t t e e ys a i m is to a s s i s t in planning s a fety p r o g r a m\nThe e m p l o y e r r e c o g n i z e s the im p o r ta n c e of s a fety p r o v i s i o n s in the plant\nfo r the p r o t e c t io n of the health, l i f e , and l im b o f the e m p l o y e e s , and the e m \np l o y e r w i l l m ake e v e r y e f f o r t to m aintain such conditions conducive to the health\nand sa fety o f the em ployees® A sa fety c o m m i t t e e , including a r e p r e s e n t a t iv e of\nthe union in the e m p lo y o f the e m p l o y e r , w i l l a s s i s t in planning the s a fe ty program ®\nC o m m it te e *s a im is to p r o m o t e m a x im u m produ ction consistent with sa fety\nThe union and company a g r e e to f o r m a jo in t c o m m itt e e which shall be known\nas the g e n e r a l sa fety c o m m itt e e * . . /which~7 shall m e e t m onthly o r as m a y be\nd ec id ed by the c o m m itt e e f o r the purpose o f p r o m o tin g m a x im u m p rodu ction with\nC o m m it te e r e c o m m en ds\ns a fety ru les and p r a c t ic e s\nIn the d is c h a r g e of its function, the g e n e r a l plant s a fety c o m m itt e e shall\nc o n s id e r ex is tin g p r a c t i c e s and r u le s , fo r m u la t e su gg ested changes, and r e c o m \nm end adoption of new p r a c t i c e s and rules®\nThe said c o m m itt e e w i l l act as an a d v i s o r y body only, but w i l l be ch a rg e d\nwith the duty and r e s p o n s i b i l i t y o f a s s is t in g m a n a gem en t to fo r m u la t e p r o p e r ru les\nand re gu la tio n s re la t in g to the sa fety and health o f e m p l o y e e s and w i l l a s s i s t in\nobtaining due o b s e r v a n c e o f such ru les by e m p l o y e e s .\nBoth p a r t i e s to c o o p e ra te in s a fety p rog ra m ;\nand supply n e c e s s a r y p r o t e c t i v e d e v ic e s\ncompany to m ain tain p h y s ic a l f a c i l i t i e s\nThe com pany and the union a g r e e that the ru les and re gu la tio n s outlined in\nthe s a fety handbook and . . . the w o r k o f the jo in t s a fety c o m m itt e e a r e f o r the\np r o t e c t io n of the e m p l o y e e s and are to r e c e i v e the c o o p e ra tio n o f both parties®\nThe com pan y w i l l continue to m ake re a s o n a b le p r o v i s i o n s fo r the s a fe ty and\nhealth of the e m p l o y e e s during the hours o f th e ir em ployment®\nshall m a in tain adequate s a n ita r y and washing f a c i l i t i e s fo r p e r s o n a l n e e d s .\nsa n ita r y f a c i l i t i e s such as w a s h r o o m s , t o i l e t s , and the lik e shall be kept clea n .\nL o c k e r s w i l l be a s s ig n e d by the p e r s o n n e l department®\nP r o t e c t i v e d e v ic e s such as g o g g l e s , fa c e s h ie ld s , r e s p i r a t o r s , foot g u a rd s,\nh ard hats, tank house wooden sole sh oes, s p e c ia l pu rp ose g l o v e s , f i r e p r o o f l e g \ngin gs and spats, when n e c e s s a r y and r e q u i r e d shall be p r o v i d e d to the e m p lo y e e s\nwithout c o s t, and used by the em ployees® The com pany m a y ch a rge an e m p lo y e e\na re a s o n a b le amount f o r l o s s o r w i ll fu l d es tru ctio n o f any o f the foregoing®\nBoth p a r t i e s to c o o p e ra t e to p r o m o t e sa fety ; com pany to supply b es t\nd e v ic e s ; c o m m i t t e e 's a im to discuss s a fe ty p r o b l e m s\nBoth p a r t i e s w i l l c o o p e r a t e to the fu lle s t extent to p r o m o t e s a fe t y in the\no p e ra tio n of the planto\nT o this end, the com pan y w i l l continu ally s t r i v e f o r\ni m p r o v e d p r o t e c t i v e d e v i c e s , w i l l see k to m a in tain p r o p e r d i s c ip lin e to in su re\ns a fe ty and c a r e fu l w o r k m a n s h ip , and w i l l m a in tain s a fe ty in sp ectio n p r o c e d u r e s to\nd i s c o v e r d e f e c t iv e equipm ent and i m p r o p e r s a fe ty practices©\nThe com pany w i l l\np r o v i d e f i r s t aid and m e d i c a l s e r v i c e f o r e m p l o y e e s f o r in j u r i e s s u ffe r e d w h ile\non the job and in the s e r v i c e o f the company© T h e r e shall be m a in tain ed a jo in t\ns a fe ty c o m m i t t e e , co m p o s e d o f r e p r e s e n t a t iv e s o f the com pany and the union.\nThe p u rp ose o f said c o m m itt e e is to jo i n t l y discuss s a fe ty p r o b l e m s fo r the mutual\nb e n e fit o f the com pany and its em ployees©\nC o m m it te e and com pany to c o o p e r a t e in e n fo r c e m e n t o f s a fe ty p r o v i s io n s\nThe shop c o m m itt e e and the com pany shall c o o p e ra te in e n fo r c in g p r o v i s i o n s\nf o r the s a fe t y and g e n e r a l w e l f a r e o f a ll e m p l o y e e s throughout the shop,\nBoth p a r t i e s\nre g u la tio n s\ne n fo r c e\nand c o m p lia n c e\nIt shall be the duty of both s u p e r v is io n and the union to e n fo r c e the use of\ns a fe t y equipm ent as s p e c i f i e d , as w e l l as to obtain c o m p lia n ce with a ll s a fety\nr e g u l a t io n s ,\nUnion ste w a rd s and c o m m itt e e to c o o p e ra te in e n fo r c e m e n t o f s a fe ty ru les\nShop s t ew a rd s and in te rn a tio n a l s a fety c o m m itt e e shall c o o p e r a t e with the\ncom pan y in the e n fo r c e m e n t o f sa fe t y , c l e a n li n e s s , and d is c ip lin e at a ll times©\nC o m m it te e ts a im is\nto p r o v i d e\nw o r k in g conditions and\ne lim in a t e accid e n ts\nA joint s a fety c o m m it t e e © © © sh all be m a in tain ed by the parties©\nfunction o f this c o m m itt e e has been and shall continue to be the fo r m u la t io n and\nre c o m m e n d a t io n o f the joint s a fe ty p r o g r a m . • © ©\nThe p u rp ose pf . . © c o m m it t e e m e e t in g s is to m ain tain through the c o o p e r a \nt iv e e f f o r t s of the union and c o r p o r a t io n r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s and, by mutual a g r e e \nm e n t, the m e d iu m f o r m ain tain in g and p r o v id in g safe w o rk in g conditions and safe\np r a c t i c e s ; t h e r e b y elim in a tin g o r redu cing a ccide n ts and such w o r k in g conditions\nas a r e p r o v e d to be in ju riou s to an e m p l o y e e Ts health©\nC o m m it te e 1s a im is to p r e v e n t in d u stria l a cciden ts\nIt is the a im o f the e m p l o y e r to p r o v i d e safe w o r k in g co n d itio n s, in stru ction s\nc o v e r in g safe w ork in g m e th o d s , and to m ake a v a i l a b l e , when n e c e s s a r y , s p e c ia l\nequipm ent to p r o t e c t e m p l o y e e s a ga in st p a r t i c u l a r hazards© It is a g r e e d that the\np r e v e n t io n o f in du stria l accid e n ts is a m a t t e r that r e q u i r e s the c o o p e ra t io n of\nboth e m p l o y e r and em ployees©\nA w o r k s s a fety c o m m i t t e e © • • w i l l r e v i e w the w o r k s a ccid e n t e x p e r i e n c e ;\nd e t e r m in e a ccid e n t causes; r e c o m m e n d action to p r e v e n t r e c u r r e n c e ; r e c o m m e n d\nfuture a ction to be taken to e lim in a t e or m i n i m i z e ex p o s u re to a c c id e n ts and\nstim u la te and m ain tain s a fe ty co n s cio u sn ess among a ll e m p l o y e e s .\nC o m m i t t e e T a im\nm a in tain s a fe ty r u le s\nh ygie n e\nIn o r d e r to m a in tain p r o p e r standards fo r s a fe ty and to e lim in a t e as f a r as\np o s s i b l e , in d u stria l a ccid e n ts and s ic k n e s s , the l o c a l union shall des ign ate t h r e e\np e r s o n s to help the s a fe ty e n g in e e r o f each plant to m a in tain and keep c u r r e n t,\nw o r k a b le ru les and re g u la tio n s f o r the p r e v e n t io n o f a ccid e n ts and in d u stria l i l l \nn ess and the esta b lish m e n t o f p r o p e r plant hygiene©\nIm p lem en ta tio n of P o l i c y\nL a b o r - m a n a g e m e n t sa fety c o m m it t e e s , as in d ica ted by the a g r e e m e n t s , w e r e\ne x p e c t e d to undertake a v a r i e t y o f tasks in the im p le m e n ta tio n o f c o m m itt e e r ' I i c y\n(table 2). P r i n c i p a l a c t i v i t i e s included inspectin g s e le c t e d a r e a s in o r d e r to disc:\na ccid e n t s o u rc e s and h a z a r d s , in vestig a tin g a ccide n ts f o r the pu rp ose o f recorn,rLenamg\nw a y s to p r e v e n t t h e ir r e c u r r e n c e , p r o m o tin g s a fe ty and f i r s t aid tra in in g fo r a ll e m \np lo y e e s , and advancing the s a fe ty p r o g r a m among e m p l o y e e s 0\nB a s ic to the d e v e lo p m e n t o f safe p r a c t i c e s and ru le s to co m p ly with cu rr e n t\nneeds w e r e the c o m m i t t e e s 1 in sp ectio n and i n v e s t ig a t o r y d u t ie s 0 M any c o m m itt e e s w e r e\nto m ake r e g u l a r l y scheduled plant in sp ectio n s , g e n e r a l l y m o n th ly 0 Such in spections\nw e r e g e n e r a l l y to be confined to the plant a r e a but m ig h t extend fu rth er--- f o r e x a m p le ,\nto the s a n ita r y condition o f e m p l o y e e loclcerso\nItem s noted during these in spectio n s\nw e r e to be d is c u s s e d at the r e g u l a r l y scheduled s a fety m e e t i n g s 0 P la n t c o m m itt e e s\nw e r e a ls o to in v e s tig a te all a ccid e n ts in vo lv in g a lo s s o f w o r k t im e and m a ke spot i n \nv e s tig a tio n of jo bs which w e r e a l l e g e d l y h a z a r d o u s . L o s t - t i m e a cciden ts and h azard ou s\njobs w e r e s i m i l a r l y to be studied and d is c u s s e d at the r e g u l a r sa fety meetings©\npurpose o f the above a c t i v i t i e s was often to r e c o m m e n d n e c e s s a r y changes or additions\nto p r o t e c t iv e equipment o r d e v ic e s in o r d e r to co n trol and e lim in a t e h a z a rd s*\nA n o t h e r function o f l a b o r - m a n a g e m e n t plant s a fe t y c o m m itt e e s w as to a d v e r \nt is e and ,,s e l l ,, the s a fety p r o g r a m to the e m p lo y e e s 0 The joint c o m m itt e e m ig h t be\nch a rg e d with the in itia tion , fo r m u la t io n , and r e s p o n s ib i li t y f o r c a r r y i n g out the plant\ns a fety p r o m o t io n a l p r o g r a m 0 A s a p a rt o f a p r o g r a m on plant sa fe ty , one com pany\nr e q u i r e d c o m m itt e e m e m b e r s to in stru ct a ll new e m p l o y e e s in safe w o r k p r a c t i c e s ©\nSome a g r e e m e n t s e m p o w e r e d the s a fety c o m m it t e e s to e n fo r c e co m p lia n ce\nwith s a fe t y ru les and p r a c t i c e s .\nIn a fe w plan ts, the c o m m itt e e was a u th o riz e d to\no r d e r e m p lo y e e s o ff h azard ou s jo b s , and to suspend o p e r a t io n s , i f n e c e s s a r y , until\ndangerous conditions w e r e c o r r e c t e d o\nIn at l e a s t one situation, the c o m m itt e e was\ne m p o w e r e d to o r d e r the i m m e d ia t e des tru ction o f unsafe equipm ent which could not be\ns a t i s f a c t o r i l y re p a ired o\nA n unusual e x e r c i s e o f c o m m itt e e p o w e r was in d ica ted in\nanother a g r e e m e n t in w hich the c o m m itt e e was a u th o riz ed to s e le c t s p e c ia l jobs fo r\nt e m p o r a r i l y d isa b le d e m p l o y e e s who w e r e unable s a fe l y to p e r f o r m t h e ir r e g u l a r l y a s \nsigned jobo In one plant, the nature o f which r e q u i r e d constant attention to sa fe t y , the\nc o m m itt e e was giv en blanket p o w e r to take any steps n e c e s s a r y to c o r r e c t unsafe\nIn a fe w situations, the c o m m itt e e m ig h t not only in v e s t ig a t e e m p lo y e e c o m \npla in ts of unsafe conditions but m ig h t r e v i e w such g r i e v a n c e s as well© I f no s e ttle m e n t\nwas e f f e c t e d the g r i e v a n c e would g e n e r a l l y be handled through the r e g u l a r g r ie v a n c e\nand a r b it r a t i o n procedure© A notable ex cep tio n was the bituminous coal a g r e e m e n t in\nwhich the jo int industry s a fe ty c o m m itt e e was e m p o w e r e d to a r b it r a t e any appeal fi l e d\nwith it by a coal o p e r a t o r or m in e w o r k e r a lle g in g v io la tio n o f the m in e s a fety co d e.\nC o m m it te e conducts r e g u l a r plant in spections\nT h e r e shall be at le a s t 4 safety com m itte e s f at the 4 locations7 to m ake\nr e g u l a r inspections fo r unsafe and un sa n ita ry conditions. C o m m it t e e s w i l l m eet\neach month or m o r e fre q u e n tly i f c a lle d f o r by the safety engineer© T h e s e c o m \nm itte e s shall r e p o r t th eir findin gs to the com pany f o r its c o n s id e r a t io n .\nT h is com m ittee m u st m e e t once a month and m ust m ak e a g e n e r a l plant\ninspection once a month© A r e p o r t of this inspection and m eeting w i l l be w ritte n\nand copie s subm itted to the com pany and the union© In the event of an e m e r g e n c y ,\nth ere s h all be an im m e d ia t e inspectio n of the scene of the accident by at le a s t\n1 com pany m e m b e r and 1 union m e m b e r who shall be a m e m b e r of e ith er the\nsafety com m ittee or the l o c a l union executive board©\nC o m m it te e conducts w e e k l y in sp ectio n tour; d iff e r e n t shifts in s p e c t e d in d iff e r e n t\nT h r e e m e m b e r s o f the c o m m i t t e e w i l l m e e t each w e e k on F r i d a y and tour\nthe f a c t o r y f o r the pu rp ose o f m aking re c o m m e n d a t io n s on s a fe ty and health co n \nd itio n s.\nThe tour w i l l be conducted by the plant s a fe ty e n g in e e r chosen by the\nm a n a g e m e n t . The tours w i l l be conducted on the f i r s t shift on the f i r s t and t h ir d\nF r i d a y s o f the month, and on the second and th ir d shifts on the secon d and fo urth\nF r i d a y s of the month.\nThe tim e f o r the tour w i l l be at the d i s c r e t i o n o f the\nplant s a fe ty e n g in e e r ex cep t that it must be during r e g u l a r w o r k in g hours f o r\nthe sh ift. A w r i t t e n r e p o r t is to be subm itted to the plant e n g in e e r o f the fin d \nin g s , sig n ed by a ll c o m m i t t e e m e n p a r t i c i p a t i n g 0\nA l l c o m m it t e e m e n who have a cted on the s a fe ty tou rs during the month shall\nm e e t on the th ird F r i d a y o f the month, to g e t h e r with the plant s a fe t y e n g in e e r\nand a union r e p r e s e n t a t i v e as des ign ated by the union, to r e v i e w a ll o f the r e p o r t s\nm a de during the past month and such action as m a y have been taken on the s a m e .\nT h e y a ls o w i l l m ake final re c o m m e n d a t io n s as to the n e c e s s i t y f o r action in\nw r i t i n g and signed by a ll p r e s e n t .\nW h e n e v e r a State in s p e c t o r tou rs the plant,\na m e m b e r o f the union s a fety c o m m itt e e shall be n o t ifie d and w i l l m ake the tour\nw ith h im .\nC o m m it te e in v e s t ig a t e s a ccid e n t\n71 A .\nThe sa fety e n g in e e r sh all have the rig h t to c a ll this c o m m itt e e at any tim e\nto in v e s t ig a t e s e r io u s a ccid e n ts o r h a z a rd s o r to a d v is e h im re s p e c t in g the c o m \np a n y ^ s a fe ty and health p r o g r a m . T h is c o m m i t t e e sh all have the rig h t fo llo w in g\neach m o n th ly tour to m ake su ggestions and re c o m m e n d a t io n s f o r c o r r e c t i o n of\ne x is t in g s a fe ty and health h a z a rd s to the s a fe ty e n g i n e e r .\nA union r e p r e s e n t a t i v e shall be p r e s e n t w h ile a ccid e n t in v e s t ig a t in g c o m \nm i t t e e s a r e i n t e r v i e w i n g m e m b e r s o f the b a rg a in in g unit to d e t e r m in e the fa cts\nin v o lv e d in l o s t - t i m e a c c id e n t s .\nC o m m it te e i n v e s t ig a t e s a ccid e n t and su ggests m ethods to p r e v e n t r e c u r r e n c e\nT h is c o m m itt e e shall have a c c e s s to the p la c e o f a ccid e n t and the rig h t to\nmake an independent in v e s t ig a t io n o f the cause and p o s s ib le m eth o ds to p r e v e n t\nr e c u r r e n c e s o f s i m i l a r a c c id e n t s .\nw o rk m e n ’s\nco m pensa tio n\nThe com pany shall a llo w m e m b e r s o f u nion !s s a fe ty o r co m p e n sa tio n c o m \nm it t e e to in v e s t ig a t e a ccid e n ts o c c u r r in g in t h e ir r e s p e c t i v e bu ildin gs along w ith\nthe c o m p a n y 's s a fety r e p r e s e n t a t i v e . F u r t h e r , the com pany a g r e e s to p e r m i t m e m \nb e r s o f the union's s a fe ty o r co m pensa tio n c o m m it t e e to have a c c e s s to r e p o r t s\nw hic h the com pany is r e q u i r e d b y la w to keep o r to submit to the State w o r k m e n 's\nco m pe n sa tio n a g e n c ie s upon re q u e s t to the c o m p a n y 's s a fe ty r e p r e s e n t a t i v e .\nC o m m it te e in spects l o c k e r s ; a u th o riz e d to re q u es t e m p l o y e e s to c o r r e c t u nsan ita ry\nThe health and s a fe t y c o m m it t e e is a u th o r iz e d to in sp ect a ll l o c k e r s as often\nas once a month fo r the pu rp ose o f c le a n lin e s s and san itation. A n otice w i l l be\npu blished on the b u lletin b o a r d p r i o r to any such in s p e c tio n . When such in sp ectio n\nr e v e a l s la c k o f c le a n lin e s s or sanitation in any one in d iv id u a l's l o c k e r , the c o m \nm it t e e w i l l submit a w r i t t e n r e p o r t to the e m p lo y e e re q u e s tin g an i m p r o v e m e n t in\nthe condition o f his l o c k e r ; fa i l u r e of the e m p lo y e e to c o m p ly w ith this r e q u e s t\nm a y r e s u l t in punitive a ctio n . I f the e m p lo y e e b e l i e v e s such a ction is u n ju stifie d\nhe m a y submit his case through the g r ie v a n c e p r o c e d u r e .\nI f the company o r any oth er a g en cy d e s i r e s to have an e m p lo y e e sign a r e p o r t\nor statem en t, the e m p lo y e e shall have the rig h t to r e fu s e to sign until he has had\nan opportunity to r e f e r the m a t t e r and s e c u r e a d v ic e f r o m a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f\nthe s a fe ty c o m m i t t e e . N o statem en t shall be taken f r o m any e m p lo y e e without a\nw itn es s who is a m e m b e r o f the s a fe ty c o m m it t e e .\nC o m m it te e i n v e s t ig a t e s jo b s h igh ly d e s tr u c t iv e to clothing\nThe jo in t c o m m itt e e sh all a ls o in v e s t ig a t e jobs c o n s id e r e d to be h igh ly d e \ns t ru c t iv e to clothing and w h e r e conditions cause u nreasonable d e t e r i o r a t i o n , steps\nw i l l be taken by the com pany to r e m e d y the situation, o r p r o v i d e p r o t e c t i v e\nclo thin g.\nThe union a g r e e s to c o o p e ra te in r e m e d y in g such situ ation s, and in\nen coura gin g the c o r r e c t use o f p r o t e c t iv e clo thin g. W h e r e th e re is clothing dam age\nin spite o f such c o o p e r a t iv e p r e c a u tio n s , an attem pt w i l l be m a de to a r r i v e at an\nequitable clothing adju stm en t. Th is p r o v is io n is not to c o v e r conditions c o n s id e r e d\na p a rt o f the n o r m a l r e q u i r e m e n t s o f the v a r io u s jo b s .\nC o m m it te e studies a cciden t and health r e c o r d s\nThe head o f the s a fe ty dep artm en t w i l l m e e t with the union r e p r e s e n t a t i v e\nat l e a s t once a month to r e v i e w the p r e c e d in g m o n th fs a cciden t and health r e c o r d s .\nA n y r e c o m m e n d a tio n s p ertain in g to s a fe ty and health m ade by union r e p r e \nsen ta tiv es to the fo r e m a n o r head o f the s a fe t y dep artm en t w i l l be c o n s id e r e d\np rom ptly.\nC o m m it te e studies l o s t - t i m e\nf a c t o r y in s p e c t o r\nsa fety c o m m itt e e\naccid e n t r e p o r t s , and r e c o m m e n d a tio n s o f the State\np u rp ose s:\nR e v ie w i n g r e p o r t s o f l o s t - t i m e a c c id e n t s .\nA n y m e m b e r o f the s a fe ty c o m \nm it t e e m a y in sp ect a p a r t i c u l a r l o s t - t i m e r e p o r t .\nR e v ie w i n g the re c o m m e n d a t io n s o f the State f a c t o r y i n s p e c t o r .\nC o m m it te e conducts s a fe ty education p r o g r a m f o r e m p lo y e e s\nThe pu rp ose of the c o m m itt e e s w i l l be to obtain the in t e r e s t of the m e n in a c \ncident p r e v e n t io n by making them r e a l i z e that they have a p a rt in the p r o g r a m ,\nto d i r e c t t h e i r attention to the r e a l causes o f a cciden ts and p r o v id e a m e an s f o r\nm akin g p r a c t i c a l use o f the in tim a te know led ge o f w o r k in g conditions and p r a c \nt i c e s o f the m e n on the jo b .\nIt is fu rth e r intended that this p r o g r a m w i l l p r o \nduce m utu ally p r a c t i c a l and e ff e c t i v e r e c o m m e n d a tio n s r e g a r d in g c o r r e c t i o n s of\na c c id e n t - p r o d u c in g c ir c u m s t a n c e s and condition s.\nC o m m it te e in stru cts new e m p l o y e e s in safe p r a c t i c e s\nD ep a r tm en ta l s a fe ty c o m m itt e e m e n a r e to be appointed by the company (who\nshall n otify the union) to in stru ct new e m p l o y e e s in safe p r a c t i c e s in the r e s p e c t i v e\nC o m m it te e a u th o riz e d to o r d e r e m p l o y e e s o ff hazardou s jobs\nThe s a fety and health c o m m itt e e shall a ls o have a u th o rity, by a m a j o r i t y o f\nfo u r v o t e s , to o r d e r e m p l o y e e s o ff jobs w h e r e a b n orm a l h a z a rd s a r e p r e s e n t .\nIn the event that the c o m m it t e e should be e q u a lly divid ed , the m a t t e r shall be\nr e f e r r e d i m m e d i a t e l y to a s p e c ia l s a fe ty and health a r b i t r a t o r f o r d is p o s itio n .\nS electio n of an a r b i t r a t o r and an a lte rn a te shall be by mutual a g r e e m e n t at the\ne a r l i e s t p r a c tic a b le t im e fo llo w in g the date o f this a g r e e m e n t .\nC h a irm a n m a y suspend o p era tio n s to c o r r e c t h azard ou s w o rk in g conditions\nSafety c o m m itt e e m e m b e r s shall have the rig h t to r e c o m m e n d suspension\nof o p era tio n s w h e r e an unsafe condition e x i s t s .\nF i r s t , to the ch a irm a n o f the\ns a fe ty c o m m i t t e e , and in his absen ce to the s u p e r v i s o r in ch a rg e o f plant o p e r a \ntion s, at w hich tim e the s a fe ty c o m m itt e e ch a irm a n o r s u p e r v i s o r as the case\nm a y be shall suspend o p era tio n s i f n e c e s s a r y o r c o r r e c t the unsafe condition.\nC o m m it te e a u th o riz e d to stop w o r k on h aza rd ou s job\nT h is c o m m itt e e shall m ake w e e k l y t r ip s through the plant and shall have\nthe rig h t to stop any job that the c o m m itt e e u nanim ously d e t e r m i n e s is u nsafe.\nH a z a rd o u s e m e r g e n c y conditions m ust be c o r r e c t e d b e f o r e w o r k is r e s u m e d\nW h e n e v e r an e m e r g e n c y condition a r i s e s the union or m a n a g e m e n t m a y ca ll\na m e e t in g o f the c o m m itt e e i m m e d i a t e l y .\nIf it is found that such e m e r g e n c y\ncondition in v o l v e s danger to the o p e r a t o r o r p eo p le w o r k in g in o r about such\nd a n g er , the conditions shall be c o r r e c t e d b e f o r e any e m p l o y e e sh all w o r k under\nsuch cond ition s.\nC o m m it te e a u th o riz e d to o r d e r n e c e s s a r y changes to i n c r e a s e s a fe t y o f hazardou s\nma ch in e ry\nThe plant s a fe ty c o m m it t e e is e m p o w e r e d to o r d e r c o r r e c t i v e steps d es ign ed\nto cu re any condition a ffec tin g the s a fe t y o f the c o m p a n y !s e m p l o y e e s . Such p o w e r\ncan co m pe l the company to m a ke m e c h a n ic a l changes; constru ct gu ards around\nh azard ou s m a c h in e r y ; and it can a ls o o r d e r e m p l o y e e s who a r e h ab itu a lly c a r e l e s s\nto e x e r c i s e m o r e caution to the end that th e ir own s a fe ty and o th ers w i l l be\nm a in tain ed .\nC o m m it te e a u th o riz e d to d e s t r o y h aza rd ou s equipm ent which cannot\nsa tisfa cto rily\nbe r e p a i r e d\nThe s a fe ty c o m m itt e e shall be r e s p o n s ib le f o r the im m e d ia t e des tru ction o f\nany co ndem ned equipment w hich cannot be r e p a i r e d s a t i s f a c t o r i l y .\nC o m m it te e a u th o riz e d to s e l e c t suitable jobs f o r a ssig n m en t o f t e m p o r a r i l y disa b le d\ne m p lo y e e s unable to p e r f o r m t h e ir r e g u l a r jobs\nThe joint u n io n -m a n a g em en t s a fe t y c o m m it t e e shall s e l e c t , su bject to jo in t\nu n io n - c o r p o r a t io n approved, suitable jobs r e q u ir in g l e s s than a v e r a g e manual la b o r\nor s k il l, which shall be r e s e r v e d fo r the t e m p o r a r y a s s ig n m e n t o f e m p l o y e e s\nwho--- due to p a r t i a l d is a b ilit y — a r e unable to p e r f o r m t h e ir usual occu pation s,\nsuch p la c e m e n ts to be without c o n s id e ra tio n o f t e r m s o f /the s e n io r i t y section7\nex cep t that the p r e s e n t incumbents on said jobs w i l l not be a f fe c t e d .\nC o m m it te e in v e s t ig a t e s co m pla in ts on unsafe\nThe c o m m itt e e shall r e c e i v e and i n v e s t ig a t e c o m pla in ts r e g a r d in g unsafe and\nu nsan itary w ork in g co nd ition s.\nand u n san ita ry\nA n e m p lo y e e or group o f e m p l o y e e s , who b e l i e v e that they a r e being r e q u i r e d\nto w o r k under conditions w hich a re unsafe or unhealthy beyon d the n o r m a l h a z a r d\nin heren t in the o p era tio n in qu estion shall f i r s t r e p o r t the fa c t to the s u p e r v is o r\nand i f they shall be unable to a g r e e , the e m p lo y e e or e m p l o y e e s shall r e p o r t\nthe condition to a m e m b e r o f the d ep a r tm en ta l o r g e n e r a l s a fe ty c o m m it t e e . The\nconditio n shall then be jo i n t l y i n v e s t ig a t e d by the d i r e c t o r o f s a fe ty and a m e m b e r\nof the d ep artm en tal or g e n e r a l s a fe ty c o m m i t t e e . Should they fa i l to a g r e e , the\ne m p lo y e e shall have the rig h t to fil e a g r i e v a n c e in th ir d stage f o r p r e f e r r e d\nhandling in such p r o c e d u r e .\nUnion m e m b e r o f s a fe ty c o m m itt e e and\nto handle s a fe ty g r i e v a n c e s\ncom pan y m e m b e r\no f s a fe t y\ndep artm en t\nThe com pan y sh all g iv e c o n s id e ra tio n to a ll re a s o n a b le p r o p o s a ls m a de by\nthe c o m m i t t e e . I f the d ep artm en t s t e w a rd and the dep artm en t fo r e m a n d i f f e r on\na s a fe t y m a t t e r , the fo r e m a n shall n otify the s a fety d ep artm en t at o n ce. I f th e re\nis an e m e r g e n c y and the s a fe ty dep artm en t cannot i n v e s t ig a t e the m a t t e r w ithin\nthe r e q u i r e d t im e o r i f the s a fe ty dep artm en t cannot settle the d i f f e r e n c e , it w i l l\nim m e d i a t e l y ca ll in a com pany m e m b e r (who w i l l be m a de a v a ila b le at a ll r e a \nsonable t i m e s ) and a m e m b e r of the union s a fe ty c o m m it t e e who is des ign ated by\nthe c h a irm a n .\nC o m m it te e a r b i t r a t e s appeals of m ine o p e r a t o r s o r w o r k e r s f o r v io la tio n o f m in e\ns a fe ty code\nT h e r e is h e r e b y e s ta b lis h e d under this a g r e e m e n t a jo in t in du stry s a fety c o m \nm i t t e e co m p o s e d o f 4 m e m b e r s , 2 of whom w i l l be appointed by the m in e w o r k e r s\nand 2 o f w hom w i l l be appointed by the o p e r a t o r s , w hose duty it shall be to\na r b it r a t e any appeal w hich is fi l e d with it by any o p e r a t o r o r any m in e w o r k e r\nwho f e e ls that any r e p o r t e d v io la tio n o f the code and re c o m m e n d a t io n o f c o m \np lia n ce by a F e d e r a l coal m in e in s p e c t o r has not been ju s t ly r e p o r t e d o r that\nthe action r e q u i r e d o f h im to c o r r e c t the v io la tio n w ou ld subject h im to i r r e p a \nra b le dam age or g r e a t in ju s tic e . . . .\nE x p r e s s L im it a t io n s\nM any of the a g r e e m e n t s studied c i r c u m s c r i b e d the functions of s a fety c o m \nm i t t e e s to ensure against any e n cro a ch m en t upon m a n a gem en t p r e r o g a t i v e s or upon\nthe a r e a r e s e r v e d f o r c o l l e c t i v e ba rg a in in g (table 2).\nA l m o s t a th ird o f the cla u ses a n a ly ze d s p e c i f i c a l l y r e s t r i c t e d the plant s a fe ty\nc o m m i t t e e s to a d v i s o r y functions and did not p e r m i t the c o m m itt e e s to c a r r y out any\nof t h e ir r e c o m m e n d a tio n s without s p e c i fi c company a p p r o v a l. H o w e v e r , the lim it a t io n s\np erta in in g to a d v i s o r y functions w e r e often i m p l i e d ra th e r than e x p r e s s e d .\ncla u se, f o r e x a m p l e , stated that the c o m m itt e e would i n v e s t ig a t e a c c id e n t s , m ake i n \nsp e ctio n s, and p r o m o t e sa fety but m a de no p r o v is io n f o r im p le m e n ta tio n of any r e c o m \nm endations the c o m m itt e e s m ig h t m a k e . C e rta in a g r e e m e n t s s p e c i f i c a l l y r e s e r v e d the\nrig h t to d raft s a fe ty r u le s and re gu la tio n s to the com pany as a m a t t e r of m a n a gem en t\np rero gative.\nA f a i r l y co m m on e x c lu s io n was the r e m o v a l f r o m the a r e a of c o n s id e ra tio n\nby plant s a fe ty c o m m itt e e s o f m a t t e r s in vo lv in g g r ie v a n c e p r o c e s s i n g and c o l l e c t i v e\nb a rga in in g.\nS e v e r a l a g r e e m e n t s r e s t r i c t e d the functions o f the s a fe ty c o m m itt e e to p r o \nm o tion a l w o r k .\nOne a g r e e m e n t , f o r e x a m p le , s p e c i f i c a l l y stated that the c o m m itt e e\nw a s not a u th o riz e d to handle g r i e v a n c e s , make in v e s t ig a t io n s and in s p e c tio n s , o r e n fo r c e\ns a fe t y r u le s .\nC o m m it te e l i m i t e d to a d v i s o r y functions only\nThe c o m m i t t e e , o r a su b co m m itte e t h e r e o f when so a u th o riz e d , m a y r e c e i v e\nand in v e s t ig a t e com plain ts r e g a r d in g unsafe and u nsan itary w o r k in g cond ition s.\nThe s a fe ty c o m m itt e e shall act in an a d v i s o r y ca p a city only.\nA jo in t health and s a fety c o m m itt e e shall be e s ta b lis h e d in each plant, the\nnum ber o f m e m b e r s to be a g r e e d upon l o c a l l y .\nT h is c o m m itt e e w i l l act in an\na d v i s o r y c a p a city.\nThe plant s a fe ty c o m m itt e e shall s e r v e in an a d v i s o r y ca p a city to the plant\ns a fe ty e n g in e e r or other des ign ated com pany r e p r e s e n t a t i v e .\nCompany a g r e e s to make\nnoted by c o m m itt e e\ne f f o r t s to\nThis c o m m itt e e shall i n v e s t i g a t e , d is c u s s , and submit re c o m m e n d a t io n s c a l \ncula ted to r e l i e v e any unsafe o r unhealthy condition that m a y e x i s t . T h e s e r e c o m \nm endations a r e to be subm itted to the company and it a g r e e s to m ake re a s o n a b le\ne f f o r t s to i m p r o v e any s a fety d e fe c t or unhealthy condition w hich the c o m m itt e e\nm a y ca ll to its attention.\nCom pany to i n fo r m c o m m itt e e m e m b e r s of disp o sitio n o f r e c o m m e n d a t io n s\nC o m p lete minutes and d isp o sitio n o f r e c o m m e n d a t io n s w i l l be g iv e n to each\nm e m b e r o f the above n am ed c o m m i t t e e .\nThe c o m m itt e e is e x p e c t e d to r e c o m m e n d m e a s u r e s f o r the e lim in a t io n o r\nco n tro l o f conditions h aza rd ou s to the health and sa fety of e m p l o y e e s 0 The c o m \npany shall g iv e to the c o m m itt e e and the union a r e p o r t at the next r e g u l a r l y\ne s t a b lis h e d s a fety c o m m itt e e m e e tin g on the action taken on the p r e v io u s month rs\nrecom m en d a tion s.\nCom pany must a p p rove re c o m m e n d a t io n s in v o lv in g ex pen ditu re o f m o n e y\nIt shall be the p o l i c y of the com pany to g i v e e ff e c t to unanimous r e c o m \nm endatio ns of the c o m m itt e e to the extent that such r e c o m m e n d a t io n s a r e p r a c t i c a l\nand f e a s i b l e .\nIt is u nd ersto od that any unanimous re c o m m e n d a t io n s re q u ir in g\nthe expen ditu re of com pany m o n e y must be a p p r o v e d in a c c o rd a n c e with company\np o li c y .\nCom pany r e s e r v e s\nrig h t to d raft s a fe ty ru les\nThe com pany r e s e r v e s the rig h t to draft r e a s o n a b le s a fe ty ru le s fo r e m \np lo y e e s and to in sist on the o b s e r v a n c e o f such r u l e s . The u n io n rs sa fety c o m \nm it t e e m a y submit su ggestions to the com pany concern ing the r e v i s i o n and e n \nfo r c e m e n t o f s a fety r u l e s .\nC o m m it te e ex clu ded f r o m handling g r i e v a n c e s and c o l l e c t i v e b a rg a in in g\nP r o b l e m s of mutual c o n c e rn , including sa fety m a t t e r s and conditions tending\nto cause m is u n d ersta n d in gs , shall be c o n s id e r e d and re c o m m e n d a t io n s m a y be\nm ade to e it h e r the company o r the union, or both, by the p e r s o n s presen t at\nany c o n f e r e n c e .\nH o w e v e r , such m e e t in g s shall be e x c lu s i v e o f the g r i e v a n c e\np r o c e d u r e . . „ and g r i e v a n c e s shall not be c o n s id e r e d at such m e e t in g s ; n or\nshall negotiations fo r the pu rp ose of a lt e r in g the t e r m s o f this a g r e e m e n t be\nc a r r i e d on at such m e e t in g s .\nThe function o f the s a fe ty c o m m itt e e shall be to a d v is e with plant m a n a gem en t\nco n cern in g s a fe ty and health m a t t e r s but not to handle g r i e v a n c e s .\nC o m m it te e r e s t r i c t e d to sa fety\n/ re co m m en d a tio n s? only\nThe function o f the s a fe ty c o m m itt e e shall be to m ake r e c o m m e n d a t io n s f o r\nchanges in s a fe ty r u le s , but not to handle g r i e v a n c e s o r to m ake in v e s tig a tio n s\nor in spectio n s or to e n fo r c e sa fety r u le s .\nC o m m it te e r e s t r i c t e d to p r o m o t io n o f sa fety suggestions only\nThe pu rpose o f the c o m m itt e e w i l l be to in c r e a s e and i m p r o v e the num ber and\nq u ality of sa fety s u g g estio n s, it being s p e c i f i c a l l y u nd ersto od that the d e c is io n\nto a c c e p t or r e j e c t a s a fe ty su ggestio n, the fo rm u la t io n of s a fety r u le s , the\nadoption o f sa fety p o l i c i e s , and the d e te r m in a tio n of safe p r a c t i c e s a re the p r e \nr o g a t iv e s o f the company.\nChapter I I . —Labor-Management\nProduction and Industry Stabilization Committees 1\nOf the 1,594 a g r e e m e n t s studied, only 31 c o v e r in g 233,000 w o r k e r s f o r m a l l y\np r o v i d e d f o r la b o r - m a n a g e m e n t c o m m itt e e s to cope with v a r io u s e c o n o m ic and produ ction\np r o b le m s (table 1).\nThe m a j o r i t y of these a g r e e m e n t s w e r e n ego tia ted by e m p l o y e r\na s s o c ia t io n s and unions in a p a r t i c u l a r g e o g r a p h ic a l a r e a and w e r e co n c ern ed with the\ns ta b iliz a tio n o f e c o n o m ic conditions in the in du stry.\nThe re m a in in g a g r e e m e n t s w e r e\nn e g o tia te d on a single com pany b a sis and w e r e co n c ern ed with the i m p r o v e m e n t of\nprodu ction in the p a r t i c u l a r com pan y.\nE m p l o y e r a s s o c ia t io n a g r e e m e n t s esta b lish in g jo in t c o m m itt e e s w e r e found\nm a in ly in the a pparel and co n s tru ction in d u s t r ie s . L a b o r and m a n a gem en t w e r e g e n e r a l l y\neq u a lly r e p r e s e n t e d on such c o m m i t t e e s . The c o m m itt e e s w e r e u su ally c h a ire d e it h e r\nb y an im p a r t ia l ch a irm a n o r by a public m e m b e r who m ig h t o r m ight not be a u th o riz e d\nto v o te .\nA p p r o x i m a t e l y 140,000 w o r k e r s w e r e c o v e r e d by nine a g r e e m e n t s in the\nw o m e n 's a p p a re l industry n ego tia ted betw een the In tern ation al L a d i e s ’ G a rm e n t W o r k e r s ’\nUnion and v a rio u s e m p l o y e r a s s o c ia t io n s which p r o v i d e d f o r joint c o m m itt e e s to handle\ne c o n o m ic p r o b l e m s .\nSuch a g r e e m e n t clau ses r e f l e c t e d the con c ern o f both l a b o r and\nm a n a gem en t with the health of the in du stry and th e ir w i llin g n e s s to c o o p e ra te in p r o \ng r a m s to stim ulate consum er dem and and to sa feg u a rd the sh are of bu sin ess going to\nthe f i r m s under c o n trac t.\nT w o additional a g r e e m e n t s in the a p p a re l in du stry a ls o p r o v id e d fo r l a b o r m a n a gem en t c o m m i t t e e s .\nOne p r o v i d e d that the c o m m itt e e would handle g r i e v a n c e s ;\nthe other p r o v id e d that the c o m m itt e e would act to reduce a b s e n t e e is m .\nIn the constru ction in du stry, s ix a g r e e m e n t s c o v e r in g a p p r o x im a t e ly 40,000\nw o r k e r s contained l a b o r - m a n a g e m e n t c o m m itt e e cla u s e s .\nSuch c o m m itt e e s g e n e r a l l y\nhad the b r o a d a im o f p r o m o tin g i n c r e a s e d bu sin ess and g r e a t e r em p lo y m e n t .\na g r e e m e n t s in dica ted that these c o m m itt e e s m ight a ls o p la y an a d v i s o r y r o le in c o l \nle c t i v e b a rg a in in g becau se they w e r e e m p o w e r e d to study e c o n o m ic trends to d e t e r m in e\nw h eth er it was d e s i r a b l e to i n c r e a s e or d e c r e a s e w a ge ra te s in the a r e a . T w o a g r e e \nm ents p r o v id e d that the c o m m itt e e would act as a g r ie v a n c e b o a rd and would a ls o be\nc h a rge d with r e s p o n s i b i l i t y fo r a d m in is tra tio n o f the e m p lo y m e n t plan, the a p p r e n t ic e \nship p r o g r a m , and the health and w e l f a r e p r o g r a m of the in du stry.\nL a b o r - m a n a g e m e n t c o m m itt e e s w e r e a ls o p r o v id e d fo r in eight m u l t i e m p lo y e r\na g r e e m e n t s in other in d u s t r ie s .\nT h e s e co n trac ts contained g e n e r a l p r o v i s i o n s setting\nfo rth the c o m m i t t e e s ’ a im o f im p r o v i n g e c o n o m ic cond ition s.\nSome a g r e e m e n t s p r o \nv id e d that the c o m m itt e e m ig h t a ls o handle g r i e v a n c e s and es ta b lis h produ ction standards.\nIn dividual co m pa n ies a ls o p r o v id e d f o r la b o r - m a n a g e m e n t c o m m it t e e s in fi v e\nT h e s e c o m m itt e e s w e r e c o n c e rn e d with the im p r o v e m e n t of produ ction\nra t h e r than with in du stry s t a b iliz a tio n . T w o a g r e e m e n t s in d ica ted that in this connection\nthe p r i m a r y function o f the c o m m itt e e w ould be to p r o c e s s su gg estio n s.\na g r e e m e n t in this grou p, that betw een the T e n n e s s e e V a l l e y A u th o rit y and a group of\nunions c o v e r in g a p p r o x i m a t e l y 14,000 e m p l o y e e s , s p e c i fie d that the c o m m itt e e w ould\nattem pt to im p r o v e produ ction by e lim in a tin g w a ste and c o r r e c t i n g conditions making\nf o r m is u n d er sta n d in g s . T h r e e a g r e e m e n t s , including the T V A a g r e e m e n t , s p e c i f i c a l l y\np r o h ib it e d the c o m m itt e e f r o m d isc u s sin g g r i e v a n c e s .\nT h is study deals with f o r m a l p r o v i s i o n s in c o r p o r a t e d in the c o l l e c t i v e b a rg a in in g\na g r e e m e n t s and does not c o v e r joint action v o l u n t a r il y undertaken.\nconducts in du stry p r o m o t io n p r o g r a m\nThe /union7 a g r e e s on b e h a lf of its m e m b e r s that it w i l l , f o r the t e r m of\nthis a g r e e m e n t , t o g e th e r with the d r e s s a s s o c ia t io n , conduct a c o o p e r a t iv e p r o m o \ntion ca m p aign and esta b lish a h ig h e r d e g r e e of e f f i c i e n c y in th e ir shops, with\nthe o b je c t iv e o f in c r e a s in g the v o lu m e o f produ ction o f the N e w Y o r k m a r k e t ,\nim p r o v in g fu rth er the q u ality o f its produ ct, and o ffe r i n g even b e t t e r va lu es to\nthe c o n s u m e r , by p u b liciz in g the outstanding po sitio n in the f i e l d o f s t y le , fine\nw o r k m a n s h ip , and sound va lu es o f the N e w Y o r k m a r k e t , by stim u lating co n s u m er\ndemand in the United States and e l s e w h e r e , and by esta b lish in g N e w Y o r k as the\nfa sh ion ce n te r o f the w o r l d .\nC o m m it te e e s ta b lis h e s p r o g r a m to elim in a t e co m p e titio n of nonunion f i r m s\nThe p a r t i e s h e r e t o have h e r e t o f o r e c r e a te d a B o a rd o f S ta b ility and C o n tr o l,\nco n s istin g of 1 r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f the union and 1 r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f each a s s o c i a \ntion under c o l l e c t i v e a g r e e m e n t with the union.\nThe said b o a r d is h e r e b y c o n \ntinued and is v e s t e d with the fo llo w in g p erm a n en t duties, p o w e r s , and functions:\nT o in v e s t ig a t e and a s c e r t a i n w h eth er the la b o r standards and other p r o v is i o n s\np r e s c r i b e d in this c o l l e c t i v e a g r e e m e n t a re being fa ith fu lly o b s e r v e d by the m e m \nb e r s of the council and u n i f o r m l y and eq u a lly e n fo r c e d . . . .\nT o in v e s t ig a t e and m ake a v a ila b le the fa cts with r e s p e c t to nonunion p r o d u c \ntion o f g a r m e ; . S in the States of N e w Y o r k , P e n n s y lv a n ia , C o nnecticut, N e w\nJ e r s e y , and M? sachusetts, and to adopt a v a l id p r o g r a m , the pu rp ose o f which\nshall be to e lim in a te unfair co m p e titio n a ffo r d e d by such nonunion f i r m s .\np r o g ra m m a y be changed f r o m tim e to tim e to a c c o m m o d a te new or d iffe r e n t\nsitu ation s. . . .\nT o a s c e r t a i n the so u rc e s w h e r e g a r m e n ts c o v e r e d by this a g r e e m e n t a re\nbeing m a n u fa ctu red under l a b o r standards i n f e r i o r to those e s t a b lis h e d in the\nin du stry b y ex is tin g c o l l e c t i v e a g r e e m e n t s with the union, and to a s c e r t a i n the\nw h o l e s a l e r s and r e t a i l e r s who purchase g a r m e n t s f r o m such so u rc e s or o th e r w is e\ndeal with th em , and to adopt a v a l i d p r o g r a m which w i l l curb the p r a c t ic e s of\np u r c h a s e r s who (1) c r e a te unfair co m p e titio n b etw een m a n u fa c t u r e r s , j o b b e r s ,\nc o n t r a c t o r s , and su bm an u factu rers who a re in contractual re la t io n s with the union\nand m a n u f a c t u r e r s , 'j o b b e r s , c o n t r a c to r s , and su bm an u factu rers who m anufacture\ng a r m e n t s under substandard and nonunion conditions and/or who (Z) induce the\nb r e a c h of e x is tin g c o l l e c t i v e a g r e e m e n t s which m a n u fa c t u r e r s , j o b b e r s , co n \nt r a c t o r s , and su bm an u factu rers have e n te re d into with the union, and/or (3) w hose\np r a c t i c e s u nderm ine or cause d e t e r i o r a t i o n o f the la b o r standards and conditions\no f w o r k p r e v a i l i n g throughout the in du stry.\nC o m m it te e to help so lve u n em plo ym en t p r o b le m\nThe p a r t ie s r e c o g n i z e that th e re e x is t s a s erio u s u nem ploym ent p r o b le m\namong the w o r k e r s in the . . . /industry/ caused by the d r a s t i c a l l y a c c e l e r a t e d\nim p o r t s . . . f r o m f o r e i g n c o u n t rie s . The p a r t ie s a ls o r e c o g n i z e that it is t h e ir\nob liga tion to e n d ea vo r to c o r r e c t this unem ploym ent situation. F o r this p u rp o se ,\nthe p a r t i e s a g r e e to designate a s p e cia l c o m m itt e e on which th e re shall be r e p \nre s e n t e d the v a rio u s seg m en ts of the t r a d e , fo r the pu rpose o f finding e v e r y\np o s s ib le le g a l means to help so lve this u nem ploym ent p r o b l e m . . 0 .\nC o m m it te e handles g r i e v a n c e s\nThe p a r t i e s a g r e e in o r d e r to effectu ate the g e n e r a l p u rp ose s of this c o l \nl e c t i v e la b o r a g r e e m e n t and to brin g s ta b iliz a tio n to the in du stry that a l a b o r m a n a g e m e n t c o m m itt e e be set up co m p o s e d as fo llo w s : 3 m e m b e r s o f the union,\n3 e m p l o y e r s , and a nonvoting ch a irm a n . The l a b o r - m a n a g e m e n t c o m m itt e e sh all\nbe an a d v i s o r y body.\nA l l disputes and p r o b l e m s in the in du stry which cannot\no th e r w is e be adju sted m a y be submitted to this l a b o r - m a n a g e m e n t c o m m itt e e which\nshall m e e t r e g u l a r l y , and a d e c is io n , i f any, is s u e d by a m a j o r i t y vote of the\nc o m m itt e e shall b e c o m e binding in all m a t t e r s unless e ith e r p a rty p r i o r or sub\nsequent to the su bm issio n to the la b o r - m a n a g e m e n t c o m m itt e e submits the issue\nf o r a r b it r a t io n to the a r b i t r a t o r .\nC o m m it te e c o o p e ra t e s to redu ce a b s e n t e e is m\nThe union and the e m p l o y e r r e c o g n iz e the e v i l of a b s e n t e e is m . It is t h e r e \nf o r e a g r e e d that jo in t e m p l o y e r and union c o m m itt e e s be set up in the m a r k e t\nto c o o p e ra te in a joint e f f o r t to reduce a b s e n t e e is m .\nO rg a n iz a tio n a l stru ctu re and function o f c o m m itt e e\nT h e r e shall be a joint in du stry b o a rd consisting of 12 p e r s o n s r e p r e s e n t in g\nthe union and 12 p e r s o n s re p r e s e n t in g the e m p lo y e r s and 1 p e r s o n r e p r e s e n t in g\nthe pu blic.\nThe o f f i c e r s of the joint industry b o a rd shall petition the United States D i s \nt r i c t Court fo r the southern d i s t r i c t of N e w Y o r k or other com petent bodies fo r\nthe appointment of a p e r s o n to r e p r e s e n t the public and b e c o m e a m e m b e r of\nthe joint in du stry b o a rd .\nWithin 10 days a ft e r the execu tion of this a g r e e m e n t , the p a r t ie s shall n otify\neach other in w r it in g o f the nam es of th e ir r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f this joint industry\nb o a rd .\nThe jo in t in du stry b o a rd shall e l e c t its own ch a irm a n and shall e m p lo y an\ne x e c u tiv e s e c r e t a r y and other h elp, p r o fe s s i o n a l or o th e r w is e to c a r r y on the\nfunctions of the b o a rd .\nThe joint in du stry b o a rd shall have the p o w e r to fo rm u la t e and when n e c e s \ns a r y to m o d i fy or am end ru le s and re gu la tio n s which w i l l p r o m o te h a r m o n y b e \ntween the e m p l o y e r s and the e m p lo y e e s in the in du stry, and w i l l study and i n s t i \ntute a p r o g r a m which w i l l m ake it p o s s ib le fo r the indu stry to be of g r e a t e r\na s s is ta n c e to those purchasing our s e r v i c e s , the potential p u r c h a s e r s , and the\ng e n e r a l pu blic.\nThe jo in t industry b o a rd shall a d m in is t e r the pen sion, h o s p ita liz a t io n , and\nben efit plan o f the e l e c t r i c a l industry (su pported in the m an ner th e re in indicated)\nand h e re b y in c o r p o r a t e said plan as pa rt of this a g r e e m e n t .\nThe joint in du stry b o a rd shall a d m in is t e r the em p lo y m en t plan of the e l e c t r i \ncal in du stry, the N e w Y o r k State W o r k m a n ’ s C om pensation Group P la n , the N e w\nY o r k State D is a b ilit y Group P la n and these plans a r e in c o r p o r a t e d as p a rt of this\nThe cost o f the a d m in is t ra t io n o f the joint in du stry b o a rd shall be borne by\nthe e m p l o y e r s o f the in du stry, and sh all fo r a ll p u rp oses constitute an expense\no f doing business under this a g r e e m e n t .\nO rg a n iz a tio n and functions of co m m itt e e\nA c o n fe re n c e c o m m itt e e shall be c r e a t e d consisting of 6 m e m b e r s , 3 to be\ns e le c t e d by m a n a gem en t and 3 to be s e le c t e d by the union. Th is c o m m itt e e shall\nm e e t e v e r y 3 months or o fte n e r as p r o b le m s a r i s e at the ca ll of the ch a irm a n .\nThe duties of the c o n fe re n c e\nshall be as fo llo w s :\nIt shall study p r o b l e m s o f the in du stry to dev elop\nbu sin ess and m o r e em ploym ento\nideas to p r o m o t e\nIt shall study the r e la t io n s betw een m a n a gem en t and la b o r so as to r e c o m \nm end changes in future a g r e e m e n t s which w i l l be b e n e fic ia l to both p a r t ie s in\na voiding u n n e c e s s a ry in d u stria l disputes.\nIt shall settle disputes b etw een any m a n u fa ctu rer and the bu sin ess agent co n \ncern in g the in te r p r e t a t io n of this o r any other a g r e e m e n t w hich is in f o r c e . Such\ndisputes must be subm itted to the c o m m itt e e within 48 hours a ft e r they a r i s e .\nA l l p a r t i e s co n c e rn e d shall be r e p r e s e n t e d at the h e a r in g .\nA mutual d e c is io n\nm u st be r e a c h e d to be b in d in g .\nIt shall study the a p p r e n tic e s h ip re q u ir e m e n t s of this a g r e e m e n t fo r the p u r \npose of making r e c o m m e n d a tio n s in future a g r e e m e n t s f o r im p r o v in g the a p \np r e n t ic e s h ip s y s t e m .\nIt m a y m o d ify the a p p r e n tic e s h ip p r o v i s i o n s o f this a g r e e m e n t when an a p \np r e n t ic e shows in a b ility o r obvious la ck o f sk ill in any p a r t i c u l a r phase o f his\ntra in in g schedule.\nIt shall see that a p p r e n tic e s a r e g iv e n p r o p e r opportunity to\nb e c o m e e ff ic ie n t t r a d e s m e n . It w i l l a d v is e a p p r e n tic e s to change t h e ir occupation\nwhen a ft e r due t r i a l they do not a ppea r q u a lifie d fo r th e ir t r a d e . Both the e m \np l o y e r and the a p p r en tice w i l l be h e a rd by the c o m m itt e e when questions of this\nkind a re being c o n s id e r e d .\nIt shall study w heth er u nem plo ym ent is u n n e c e s s a r ily caused by the o p era tio n\no f the contour or any o th er m ach in e f o r m o r e than one shift, in o r d e r that it\nm a y r e c o m m e n d what d isp o sitio n should be m ade in this a g r e e m e n t o f the option\nIt shall m ake r e c o m m e n d a tio n s fo r the solution of e m e r g e n c i e s which m a y\na r i s e and which a r e not s p e c i f i c a l l y c o v e r e d by this a g r e e m e n t .\nSuch r e c o m \nm endations m ust be a c c e p te d by each p a rty to this a g r e e m e n t b e f o r e b e c o m in g\ne ffe c tiv e .\nIt shall study b u sin ess conditions so that i f an e m e r g e n c y a r i s e s it m a y m a ke\nr e c o m m e n d a tio n s as to changing this a g r e e m e n t . Such changes must be r a t i f i e d\nby both p a r t i e s to this a g r e e m e n t b e f o r e b e c o m in g e f f e c t i v e .\nIt shall be the duty o f this c o m m itt e e to advance and a s s i s t in the d e v e l o p \nm e n t, p e r f e c t i n g , and use o f dust r e m o v in g d e v ic e s and p r o p e r m aintenance o f\na ll suction equipment, in g e n e r a l , to i m p r o v e in e v e r y p o s s ib le w a y g e n e r a l w o r k \ning conditions f o r the mutual w e l f a r e o f both e m p lo y e r and e m p lo y e e .\nIt sh all a ls o a s s i s t in any w a y the In du strial D is e a s e C o m m is s i o n o f the State\no f V e r m o n t becau se by such co o p e ra t io n e m p l o y e r and e m p lo y e e w i l l soon a c h ie v e\np e r f e c t io n in the e lim in a tio n of dust in the g r a n ite in d u stry.\nC o m m it te e studies e c o n o m ic s o f the in du stry and a r e a , and r e c o m m e n d s changes\nin w a g e sc a le and w o r k in g conditions\nA b o a rd of r e s e a r c h is h e r e b y p r o v i d e d fo r the p u rp ose of o b s e r v in g the\ne c o n o m ic trends in the t e r r i t o r y c o v e r e d by this a g r e e m e n t and such b o a rd shall\nr e p o r t to both p a r t ie s h e r e t o when it m a y s e e m a d v is a b le to i n c r e a s e o r d e c r e a s e\nra te s o f w a ges under this a g r e e m e n t o r m ake any changes in w o r k in g conditions\nin o r d e r that the busin ess o f the c o n t r a c to r and the w e l f a r e o f the e m p lo y e e m a y\nbe m a in tain ed at the b e s t p o s s ib le l e v e l . . . .\nA n y r e p o r t of the b o a r d o f r e s e a r c h shall be a d v i s o r y only, and any changes\ns u gg ested w i l l be m ade when m utu ally a g r e e d upon by the p a r t ie s h e r e t o to this\nC o m m it te e studies tech n ic a l and e c o n o m ic conditions and m a k e s re c o m m e n d a tio n s\nto p a r t i e s\nTh is /Joint conference"/ b o a r d shall m e e t m onthly and in case o f e m e r g e n c y ,\nto r e v i e w the o pera tio n o f the a g r e e m e n t , la b o r supply, and g e n e r a l tech n ic a l\nand e c o n o m ic s conditions o f the /Industry? and make r e c o m m e n d a tio n s to the\np a r t i e s which w i l l be b e n e f i c i a l to the in du stry as a w h o le , and the g e n e r a l pu blic.\nC o m m it te e c o n s id e r s in du stry p r o b le m s\nIm m e d i a t e l y upon the execu tion o f this a g r e e m e n t , th e re shall be set up a\nla b o r - m a n a g e m e n t c o m m itt e e co m p o sed o f 3 r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s appointed by the e m \np l o y e r and 3 r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s appointed by the union and it shall be the function\no f such la b o r - m a n a g e m e n t c o m m itt e e to co n s id e r and to m ake re c o m m e n d a tio n s\nconcern ing indu stry p r o b l e m s .\nC o m m it te e d is c u s s e s m a t t e r s which m a y lea d to g r ie v a n c e s\nIn o r d e r to sec u re mutual ben efits and to esta blish conditions in the industry\nf a i r to e m p l o y e r s and e m p l o y e e s , the in du stry and the union a g r e e to esta blish\na g e n e r a l c o m m itt e e co n s istin g of 5 f r o m the e m p l o y e r s and 5 f r o m the union to\nm e e t and d iscu ss mutual p r o b l e m s a ffe c tin g the industry and the e m p lo y e e s with\na v ie w to avoiding and c o r r e c t i n g situations which m ig h t o th e r w is e le a d to g r i e v \nances and to g iv e c o n s id e ra tio n to other m a t t e r s a ffec tin g the in du stry and the\nw e l f a r e o f the people w o r k in g th e r e in .\nSuch g e n e r a l c o m m itt e e shall e sta b lish\nits m e etin g dates and other w ork in g a r r a n g e m e n t s and shall be of an a d v i s o r y\nnature only, and shall not take the pla ce of g r ie v a n c e o r a r b it r a t io n m a c h in e r y\nor other m e ch a n ics e s t a b lis h e d e ls e w h e r e in this a g r e e m e n t .\nC o m m itte e *s a im is to im p r o v e e c o n o m ic w e l f a r e o f e m p l o y e r s and union m e m b e r s\nSaid c o m m itt e e shall hold r e g u la r m e e t in g s and shall d e t e r m in e p r o b le m s o f\nmutual concern to the p a r t ie s not s p e c i f i c a l l y c o v e r e d by the t e r m s o f this a g r e e \nm e n t. The purpose o f the c o m m itt e e shall be to p r o m o t e and perpetu ate h a r m o \nnious r e l a t i o n s , to study and r e c o m m e n d w a ys and m eans of p r o m o tin g the e c o \nn om ic w e l f a r e of the e m p l o y e r and the m e m b e r s o f the union.\nT h is c o m m itt e e\nshall not su persed e the functions of the adjustment b o a rd and a r b it r a t io n b o a r d as\nset fo rth in this a g r e e m e n t , and shall have no authority to a lt e r o r a m end any\np r o v is i o n s o f this a g r e e m e n t .\nA jo int la b o r - m a n a g e m e n t c o m m itt e e is to be e s ta b lis h e d within 30 days o f\nthe e f f e c t i v e date o f this a g r e e m e n t . Th is c o m m itt e e shall co n s ist o f 12 p e r s o n s ,\n6 o f w hom a r e to be des ign a ted by the union and 6 of whom a r e to be des ign ated\nb y the . . . / In d u stry ?.\nThe o b je c t iv e s o f this c o m m itt e e shall be to a d v is e m ethods to im p r o v e the\ncondition o f the . . . / In d u stry ?. The c o m m itt e e shall c o n s id e r and m ake r e c o m \nmendatio ns which the c o m m itt e e b e l i e v e s w i l l i m p r o v e the condition o f the . . .\n/ In d u stry ?, p r o v id e d , h o w e v e r , that the c o m m itt e e cannot c o n s id e r o r r e c o m m e n d\nanything w hich w i l l a lt e r any of the conditions o f em p lo y m e n t set fo rth in this\nagreem en t.\nC o m m it te e !s a im is to i m p r o v e e c o n o m ic conditions; m a y handle g r ie v a n c e s\nA joint c o n fe re n c e c o m m itt e e consisting o f r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f the a s s o c ia t io n\nand o f the union shall be e s ta b lis h e d f o r the pu rpose o f c o n s id e r in g , on a vo lu n ta ry\nb a s i s , all m a t t e r s of in t e r e s t to the in du stry, including, but not l i m i t e d to, the\nb e t t e r m e n t o f re la t io n s b etw een the p a r t i e s , the p r o m o t io n o f e f f i c i e n c y , the\ne lim in a tio n o f com plain ts or g r i e v a n c e s , and the i m p r o v e m e n t o f the e co n o m ic\np o sition s o f a ll the p a r t ie s co n c ern ed .\nTh e union, the a s s o c ia tio n , o r any m e m b e r o f the a s s o c ia tio n , m a y\nm e e tin g p re s e n t to the c o n fe re n c e c o m m itte e fo r c o n s id e ra tio n a m a tte r\nt e r e s t to the in d u s try .\nN othing h e re in sh all be co n stru ed to r e q u ir e the\nen tation o f a g r ie v a n c e to the co n fe re n c e c o m m itte e b e fo r e u tiliz a tio n\na rb itr a tio n p ro c e d u re h e re in , n or sh all such p re s e n ta tio n e ffe c t the rig h t o f\np a rty to a r b itr a tio n .\no f in \nC o m m it te e ^ a im is to in c r e a s e p rod u ctio n , sa feg u a rd h ealth and s a fe ty , im p ro v e\npu b lic re la tio n s and e m p lo y e e m o r a le\nT h e s e c o o p e ra tiv e c o m m itte e s g iv e c o n s id e ra tio n to such m a tte r s as the\ne lim in a tio n of w a s te ; the c o n s e rv a tio n o f m a t e r ia ls , s u p p lie s , and e n e rg y ; the\nim p ro v e m e n t o f q u a lity o f w ork m a n sh ip and s e r v ic e s ; the p r o m o tio n o f edu cation\nand tra in in g ; the c o r r e c t io n o f condition s m akin g fo r m is u n d ersta n d in gs ; the e n \nco u ra gem en t o f c o u rte s y ;n the r e la tio n s o f e m p lo y e e s w ith the p u b lic; the s a fe \ngu a rd in g o f h ealth ; the p r e v e n tio n o f h a za rd s to li f e and p r o p e r ty ; and the s tre n g th \nening o f the m o r a le o f the s e r v ic e . The c o m m itte e s s h a ll, h o w e v e r , not c o n s id e r\nand a ct upon su bjects o r dispu tes the adju stm en t o f w hich is p r o v id e d fo r by\n/the g r ie v a n c e p r o c e d u r e ? •\nC o m m it te e ^\nin c r e a s e e ffic ie n c y ;\nin com m u n ity\nThe c o m m itte e w ill m e e t m on th ly and sh all co n c ern th e m s e lv e s w ith m a tte rs\no f the fo llo w in g g e n e r a l n atu re:\nIm p ro v in g o f em p lo y e e re la tio n s and in c re a s in g o p era tin g e ffic ie n c y by p r o \nm o tin g c o o p e ra tio n in effectu a tin g eco n o m y m o v e s .\nP a r t ic ip a t e in com m u n ity fu nctions that in v o lv e the e m p lo y e e s and the c o m \npany as a b o d y.\nC o m m ittee d is c u s s e s m a tte rs o f mutual in te r e s t; does not handle g r ie v a n c e s\nT o im p ro v e re la tio n s b etw een the e m p lo y e r and the union through sound and\nre a s o n a b le a d m in is tra tio n o f the p r o v is io n s o f th is c o lle c t iv e b a rg a in in g a g r e e m e n t,\nand through the re s p o n s ib le d isc u s sio n o f m a tte rs o f m utual in te r e s t o th er than\ncom p la in ts and g r ie v a n c e s fo r w hich another p ro c e d u re is p r o v id e d , a m a n a gem en tunion r e la tio n s c o m m itte e , co n s istin g o f not m o re than fo u r m e m b e r s , w i l l , upon\nre q u e s t of e ith e r p a rty to the o th e r, m e e t at 10 a 0m . on the f i r s t T h u rsd a y of\neach m onth. Such co n fe re n c e m a y be c a lle d by e ith e r the e m p lo y e r o r the union.\nN o c o n fe re n c e w ill be h eld u n less advance n otice is g iv e n in w r itin g b y e ith e r\np a rty to the o th e r o f its d e s ir e to hold it.\nE m p lo y e r and union\nC lau se\nA r m o u r and C o. ___________________________________________________________________________\nU n ited P ackin gh ou se W o r k e rs o f A m e r ic a\nThe H o o v e r C o . ____________________________________________________________________________\nF e d e r a l L a b o r Union (T h is is a lo c a l union d ir e c t ly c h a rte re d\nby the A m e r ic a n F e d e ra tio n o f L a b o r )\nG o od y ea r A ir c r a f t C o rp . ________________________________________________________________\nIn tern a tio n a l Union o f U n ited A u to m o b ile , A i r c r a f t & A g r ic u ltu r a l\nIm p lem en t W o r k e r s o f A m e r ic a\nC ru c ib le S teel C o. of A m e r i c a __________________________________________________________\nU n ited S te e lw o r k e rs o f A m e r ic a\nC a t e r p ille r T r a c to r C o. _________________________________________________________________\nIn tern a tio n a l A s s o c ia tio n of M a ch in ists\nD ouglas F ir P ly w o o d M ills (O re g o n and W a s h in g to n )________________________________\nIn tern a tio n a l W o o d w o rk e rs o f A m e r ic a\nThe Youngstow n Sheet and Tube C o. ___________________________________________________\nU nited S te e lw o r k e rs of A m e r ic a\nThe M a s te r E le c t r ic C o . _________________________________________________________________\nU n ited E le c t r ic a l, R a d io and M ach ine W o r k e r s o f A m e r ic a\nA . E . S taley M an u factu rin g C o. _________________________________________________________\nA llie d In d u stria l W o r k e rs\nThe T e x a s C o. _____________________________________________________________________________\nO il, C h em ica l and A to m ic W o r k e r s In tern a tio n a l Union\nA m e r ic a n Can Co» ________________________________________________________________________\nIn tern a tio n a l A s s o c ia tio n o f M a ch in is ts\nN o rth A m e r ic a n A v ia tio n , I n c . ___________________________________________________________\nIm p lem en t W o r k e r s of A m e r ic a\nBeau nit M ills , In c. , A m e r ic a n B e m b e rg D iv is io n and N o rth A m e r ic a n\nR ayon C o r p . ______________________________________________________________________________\nU n ited T e x t ile W o r k e rs o f A m e r ic a\nL o c k h e e d A i r c r a f t S e r v ic e , In c. ________________________________________________________\nIn tern a tion a l A s s o c ia tio n o f M a ch in is ts\nO s c a r M a y e r P a ck in g C o. _______________________________________________________________\nA m a lg a m a te d M ea t C u tters and B u tch er W ork m en o f N o rth A m e r ic a\nThe H e il C o . ________________________________________________________________________________\nU n ited S te e lw o r k e r s o f A m e r ic a\nW e s t V ir g in ia Pu lp and P a p e r C o. _____________________________________________________\nU n ited P a p e r w o r k e r s o f A m e r ic a\nS w ift and C o. _______________________________________________________________________________\nA m a lg a m a te d M ea t C u tters and B u tcher W ork m en o f N o rth A m e r ic a\nA tla s P o w d e r C o. _________________________________________________________________________\nU n ited M in e W o r k e r s o f A m e r ic a , D is t r ic t 50 and\nU n ited C o n stru ction W o r k e rs\nThe C arboru ndu m C o.\nG e n e ra l E le c t r ic C o . ______________________________________________________________________\nH a n ford A t o m ic M e ta l T r a d e s C ou ncil\nCum m ins E n gin e C o. , I n c . ______________________________________________________________\nD ie s e l W o r k e r s Union\nA m e r ic a n Can C o. ________________________________________________________________________\nS tru ctu ra l S teel and O rn am en tal Ir o n A s s o c ia tio n o f N e w J e r s e y , In c. __________\nIn tern a tio n a l A s s o c ia tio n o f B r id g e , S tru ctu ra l and O rn am en tal\nIro n W o r k e r s\nH e r c u le s P o w d e r C o. _____________________________________________________________________\nU nited M in e W o r k e rs o f A m e r ic a , D is t r ic t 50 and\nHudson Pu lp and P a p e r C o r p . ___________________________________________________________\nIn tern a tio n a l B ro th erh o o d o f P a p e r M a k e rs and In tern a tion a l\nB ro th erh o o d o f P u lp , Sulphite and P a p e r M ill W o r k e rs\nD ra v o C o rp . ________________________________________________________________________________\nIn d u stria l Union o f M a rin e and Shipbuilding W o r k e rs o f A m e r ic a\nUnion C a rb id e and Carbon C o rp . , C a rb id e and C arbon C h em ica ls Co.\nD i v i s i o n ___________________________________________________________________________________\nG a lvesto n M e ta l T r a d e s C ou ncil\nHughes T o o l C o. __________________________________________________________________________\nU n ited B ro th erh o o d of C a rp e n te rs and J o in ers o f A m e r ic a\nU n ited States D efe n se C o rp . (S u b sid ia ry o f O lin Industrie-s, I n c . ) _________________\nW a lw o rth C o. ______________________________________________________________________________\nU n ited S te e lw o r k e rs of A m e r ic a\nL e e R u bb er and T i r e C o rp . , R ep u b lic R u bb er D iv is io n _____________________________\nU n ited R u b b er, C o rk , L in o le u m and P la s t ic W o r k e rs o f\nThe B a ltim o r e T r a n s it C o . ______________________________________________________________\nA m a lg a m a te d A s s o c ia tio n o f S tr e e t, E le c t r ic R a ilw a y and\nM o to r Coach E m p lo y e e s o f A m e r ic a\nU n ited States D efe n se C o rp . (S u b sid ia ry o f O lin In d u s trie s , I n c . ) _________________\nH a r n is c h fe g e r C o rp . ______________________________________________________________________\nM idlan d S teel P ro d u c ts C o . ^\nIn tern a tion a l Union o f U nited A u to m o b ile , A i r c r a f t & A g r ic u ltu r a l\nContinental O il Co.\nIndependent O il W o r k e r s Union o f Oklahom a\nP ittsb u rg h S c re w and B o lt C o rp .\nA c m e S teel C o.\nW est V ir g in ia Pu lp and P a p e r Co.\nU n ited M in e W o r k e r s of A m e r ic a , D is t r ic t 50 and\nU n ited C on stru ction W o r k e rs\nH e r c u le s P o w d e r C o. r R a d fo rd A r s e n a l\nO il, C h em ica l and A to m ic W o r k e r s In tern a tion a l Union\nC olu m bia - Southern C h em ica l C o rp .\nA llie d C h em ica l and A lk a li W o r k e r s o f A m e r ic a\nThe Dow C h em ica l C o. ______________________ _____________________________________________\nU n ited M ine W o r k e rs o f A m e r ic a , D is t r ic t 50 and\nU nited C on stru ction W o r k e rs\nUnion C a rb id e and C arbon C o r p ., C a rb id e and C arbon C h em ica ls Co.\nA to m ic T r a d e s and L a b o r Council\nThe C olem an C o ., In c.\nIndependent A p p lia n ce W o r k e r s 1 Union\nF lo r e n c e P ip e Fou nd ry and M ach in e C o.\nA . M . B y e r s C o.\nD ouglas A i r c r a f t C o ., In c.\nIn tern a tio n a l Union o f U nited A u to m o b ile , A i r c r a f t & A g r ic u ltu r a l\nK a is e r M o to r s C o rp .\nA v c o M an ufactu rin g C o r p ., B r id g e p o r t - L y c o m in g D iv is io n\nIm p lem en t W o r k e rs o f A m e r ic a\nW estin gh ou se E le c t r ic C o r p ., Standard C o n trol D iv is io n\nIn tern a tio n a l B ro th e rh o o d o f E le c t r ic a l W o r k e rs\nDana C o rp . , P a r is h P r e s s e d S teel D iv is io n\nE r ie R e s is t o r C o rp .\nIn tern a tion a l Union o f E le c t r ic a l, R a d io and M ach in e W o r k e rs\nM a rio n P o w e r S hovel C o . _________________________________\nP a s c o P a ck in g C o.\nR e t a il, W h o le s a le and D ep a rtm en t S to re Union\nA r m c o S te el C o r p . _________________________\n- - — -----------\nM e r r ill- S t e v e n s D ry D ock and R e p a ir C o. ____________________________________________\nIn d u s tria l Union o f M a rin e and Shipbuilding W o r k e r s o f A m e r ic a\nB oein g A ir p la n e C o . ______________________ __ ________ __\nK e ls e y - H a y e s W h eel C o . ____________________\nB o r g - W a r n e r C o r p ., In g e r s o il P ro d u c ts D i v i s i o n _______\nU n ited E le c t r ic a l, R a d io and M ach in e W o r k e rs o f A m e r ic a\nL im a -H a m ilto n C o rp . . ____ __ ___ __ _______ ________ ______ __ _____ _______\nIn tern a tio n a l U nion o f U n ited A u to m o b ile , A i r c r a f t & A g r ic u ltu r a l\nIm p le m e n t W o r k e r s o f A m e r ic a\nDunlop T ir e and R u bber C o rp . _ __________________________________ — - - —\nU n ited R u b b er, C o rk , L in o le u m and P la s t ic W o r k e r s o f A m e r ic a\nS p e r r y C o r p . , F o r d In stru m en t D iv is io n _\nIn tern a tio n a l Union o f E l e c t r i c a l , R a d io and M ach ine W o r k e rs\nD iam ond A lk a li C o . ____ __ _\nU n ited C o n stru ction W o r k e r s\nP itts b u rg h Coke and C h em ica l C o . ___\nThe M a s s e y - H a r r is C o . __ ______ __ _____________________ _______________________\nIn tern a tio n a l S m eltin g and R efin in g C o .\nD ay and Z im m e rm a n , I n c . ________ ___\nIn tern a tio n a l C h em ica l W o r k e r s Union\nP ip e r A i r c r a f t C o rp .\nW illy s M o t o r s , I n c . , W ils o n F o u n d ry D iv is io n\nIm p le m e n t W o r k e rs of A m e r ic a\nA m e r ic a n Chain and C able C o . ___________________________________________________________\nW h eelin g S teel Corp .\nIn tern a tion a l Union o f E l e c t r ic a l, R a d io and M ach ine W o r k e rs\nD o e h le r - J a r v is C o rp . , D o e h le r D ie C astin g D i v i s i o n _______________________________\nM e r c k and C o. t In c. , Sharp and Dohm e D iv is io n\nR yan A e ro n a u tic a l Co.\nIn tern a tion a l U nion o f U n ited A u to m o b ile , A i r c r a f t & A g r ic u ltu r a l\nA m e r ic a n Seating C o.\n__ __ ___ __________________________ __________\nP u b lic S e r v ic e E le c t r ic and Gas C o.\nIn tern a tio n a l B ro th erh o o d o f E le c t r ic a l W o r k e rs\nK en n eco tt C opper C o rp .\nIn tern a tion a l U nion o f M in e , M ill and S m e lte r W o r k e rs\nThe E . W . B lis s C o _______________________________________________________________________\nJohnson B ro n z e Co.\nT e n n e s s e e C opper C o.\nIn tern a tion a l C h em ica l W o r k e rs Union\nThe Budd C o. f Hunting P a r k P la n t\nU n ited S te e lw o r k e r s of A m e r ic a\nP a c ific M a r itim e A s s o c ia tio n\nIn tern a tio n a l L o n g s h o r e m e n ^ and W a re h o u s e m e n ’ s Union\nContinental F o u n d ry and M ach ine C o.\nA lle g h e n y Lu dlu m S teel C o r p . ___________________________________________________________\nThe C o o p e r - B e s s e m e r C o rp .\nA m e r ic a n M eta l P ro d u c ts C o. __________________________________________________________\nIn tern a tio n a l Union of U n ited A u to m o b ile , A i r c r a f t & A g r ic u ltu r a l\nA lu m in u m In d u s t r ie s , In c. _______________________________________________________________\nM and M W oo d w ork in g C o. _______________________________________________________________\nU n ited B ro th e rh o o d of C a rp e n te rs and J o in ers o f A m e r ic a\nG e n e ra l T elep h o n e C o. of C a l i f o r n i a ___________________________________________________\nC om m u n ication s W o r k e rs o f A m e r ic a\nC ontinental S teel C o rp . __________________________________________________________________\nA v c o M an u factu rin g C o rp . , C r o s le y and B en dix H om e A p p lia n c e D iv is io n _______\nIn tern a tio n a l A s s o c ia t io n o f M a ch in is ts\nD e tr o it S teel C o rp . ________________________________________________________________________\nThe S h e r w in -W illia m s C o. _______________________________________________________________\nB itu m in ous C oal O p e r a to rs ______________________________________________________________\nU nited M ine W o r k e rs o f A m e r ic a\nD ouglas A i r c r a f t C o ., In c. ______________________________________________________________\nA m e r ic a n Can C o. _________________________________________________________________________\nM a yta g C o . _______________________________________________________________. _________________\nIn tern a tio n a l Union of U nited A u to m o b ile , A i r c r a f t\nIro n L ea gu e o f P h ila d e lp h ia and V ic in it y , In c. _______________________________________\nB oston C o n so lid a ted Gas C o. ____________________________________________________________\nU n ited M in e W o r k e rs o f A m e r ic a , D is t r ic t 50 and\nIn tern a tio n a l P la in fie ld M o to r C o. ______________________________________________________\nC on tin en tal Can C o ., In c. ________________________________________________________________\nSouthern C a lifo r n ia E d is on C o. _________________________________________________________\nIn tern a tio n a l B ro th erh o o d o f E le c t r ic a l W o r k e r s\nW ie b o ld t S to re s , In c. _____________________________________________________________________\nB u ildin g S e r v ic e E m p lo y e e s In tern a tio n a l Union\nN e w p o rt S teel C o r p .\nU nited S te e lw o r k e rs o f A m e r ic a\nP u llm a n Standard C a r M an u factu rin g C o.\n..... __ _____ _\nC lim a x M olybdenu m C o. . .... ___ . . ..\nby the A m e r ic a n F e d e ra tio n o f L a b o r)\nA ffilia t e d D re s s M a n u fa c tu rers A s s o c ia t io n , In c.\nIn tern a tion a l L a d ie s 1G a rm en t W o r k e r s 1 Union\nM e r c h a n ts 1 L a d i e s ’ G a rm en t A s s o c ia tio n , In c.\nIn tern a tion a l L a d i e s 1 G a rm en t W o r k e r s 1 Union\nN a tio n a l W o m en 's N e c k w e a r and S c a r f A s s o c ia tio n\nInfant and Ju ven ile M a n u fa c tu rers A s s o c ia t io n , In c.\nA m a lg a m a te d C lothin g W o r k e rs of A m e r ic a\nU n ifo rm M a n u fa c tu r e r s 1 E x ch a n g e, In c.\nA m a lg a m a te d Clothing W o r k e r s o f A m e r ic a\nN e w Y o r k E le c t r ic a l C o n tra c to rs A s s o c ia tio n\nIn tern a tio n a l B ro th erh o o d of E le c t r ic a l W o r k e r s\nB a r r e D is t r ic t G ra n ite M a n u fa c tu r e r s 1 A s s o c ia tio n\nThe G ra n ite C u t t e r s 1 In tern a tio n a l A s s o c ia tio n o f A m e r ic a\nC o n s tru c to rs A s s o c ia tio n o f W e s te rn P en n sy lva n ia\nH ea vy C o n stru ction Council\nC on tra ctin g L a t h e r s 1 A s s o c ia tio n o f Southern C a lifo r n ia , In c.\nThe W ood, W ir e and M e ta l L a th e r s In tern a tio n a l Union\nA la m e d a County M ilk D e a le r s A s s o c ia tio n\nIn tern a tio n a l B ro th erh o o d o f T e a m s t e r s , C h a u ffeu rs, W a reh ou sem en\nand H e lp e r s of A m e r ic a\nF o o d E m p lo y e r s C o u n c il, In c. _\nSan F r a n c is c o H o te l O w n ers 1A s s o c ia tio n\nH o te l and R esta u ra n t E m p lo y e e s and B a rte n d e rs In tern a tion a l Union\nF a m ily and W h o le s a le A s s o c ia tio n\nA m a lg a m a te d C lothin g W o r k e r s o f A m e r ic a\n____ _ _ ___\nG r e a t e r C in cin n ati M ilk and Ic e C re a m D e a le r s A s s o c ia tio n\nand H e lp e r s o f A m e r ic a\nT e n n e s s e e V a lle y A u th o rity\nT e n n e s s e e V a lle y T r a d e s and L a b o r C ou ncil\nK e lly S p rin g fie ld T i r e C o.\n_ __ _ _. . _ _____\nM a so n ite C o rp .\nIn tern a tion a l W o o d w o rk e rs o f A m e r ic a\nU. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1957\n0 — 412179