Time and Half Pay Set After Price Raised
Fuels Administrator Ickes ordered a nationwide review of mine operating costs as work weeks move to six days. Operators may pay time and one half for six day work weeks while lines maximum prices adapt to this move and wage increases under wartime controls. Record outputs of bituminous and anthracite are aimed for 1943, while labor disputes linger between union and management and the War Labor Board.
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Lewis Silent on Six Day Week War Program
NEW YORK May 4 Lewis president of the United Mine Workers maintained its customary stance today when informed that Secretary Harold L. Sekux had ordered the nation’s coal mines to operate six days a week. He said he had heard nothing of the order and would comment after the wage conference resumed following a coal strike. The labor secretary said no concessions had been promised concerning production amid the pause. WLI members noted the panel would reconvene as soon as normal war production resumed.
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ICKES
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Man Confesses Slaying of Child in West Sickie Underpass
James Franklin, 21, led police by street car to a West Sickie pedestrian underpass where Mauryshine Tankersley, 3, was found slain. Detective Captain Mutan Cliffé said Franklin confessed to the incident and described taking the girl through the same street route to an underground passage.
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Miners to Get 45 50 Per Week Under Six Day Plan
Washington May 4 Under the six day week miners would receive 45 50 dollars for six days plus 10 50 for Saturday making 45 50. The pay rise is opposed by some operators and is tied to OPA and UMW positions. The dispute centers on compulsory sixth day and actual work patterns versus contract terms and breaks due to machinery and coal shortages.
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Amendments Complicate Strike Bill in Senate
Washington May 4 Senate debate on the emergency strike bill saw rapid amendments proposed to widen government seizure penalties and broaden reach to all plants and mines. Senator Connally pushed for criminal penalties and broader reach while Taft urged adding War Labor Board jurisdiction and enforcement powers, signaling a tight floor battle ahead.
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Absentee Penalties Tied to Six Day Term in January Pact
A note states that any voluntary absence on the sixth day would be subject to the same penalties as under the basic five day contract. It adds that the January agreement omitted the Jeanure provision and that the g compulsory remains in effect.
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