Employment in Trade Unions Gains Slightly During Month
The American Federation of Labor reports March gains in union employment similar to February. Unemployment stood at 18.2 percent in March, down from 19.0 February, with 6 million plus workers still out of work and about 0.25 to 0.3 million on temporary layoff. President Green notes only seasonal improvement and widespread joblessness remains, across metal, clothing, textiles, printing, building, and transport sectors.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
American Federation of Labor
William Green
Federation
Building Trades
Lamont
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Pinchot Charges Utilities Buy Professors in Economics
Mrs. Gifford Pinchot accuses public utilities of bribing economics professors in Chicago and at the local university to teach economics favorable to the utilities. She says fees are paid to influence next generation and violate public trust.
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Philadelphia
ILNS
Gifford Pinchot
Chicago
Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks Leaflet Aims at Workers
A New York based Workers Education Association leaflet circulated in Ontario challenges the axiom that older adults cannot learn. It cites E. L. Thorndike and his book Adult Learning, arguing that adults from 26 to 30 can still learn, college graduates remain learners after graduation, ages 25 to 35 learn better than in childhood, and many around age 60 study as well as a 14 year old. It ends with three self reflection questions to spur educational effort.
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New York City
Workers Educational Association
Ontario
Canada
E. L. Thorndike
Old Age Security Legislation Expands Pension Laws
Fifteen states have old age pension laws as three more states passed during the last month. Oregon set up a commission to study needs while Colorado activates a 1927 law. Delaware Idaho Minnesota Wyoming and New Jersey also advanced or improved statutes this year.
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New York
American Association For
Labor Business Survey Attacks Price Argument for Wage Cuts
The American Federation of Labor disputes claims that falling wholesale prices justify wage cuts. It notes wage rates lag price declines in past depressions, argues current mass production requires buying power, and urges maintaining wages to sustain recovery. It reports wage cuts in early 1930s amid profit and dividend trends.
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Labor Business Survey
Washington
ILNS
American Federation of Labor
Federation
Labor union launches Passaic County Building and Loan
Passaic County Labor Building and Loan Association founded by organized labor aims to help workers buy homes. Carl Holderman elected president with Robert Barclay treasurer John Earnest secretary Fred Holderman counsel Harry A. Joelson as part of leadership. The group vows to protect wage earners from investment loss during downturns and to extend member support under legal limits.
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Labor B. & L
Robert Barclay
Passaic Central Labor Union
John Earnest
Typographical
Fred Holderman
Harry A. Joelson
Holderman
Shorter Work Week Higher Pay Seen as Unemployment Remedy
Mary Anderson of the U.S. Labor Department told a Pittsburgh WGA conference that a permanent unemployment solution requires balancing mass production with distribution. She argued under consumption, not overproduction, now drives unemployment and that higher wages and more purchasing power empower a vibrant workers market.
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Pittsburgh
ILNS
Mary Anderson
Women’s Bureau
United States Department of Labor
Miss Anderson
Mise Anderson
City relief measure passed by lawmakers
Governor Roosevelt signed a bill amending the New York city charter to authorize $10,000,000 of temporary indebtedness for emergency unemployment relief this year. New York citizens raised over $8,000,000 to fund work for three days weekly at $5 daily for heads of families, but the fund ran dry April 1, prompting rapid legislative action requested by Acting Mayor McKee.
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Althany
N. J
Roosevelt
New York City
New York
McKee
Workers Reject Dollar Day Wage Cut
Rock Island Moline and Davenport unionists refused a contractor proposal to cut wages by one dollar per day. They argue lower pay would worsen worker morale and living conditions.
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Rock Island
Moline
Davenport
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