02 Apr 1937
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Newspaper
Butler County Press
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1937
Page
1
In February 1937 1,550,000 more persons were employed than February 1936. The employment index reached 98.9% of 1923-25, and payrolls in manufacturing rose sharply. Secretary Perkins notes payrolls grew faster than employment, with wages yet below 1923-25 levels but showing strong gains and room for further increases.
Ottawa reports that wage rates rose by about 2 percent across nine worker groups in 1936, with loggers and sawmill workers up 9 percent. Despite this, wholesale prices jumped 11 percent and retail costs for food and clothing rose about 4 percent, eroding the average worker’s purchasing power. Ontario’s David Croll notes the statistics may understate unorganized workers' struggles while urging continued union label support to sustain prosperity.
Washington, D. C. Ed ward F. McGrady assistant secretary of labor warned the American Industrial Development Council runaway prices may drive us into another low mood. He urged balanced action by all economic branches to avoid collapse and called for a national labor policy amid fratricidal industry divisions and Supreme Court policy limits.
A tentative agreement to end the Remington Rand strike awaits approval by the union members. It was reached in Frances Perkins’ labor department offices with William Green Arthur Wharton John P. Frey and James H. Rand Jr. present. Remington Rand directors have approved. Union votes are expected soon.
nationwide labor bodies rally for president's court reform with delegates from every state. unions from Baltimore to Florida and Indiana endorse the plan unanimously, while leaders in New York, Pittsburgh, and the South push for swift action.
Columbus and Oslo sources report Henry J. Berrodin, chief of the division of aid for the aged, denounces a proposed $5 million cut to old age assistance funds. He warns the reduction would force average grants from $24 to about $16 or $17 monthly, endangering 30,000 pending applications amid rising living costs. The proposal was sent to the house finance committee by the Inter-Organization Conference.
Providence retail stores reopened after a one day shutdown as owners and CIO representatives reached a wage increase agreement. More than 85 stores employed about half of the city 12 000 clerks during negotiations. The deal includes higher wages reduced hours in large stores seniority holiday pay two weeks vacation reclassification of workers and CIO recognition as bargaining agent.
Nova Scotia unveils a low cost housing plan to provide rental units at 15 dollars monthly. Dr. S H Prince of King's University outlines financing where provincial loans cover 75 percent of costs at long term low rates, with citizens groups raising the remainder to build and manage homes on a limited dividend basis. Cities may grant tax exemptions for 20 years to housing projects.
Lawrence O Keefe of the International Molders Union was told by the executive board to press charges against nonmembers named by the La Follette civil liberties committee as labor spies. The board debated the issue and adopted a declaration denouncing agitators and labor spires.
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