Ligonier Valley Rail Road Newspaper Articles
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Ligonier Echo
Wednesday, October 4, 1933
Ligonier Valley Miners Still On Holiday
Local Custom Mines Expected To Resume Work Tomorrow
Many Mines Open In Co.
Although many coal miners throughout different sections of Westmoreland County
returned to their work yesterday, mining operations as far as could be learned this morning, remained at a standstill in Ligonier Valley.
However, custom mines are expected to open tomorrow and it is the general belief that
the larger mines will resume work within a few days following the completion of a few details between mine operators and local Union officials.
Reopening of a great number of the mines in the County yesterday was due to the instructions issued by Frank Hughes, president of District No. 3 of the United Mine Workers of America at a meeting in Greensburg, Monday evening. Hughes made a statement after attending a meeting in Pittsburgh Monday afternoon with various district union heads, in which he called upon the miners to return.
Mr. Hughes in calling the miners to resume work immediately, quoted the interchange of telegrams between Phillip Murray, vice president of the United Mine Workers, and General Hugh Johnson, recovery administrator, and said:
"At the meeting in Moose Hall, Pittsburgh, yesterday, International Vice President Phillip Murray made the announcement that the miners will return to work immediately."
The union officials took this action after receiving a letter from Thomas Mises, president of the H. C. Frick Coke Company, which was accepted by them as virtual union recognition. Under General Hugh S. Johnson's interpretation of the letter, it would be accepted as a promise of check weighmen on tipples, selected by the miners, and the "checkoff" system of collecting dues.
District No. 3 embraces the mines in the Greensburg, Irwin and Ligonier fields where from 15,000 to 18,000 miners are employed.