Iron League Recasts After 33 Years in New York Building Trade
The Iron League of New York, the last open shop employers group in the building industry, ends its separate status on April 1 and joins the Structural Steel Board of Trade to pursue a unified anti labor policy. The move folds labor policy and welfare work into the steel board, aligning erectors and steel sellers under one organization.
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Colorado Rangers Repealed by Senate Vote
The Colorado ranger law was repealed by unanimous vote of the state senate on March 26 and the governor will sign the bill. The house has already acted. The Colorado rangers were an armed mounted strikebreaking force also known as a state constabulary or state police.
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Farmers Lose Homes in 1925 26 Bankruptcies Rise
Washington report from the Bureau of Farm Economics shows about 400 farmers lost their homes daily in the year ending March 15 1926. Many mortgage holders face foreclosure and seek partial interest recovery while conditions are worst in the Rocky Mountain states.
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Bureau of Farm Economics
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Rocky Mountain States
Green's Exposure of Communist Bribery Shocks Goo-Goos
Revelations trigger action by New York City officials as the administration moves to expose bribery by communists within police ranks. The fur and cloakmaker sectors face renewed scrutiny over fund misuses and union leadership turmoil amid calls to enforce labels and curb fraudulent fundraising.
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Auto Production Behind Last Year Says Commerce Report
U S department of commerce reports February output of passenger cars and trucks at 288,349 vehicles, down about 5 percent from February last year but higher than February 1925. January production also trails 1926, showing continued year to year decline in total motor vehicle output.
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Washington, D. C
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Textile tariffs and worker plight in 1920s rhetoric
Thomas McMahon of the American Textile Workers of America criticizes the tariff system as protecting employers rather than workers. He argues the U.S. has the highest tariffs yet fails to secure living wages and fair conditions, while mill capitalization inflates 100 to 1,000 percent without new machinery or worker benefit.
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Thomas ¥. McMahon
American Textile, Workers of America
Workers push old age pension bill in Illinois
United Mine Workers District No 12 urges support for an Illinois general assembly bill offering $5 a week pensions to eligible citizens who have 20 years residency. The committee cites 35 percent of Illinois poor as potential beneficiaries and notes high supervisor backing. The bill is endorsed by the Illinois State Federation of Labor.
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John H. Walker
Victor A. Olander
Dyers and Cleaners Win 44 Hour Week and Wage Increase
In St. Louis, Missouri, several hundred dyers and cleaners won a 44 hour week and a 10 percent wage increase. Employers will allocate 4 percent of monthly payroll for employee benefits during the dull season. More than 800 workers remain on strike, a shock to employers who expected no organization.
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Shingle Weavers Win Restored Jobs After Six Week Strike
Grays Harbor Washington shingle weavers win six weeks of wage-cut strikes and regain employment. Workers organized under the AF of L and aided by the trade union movement. strike notable for absence of Wobbly methods.
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New York Steel Trust Reports 1926 Wages and Stock Split
The steel trust's annual report for 1926 shows 253,199 employees with total wages and salaries of 467 million, averaging 1910 per person. Excluding executives, the average drops. Stockholders benefited with regular dividends and a 40 percent stock dividend, enhancing holdings to 140 shares per 100.
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