Federal Regulation Seen As Only Hope For Coal Industry
Washington reports that federal regulation of the bituminous coal industry is viewed as the sole method to stabilize and save the industry from ruin. The Davis Kelly bill would require federal licenses for interstate coal trade, enable pools, restrict production to demand, and protect union organizing. Industry leaders and labor officials urge passage as a constitutional, economic remedy amid fierce opposition from nonunion interests.
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Washington, D. C
United Mine Workers of America
Senate Committee On Mines and Mining
Howard Showalter
John H. Matfield
West Virginia
B. Hosford
Pittsburgh
Hosford
Edmond D. Campbell
Washington
Congress
Campbell
John Hays Hammond
Miners' Strike Sparks Disorder in Scranton District
Insurgent United Mine Workers leaders in Scranton and Shamokin triggered an outlaw strike over equalization of work. Companies closed mines, idling thousands while district officials refused to breach contracts. Despite initial violence, many insurgents returned to work as the strike faltered, with UMWA stressing adherence to contracts.
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Scranton
ILNS
Shamokin
United Mine Workers of America
Four Held in Conspiracy Plot to Murder Trade Union Official
Washington U S Commissioner Needham C Turnage held for the grand jury four men and a woman charged with conspiracy to commit murder in an alleged plot to assassinate Charles A Haury supervisor of the local union of the International Union of Operating Engineers George MacSullen Ed Johnson Walter Reed and Mrs Kaye Reed Burt Carpenter were named in the charges Johnson pleaded guilty Wage earners welcome closer relations and cooperation with their employers.
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Washington
U. S
Needham C. Turnage
Grand Jury
Charles A. Haury
Union
The
International Union of Operating Engineers
George MacSullen
Ed Johnson
Walter Reed
Kaye Reed
Burt Carpenter
Harry
Johnson
Anti-Injunction Bill Deadly Blow to Famous Yellow Dog
News analysis shows labor leaders hail a sweeping victory as the anti-injunction bill threatens to erase up to two million yellow dog contracts, reshaping employer worker legal relations. Senator Norris explains exclusions while labor figures predict a surge in organizing, especially among miners.
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Yellow Dog
Norris
Nebraska
Senate
Bingham
Connecticut
House
Organized Labor
Inadequate Pay Cited as Key Crime Driver
Washington report cites unemployment, low wages, haphazard work and lack of vocational guidance as major factors fueling crime in 1931. The National Probation Association notes economic instability as a top safeguard for orderly life and warns that widespread insecurity breeds delinquency and social problems.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
National Probation Association
United States
Fur Workers Renew Two Year Labor Agreement in New York
The American Federation of Labor announces renewal of a standing two year agreement with the International Fur Workers Union of the United States and Canada and affiliated New York locals, in cooperation with Associated Fur Coat and Trimming Manufacturers Inc and New York Fur Trimming Manufacturers Inc. Matthew Woll notes AFL support for labor-union rights and stable conditions, while pending signature of a similar accord with the United Fur Manufacturers Association.
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New York City
ILNL
New York
American Federation of Labor
Broadway
International Fur Workers'’ Union
United States
Canada
Associated
Fur Coat and Trimming Manufacturers, Inc
United Fur Manufacturers Association
Matthew Woll
American Federation
International Fur Workers’ Union
British Lumber Deal With Soviet Agencies Announced
London timber firm Timber Distributors Limited, representing 160 British importers, announced a contract with Soviet Union agencies for delivery of 2,100,000 cubic feet of lumber this year.
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London
Eng
Timber Distributors, Limited
Union of Socialists
Bakers Union Offers Bread From Farm Board Wheat
Washington telegram from the Bakers International Union to President William Green of the A F of L offers its members to bake bread from Farm Board wheat for the needy at no cost. The signatories urge transmission to the Farm Board and Red Cross. The union emphasizes maintaining wage standards to sustain living levels.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
Bakery and Confectionery Workers’ Union
Wiliam Green
American Federation of Labor
Federal Farm Board
Charles F. Hohmann
International Union
Congress
United States Farm Board
Red Cross
Green
Parm Board
Red Gross
Work Drive Lifts Five Idle Workers Each Minute
New York City reports a national employment push where five workers move from unemployment to jobs every minute. The War Against Low Mood campaign, backed by AFL, American Legion, ANA, and Legion Auxiliary, has publicized 300000 employed since February 15 as it races toward one million unemployed helped.
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Chester M. Wright
New York City
ILNS
United Action For Employment
American Federation of Labor
The
American Legion
Association of National Advertisers
the Legion Auxiliary
Ohio Coal Operators Seek Antipicketing Injunction
Ohio-Mine operators in the Hocking Valley coal district moved to end a miners strike that has kept more than 6,000 workers idle since February 1. The Sunday Creek Coal Company asked the Athens county common pleas court for an injunction to bar United Mine Workers of America from picketing the struck mines. Company officials renewed charges of trespassing on property and intimidation of employees.
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Thefrs
Ohio
Hocking Valley
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Athens County Common Pleas Court
United Mine Workers of America
Ohio Miners Strike Over 25 Percent Wage Cut
In Athens Ohio several thousand coal miners strike in protest of a 25 percent pay reduction enacted by operators on March 1. Once strong in Ohio, home to the United Mine Workers, workers faced wage cuts, poor conditions, and court injunctions. The strike follows renewed fighting spirit as miners refuse to submit to further reductions.
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Athens
Ohio
ILNS
United Mine Workers of America
American Farmers in Debt Thirteen Billion Dollars
Washington report states total U.S. farm debt at 13 billion dollars with 9.2 billion tied to farm mortgages. Congress has allotted 125 million dollars in new capital for federal land banks, more than half of which has been loaned.
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Washington
United States
A. C. Williams
Federal Farm Loan Board
Congress
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