Office workers seek AFL affiliation after CIO split
The United Office and Professional Workers of America announces overtures from CIO locals in 12 cities including Buffalo Bridgeport New Haven Newark Philadelphia Cleveland Chicago Los Angeles and St Louis to join the AFL. NYC Local No 16 UOPWA voted to seek AFL affiliation with about 200 to 500 members pushing for reaffiliation.
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Bridgeport
New Haven
Newark
Philadelphia
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Chicago
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St Louis
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P.hy Howley
Ohio Supreme Court Backs Regional Claims Boards
In a four to three ruling the Ohio Supreme Court upholds the act creating four regional claims boards of the Industrial Commission. The decision reverses a Franklin County appeals court ruling and allows workers or their estates to sue employers for damages in occupational disease cases not covered by workers compensation. The case involves Suzie Triff administratrix and William Smith with remands to local courts for retrial.
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Columbus
Industrial Commission
Regional Claims Boards
Franklin County Court of Appeals
Ninety-Second General Assembly
Weygandt
Day
Zimmerman
Myers
Matthias
Williams
Hart
Anthony DeTorio
Reeves Manufacturing Company
Canton
Canton Regional Board
DeTorio
Ohio State Federation of la
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Horace
Keifer
Springfield
Ohio State Federation of Labor
Senate Committee On Commerce and Labor
Federation
United State Supreme Court
Suzie Triff
Laszlo Triff
National Bronze and Aluminum Company
William Smith
Marion Bronze and Brass Foundry
Triff
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court
Smith
Marion County Common Pleas Court
Lumber Man Predicts Big Building Increase
James G. McNary president of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association predicts a surge in building and improvement in the lumber market. He spoke at the Southern Pine Association annual convention saying trends look better and that a stronger home building and construction period is likely unless foreign developments dampen activity. He urged lumbermen to work to recover markets lost to competition.
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New Orleans
ILNS
James G. McNary
National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
Southern Pine Association
McNary
Lumber Industry Acknowledges Forest Conservation Problems
A speaker urged substitute materials and reform of lumber distribution while arguing forest conservation is a national social and economic problem for the entire lumber industry. He said lumbermen now recognize the need to care for forests to ensure long term supply and health of the sector.
Labor Committee Kills Union Incorporation Bill in Ohio
Ohio House Labor Committee indefinitely postponed hearings on a measure to incorporate labor unions after noting no proponents appeared. Rep Farnsworth said he acted on discussions with business groups, but with no witnesses the vote to kill the bill passed. The committee then resumed hearings on two other bills requested by the State Union Allied Printing Trades.
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Labor News Service
Columbus
House Labor Committee
Rodger D. Farnsworth
Toledo
Cordes
O’brien
Minshall
George E. Thompson
Farnsworth
Lucas County
Ohio
Thomas J. Donnelly
Ohio State Federation of Labor
Chambers of Commerce and Associations of Manufacturers
Albert F. Stokes
Lancaster
W. H. Whetto
Ironton
Ralph H. Shellhouse
Dayton
State Union Allied Printing Trades
Labor pioneer Richard P. Dee dies at 69 in New Orleans
Richard P. Dee, 69, views as a pioneer labor leader and chairman of the board of trustees for the Railway and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employees, dies in New Orleans after an illness of several months.
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Richard P. Dee
Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood
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