U.S. COAL STRIKE SETTLED
l!"i-ci\ i-! Tluus'lav. 7 p.m. WAS II INGTON, May 29. T!,i- Scciciary oi' tlie lnterinr, M r. K iias ainiouneei! tliat ihe liitumin:i i stlikc is seltled. T; e tenns inelude an hourly wage .a-e oi' lsl eents uhi-h. with overintais 1 s.5 eents daily. The wel- ' • x >.il let : ] enten I 1'und is liinuieed by ' . i i-ents ntyalty ou avery ton of j • ! i idueed. 'which is unoftieinlly 1 aled as yieiding 28, 00(1, )(>() to . -nii.iMHi dollars \ early. Tlie medical : iio-pitai fiuid is also linanced hy ■s ■.■ i ioiis iiou made from ihe miners' p. and is to he adini riist ered hy i-es e.ppointeil hv M r. .1. I.. J.ewis. 0 i j r I ine payinents operate after seven ' f''t ' ■■■ ' wnrk daily (the luiners at pre- "• have a 51 liour weeki. A Federal • sat'ety code is to he issued hv tlie 1 • • ; *:i u of .Mines direetor along with Uif i"-tahlisliinent of proper stanilards hospital, medieal. sanitary and ii" -!?.> eonditions m the eoalnihiing The strike is estimated to lia\;e "!m-ed ihe loss of 89.4(10,000 tons of
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Chronicle (Levin), 31 May 1946, Page 5
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183U.S. COAL STRIKE SETTLED Chronicle (Levin), 31 May 1946, Page 5
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