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Governor Foss Rejects Wage Rise in Hyde Park Factories
A 55 minute conference at the State House failed to win a wage increase for workers at the Becker Milling Machine Company and the B F Sturtevant Blower Works in Hyde Park. Governor Foss insisted no raise would be granted, while union leaders criticized his open shop stance and called for arbitration and a mass meeting to decide on a possible strike.
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Becker Milling Machine Company
Hyde Park
State House
Foss
George Leary
Missouri
Fitzgerald
State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
Supple
State Board
The
Metal Trades Council
Ers’ Association
Cornelius J. Driscoll
Henry Sterling
American Federation of Labor
B. F. Sturtevant Blower Company
Magnolia Hall
French
Opera House
Terrence McGowan
Sturtevant Company
Machinists’ Lodge
Governor Foss
Sturtevant Blower Works
State Board of Arbitration
Worcester
Providence
Rochester
N. Y
Commonwealth
Becker
Sturtevant and Becker
Boston
Iis
Wyde Park
State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation
B. F. Sturtevant Company
Charles G. Wood