Hosiery Workers Demand Clean-Up of Mississippi Valley
The Hosiery Worker editorial urges Administrator Hopkins to aggressively expose and halt misuse of WPA funds in Mississippi. It accuses funds of financing so called vocational schools that sheltered sweatshop and low wage manufacturers. The piece cites Governor White Senator Harrison and wary business interests backing industry arrival in the South. It warns of long-term regional exploitation and calls for economic reorganization focused on agriculture and forest development.
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Philadelphia
ILNS
Hopkins
WPA
Missippi
Hosiery Worker
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
Mississippi
Democratic Party
South
White
Pat Harrison
No Getters
Roosevelt
Missisciipi
Thuny
Labor Leader Urges Healey Bill to End Sweatshops
William Green of the American Federation of Labor urged the House judiciary sub committee to pass the Healey bill empowering labor department wage and hour standards for government contractors. He warned against government buying from sweatshops and highlighted unemployment figures as support.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
William Green
American Federation of Labor
House Judiciary
Healey
Department of Labor
Green
Davie editor of Amalgamated Journal dies after stroke
Ben J. Davie long time editor of the Amalgamated Journal and trusted Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers figure died of a stroke at Maverick Street Dormont Pa. He led the labor paper to prominence and served as trustee and assistant president. born April 24 1861 in Yale his career spanned iron and steel work from 1876.
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Pittsburgh
ILNE
Ben. J. Davie
Amalgamated Journal
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Vin Workers
Dormont
Mr. Davis
United States
Yale
Davis
Clavidand
Ohio
Amalgamated Association of Ire and Steel Workers
Isvs
Canada Increases Labor Camp Wages
Ottawa reports the government raised monthly wages for single men in 10 forced labor camps from 5 to 15 dollars and plans to close all camps by July 1. Railways will employ 10,000 on deferred maintenance, others build roads in northern Quebec and Ontario, with farm placements subsidized.
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Ottawa
ILNS
Quebec
Ontario
Refinery Ordered to Bargain With Union Across Plant
The National Labor Relations Board ordered Atlantic Refining Co to meet with the Oil Field Gas Well and Refinery Workers union at the Brunswick Georgia plant to negotiate on wages hours and working conditions. The board said collective bargaining means negotiating as a group through representatives and not handling only individual grievances. More than 100 of 123 employees were union members yet the company refused to negotiate, and the board ordered an election to determine employee representation at Belmont Stamping Enameling Co in New Philadelphia Ohio. The NLRB also ordered Harbor Boatbuilding Co to bargain with the Ship Carpenters Caulkers and Joiners Union and certified Branch 69 of the American Federation of Hosiery Workers for John Blood & Co in Boyertown Pa following a secret election. Since inception the board logged 65 charges affecting 5 364 workers, closing 56 cases covering 7 227 workers with 32 settlements for 4 964 employers.
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Ashington
CNS
Post
Tahor
Unusnal First
Atlantic Refining Co
Wases
Brunswick, Ga
Uie
Belmont Stamping & Enameling Co
New Philadelphia
Ohio
NLRB
Harbor Boatbuilding Co
Los Angeles
Two New Union Label Products on Market
Richmond Maid Coffee and Richmond Maid Baking Powder debut as union labeled items from Ric Maid Manufacturing Company Inc of Richmud Virginia. AF of L trades department secretary treasurer M Ornburn notes union condition manufacturing and 100 percent loyal maintenance of equipment. The label emphasizes pure phosphates and top quality. Demand for union labeled products has risen in recent months.
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Washington
T. M. Ornburn
Union Label Trades Department
American Federation of Labor
Ric Maid Manufacturing Company, Inc
Richmud
Richmond Maid Coffer
Richmond Maid
Antonianaml Avery
Wilum Label
Brades
Fair Wage Clause Demanded in Valuating Industrial Firms
Rev. De. H. B. Thomas of St. John urged city and county councils to insert a fair wage clause in fixed valuations of industrial firms. He cited firms underpaying workers to starvation wages, noting examples like Wilson Box & Lumber Co. of Fairville, N. B. amid employment scarcity.
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St. John
N. B. Lilns
de. H. B. Thomas
United Church
St.John
Wilson Box & Lumber Company
Fairville, N. B
Union Labor Life Insurance to Hold 10th Annual Meeting
The tenth annual meeting of Union Labor Life Insurance Company stockholders will occur at 11 a.m. on April 15 at the Land Baltimore Hotel in Baltimore. Directors will be elected and other business conducted. Notice was issued by President Matthew Woll and Secretary Treasurer Thomas E. Burke.
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Baltimore, Md
ILNS
Union Labor Life Insurance Company
Land Baltimore
Baltimore
Matthew Woll
Thomas E. Burke
New York City Seeks Court Backing for Wage Act
New York City on March 26 asked the Supreme Court to uphold the state minimum wage law for women and children. The city contends that employers are failing to pay a substandard wage and that the public welfare department bears the burden of enforcement.
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New York City
Washington, D. C
NLNL
New York
Supreme Court
New York State
Public Welfare Department
Workers protest harsh Austrian sentence spans
The International Labor Office Governing Body reports a protest by its workers group over severe sentences for Austrian labor leaders. Some leaders received up to ten years hard labor for actions tied to trade union and socialist activities.
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Geneva IL
Workers’ Group
International Labor Office
Stronney
Eatine
Holyoke Meeting Demands WPA Prosecute Mills Ties
A mass meeting by United Textile Workers and the American Federation of Hosiery Workers in Holyoke urged WPA Chief Harry Hopkins to prosecute the Massachusetts Knitting Mills and associates for allegedly fraudulently obtaining WPA funds. The gathering supported the national textile act and criticized wage and hour violations in the hosiery industry.
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Holyoke
Mass
ILNS
United Texile Workers
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
WPA
Harry Hopkins
Massachusetts
Columbia
Tenn
Philadelphia
Miss
Works Progress Administration
Hopkins
Massachusetts Knitting Mills
Orth
South
Eastern Mayors Protest WPA Work Roll Cuts
About 50 New England and eastern city mayors urged WPA chief Hopkins to extend workers on WPA rolls until private industry jobs or other relief projects are available. Meeting in Boston, they warned of serious consequences if rolls are cut. Letter signed by Paul V. Batters, executive director of the U S Conference of Mayors.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
New England
Hopkins
U. S. Conference of Mayors
Boston
Paul V. Batters
The
Mayors' Organaton
Labor Urges Federal Economic Council to End Unemployment
At the Alberta Federation of Labor twentieth annual convention the call was for a Federal Economic Council to identify and remove the causes of permanent unemployment. The council would hold power to control industry and trade and implement measures ensuring continuous employment and that wealth from production benefits workers.
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Calgary
ILNS
Alberta Federation of Labor
Federal Economic Council
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