Labor Board Elections Show Large Majorities For A F L Unions
Washington DC ILNS summary of industrial elections supervised by the National Labor Board shows large majorities for independent trade unions, usually affiliated with the AFL. Of 162 elections, 100 favored unions in 142 worker-employee votes, with 29,066 in favor and 14,420 against. Outside unions led 29 to 16 in 45 cases, tallying 17,036 to 9,596.
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Labor Board
A. F. of L. Unions
Washington, D. C
ILNS
National Labor Board
American Federation of Labor
A. F. of L
Union
Works Council
Workers Win in Plants Voting at Racine Case Oster
In Racine Wisconsin the Racine county workers committee won a representation election at J I Case Company by an 87 to 10 margin and at John Oster Manufacturing by 68 to 28. About 120 Case workers and 1 200 Case factory employees voted Yes while Yes votes included 887 at Case and 68 at Oster.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
Racine County Workers’ Committee
Racine
Wis
J. I. Case Company
National Labor Board
Labor Board
John Oster
American Federation of Labor
Case Union
Oster
A. F. of L
Case
Roosevelt settlement gives teeth to Recovery Act labor section
Washington reports President Roosevelt's auto settlement elevates the labor section of the National Industrial Recovery Act into a living protection for workers. William Green of the AFL says the agreement requires auto makers to recognize unions, bargain collectively, and allows a jointly staffed tribunal to rule on discharge or discrimination cases, with final, binding decisions.
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Roosevelt
Green
Washington
National Industrial Recovery Act
William Green
American Federation of Labor
United Automobile Workers Federal Labor
Labor Board Seeks Complaints On Auto Plant Discrimination
Detroit officials of organized labor were urged to submit at once cases of alleged discrimination against American Federation of Labor workers in automobile plants to the presidential grievance board formed under the industry agreement. The three member body representing labor and manufacturers with a neutral chairman held its inaugural meeting in Detroit.
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Detroit
Mich
American Federation of Labor
Nabor
Georgia Textile Workers Start Labor Temple Plan
The La Grange union of the United Textile Workers of America now has about 2,000 members. The union bought ground on which it intends to erect a labor temple for the organization and activities.
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Georgia Textile Workers
la Grange
la Grange Union
United Textile Workers of America
Roosevelt Names Wolman to Labor Board on Auto Strike
Dr. Leo Wolman of Columbia University was named by President Roosevelt to chair a three member board to implement terms averting a threatened auto industry strike. Other members: Richard Byrd, labor leader, and Nicholas Kelley, Chrysler attorney. Byrd, 42, former World War I lieutenant and 1912 Olympic discus thrower. Kelley linked to National Automobile Chamber of Commerce. Wolman longtime NRA Labor Advisory Board chair and adviser to Amalgamated Clothing Workers.
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Leo Wolman
Columbia University
Roosevelt
Hugh 8. Johnson
Richard Byrd
Pontiac
Mich
Nicholas Kelley
Chrysler Motor Car Corporation
Byrd
United States
Kelley
Chrysler Corporation
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Wolman
NRA Labor Advisory Board
National Bureau of Economic Research
Social Science Research Council
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
American Federation of Labor
National Labor Board
Wagner
Refractories Industry Seeks 36 Hour Week Hearing
The refractories industry, first to respond to the presidents call to shorten hours and boost purchasing power, has a public hearing granted by National Recovery Administrator Hugh S. Johnson on amendments to fold their voluntary code into the industry code. The hearing is set for April 9 in Washington.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
National Recovery
Hugh S. Johnson
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Federalation of Labor
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