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Calumet, Houghton County, Michigan
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During a mining-related hearing, Chairman Taylor highlights witnesses' complaints about companies refusing proper mine timbering, blaming efficiency-driven bosses. Mr. Rees objects, attributing it to bosses and noting the custom of direct complaints to managers.
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"I will say right here," said chairman Taylor, "that it is the bosses above the men who are trying to make a record for efficiency, who seemed to have caused all this trouble here, if, as it had been testified, it is hard for the men to go higher up with their complaints."
Mr. Rees said:
"We intend to show something about that, and I will say it has been a custom for years to endeavor to get the men to come directly to the manager with their complaints."
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Chairman Taylor refers to frequent complaints by witnesses that companies refused proper timbering in mines. Mr. Rees objects, clarifying that evidence points to certain bosses, not companies. Taylor states that bosses seeking efficiency records caused trouble, especially if men cannot escalate complaints. Rees notes intent to show that it has been custom for years for men to go directly to the manager with complaints.