Conditions in the Coal Fields of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio: Hearings Before the Committee on Interstate Commerce, United States Senate, Seventieth Congress, First Session, Pursuant to S. Res. 105, a Resolution to Investigate Conditions in the Coal Fields of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1928 - Coal miners |
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... agreement was reached , with the approval of the United States Government , for an extension of the then existing wage scale for a further period of three years , expiring on March 31 , 1927. Among the coal - producing companies that ...
... agreement was reached , with the approval of the United States Government , for an extension of the then existing wage scale for a further period of three years , expiring on March 31 , 1927. Among the coal - producing companies that ...
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... agreement with you boys ; I can pay the wages provided in that agreement . I would like to open my mines and go ahead and pay that wage , because I believe in harmonious relations between employer and employees . Yesterday I was told by ...
... agreement with you boys ; I can pay the wages provided in that agreement . I would like to open my mines and go ahead and pay that wage , because I believe in harmonious relations between employer and employees . Yesterday I was told by ...
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... agreement expired and the large eastern roads began their fight against the union , the Western Coal & Mining Co. used its full power and influence to prevent coal companies in Kansas from making a new agreement with the union . The ...
... agreement expired and the large eastern roads began their fight against the union , the Western Coal & Mining Co. used its full power and influence to prevent coal companies in Kansas from making a new agreement with the union . The ...
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... agreement , and the part that it played in having that agreement finally brought about . Following the making of this contract the railroad companies in the States of Illinois , Indiana , Ohio , and Pennsylvania , as well as West ...
... agreement , and the part that it played in having that agreement finally brought about . Following the making of this contract the railroad companies in the States of Illinois , Indiana , Ohio , and Pennsylvania , as well as West ...
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... agreement ? Mr. MORROW . Yes ; that is true . Senator WHEELER . And that agreement was to last for a period of how long ? Mr. MORROW . Well , that was a three - year agreement . Senator WHEELER . It was a three - year agreement ? Mr ...
... agreement ? Mr. MORROW . Yes ; that is true . Senator WHEELER . And that agreement was to last for a period of how long ? Mr. MORROW . Well , that was a three - year agreement . Senator WHEELER . It was a three - year agreement ? Mr ...
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Page 593 - UNITED STATES SENATE, COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE COMMERCE, Washington, DC The committee met at 10 o'clock am, pursuant to adjournment on yesterday, in room 212, Senate Office Building, Senator James E.
Page 777 - Hartley (chairman) presiding. The CHAIRMAN. The committee will come to order. The Chair would like to make a brief statement.
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