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mony is received, and then the
executive secretary’s report is
read to the Board of Arbitra­
tion, and case decided by the
Board.
No member is permitted to
assist the executive secretary in
making an investigation. Fur­
thermore, the secretary may re­
quire either party, to submit in
writing, further information to
assist him in his investigation.
When, in the judgement oi
the secretary, a complaint may
be settled by calling the parties
together to a conference, he
shall have the power to arrange
such a conference and to official­
ly arbitrate the complaint, thus
lessening the work of the Board
of Arbitration.
If a decision of the Board of
Arbitration is unanimous, or by
more than a majority vote, there
is no appeal. In all other cases
the losing member has a right
to appeal to the Executive Com­
mittee or Board of Governors.
March, 1941
AUTOMATIC AGE
84
ing a membership of over 100
members, only 17 complaints
were heard by the Board of A r­
bitration, and that 20 complaints
were settled by me personally,
making a total of only 37 com­
plaints in nearly two years of
my administration with this as­
sociation.
From my personal observa­
tion and in meeting with the
trade association executives at
the recent trade association con­
ference, sponsored by the Coin
Machine Industries, under the
able guidance of Mr. Jas. A.
Gilmore, I have been convinced
that the Board of Arbitration
plays a negligible part in the
administration of the Associa­
tion. That this is true argues
clearly that a well administered
association gives little opportun­
ity for differences concerning
locations and is a certain pre­
ventive for the horrible incident
to which your editorial refers.
I heartily recommend t h e
adoption of a Code of Fair
Trade Practices providing for a
Board of Arbitration similar to
that which the several associa­
tions with which I have been
associated and whom I have as­
sisted in organizing, and al­
ready found to be a stabilizing
and profitable factor.
Voluntary Self-Government
Getting the most out of a
trade association can be ac­
complished only through volun­
tary self-government and such
an association is worth all and
more it may cost a member in
the nominal dues which he is re­
quired to pay.
That some operators have not
yet seen the light of day in or­
ganizing their respective terri­
tories is indeed surprising,
especially in the light of the
success of the existing trade as­
sociations within our Industry.
The movement to inaugurate
a national association of opera­
tors is a subject which should be
of greater interest to the serious
operators who are really con­
cerned in the continuance o f the
Coin Machine Industry.
Any member who refuses to
abide by the decision of the
Board of Arbitration may be
assessed the sum of five dollars
($5.00) per day until the actual
date of his compliance with the
decision. Furthermore, he may
in the judgment of the Com­
mittee, be subject to suspension
or even expulsion from the as­
sociation, and his re-instate­
ment is subject to the decision
o f the Executive Committee or
Board of Governors and with
the approval of the entire mem­
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