Eastman Urges Unemployment Insurance for Transport Workers
Federal transportation coordinator Joseph B. Eastman urges Congress to enact a national unemployment compensation law for about 1.56 million workers in railroad, motor, water, and air transport. The plan creates a federal program with payroll taxes rising to 3 percent, sets benefits at 50 percent of earnings up to 78 dollars monthly, and allows part time workers to receive proportionate benefits under a wage loss formula.
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L. News Service
Washington, D. C
Joseph B. Eastman
Transportation
Congress
Eastman
Federal
Social Security Board
St Louis Tailors Strike For Higher Pay
About 250 members of Journeymen Tailors Union Local No 11 struck in St Louis demanding a 20 percent weekly wage increase and shorter hours. Tailors report current wages 18 to 25 dollars weekly, alterations workers 18 to 27.50, with some at 52 hours weekly. aim for 40 to 44 hours and added job security, notice before dismissal, better shop lighting and even distribution of work.
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St. Louis, Mo
Aftlnl
Journeymen Tailors Union
Frank Petera
Potera
Mayors committee faults Brooklyns May for strike cause
A report by Mayor La Guardia s committee finds May s department store in Brooklyn responsible for a weeks long walkout after two Local 1250 members were dismissed. It cites wages far below city norms, part time work, uncompensated overtime, and poor conditions. The panel urges shoppers to act with justice in employment policy.
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New York
N. Y
APLNS
May
Brooklyn
la Guardia
Department Store Workers’ Union
Benevolent Association
John Howard Melish
Christopher ©. Mollenhauer
Patrick Scanlan
Rosalie Leow Whitney
Will Maslow
Paul Blanshard
Oil Workers Demand Absolute Embargo on Imports
Washington, D. C. ILNS report: International Association of Oil Field, Gay Well and Refinery Workers urges an absolute embargo on petroleum and products, promising a hearing before the Ways and Means Committee. President Harvey Flemming blames Rockefeller-Mellon-Morgan firms and argues embargo protects American workers and wages.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
International Association of Oil Field
House
Ways and Means
Ways -and Means
Disney
Harvey Flemming
Congress
Flemming
American Federation of Labor
Ralyond Brotherhoods
Edward Fp, McGrady
Rockefeller-Mellon-Morgan
Gulf Oil
American Oil
Continental
Atlantic
Standard
Sun
Texas
United States
Extension of Disputes Act To All Industry is Sought
A Quebec petition seeks to extend the Dominion industrial disputes investigation act to all industries currently limited to public utilities and a few others. Proponents argue it would let unorganized workers obtain government investigation and board conciliation, backed by public opinion pressure, while unions doubt public pressure substitutes for strong organization.
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Montreal
IMS
Quebec
Berry forms labor group to back up the president
Maj. George L. Berry announces Labor's Non-Partisan League as a new political body aimed at mobilizing workers to support President Roosevelt in the 1986 campaign in Washington.
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Berry
Labor Group
Washington, W. C
AFLNL
George L. Berry
Industrial
Labor’s
Roosevelt
Hopkins Names McDonough To WPA Labor Policy Board
Hopkins announces Michael J. McDonough to the WPA Labor Policy Board. The San Francisco native has led the Creative Plus Interpatjorial Association and served as a longtime officer in the American Federation of Labor. His appointment expands the policy body in Washington D. C.
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Hopkins
McDonough
WPA Labor Policy Board
Washington, D.C
MLS
Pomerese Adimimetritor
Haery J. Hopkins
Michael J. McDonowgh
Tabor’ Noliewe Boonl
Adonisietrit Inn
James Wilson
Oleitmali
McTorrough
San Feanviseny
Creative Plus
Toreve Interpatjorial Association
Teides
American Federation of Labor
Polish police attack strikers near governor residence
Reports from Prociny Poland say six police killed six striking workers during a march to the governor's residence protesting wage stagnation and mass layoffs at a disrupted factory. Police and crowd clashes followed as authorities attempted to disperse protesters.
James Colmer Shanessy Dies at 73 in Indianapolis
James Colmer Shanessy longtime general president of the Journeymen Barbers International Union of America since 1922 died in Indianapolis on April 4 at age 73. Born July 1, 1870 in New York he rose from barber to union leader shaping Sunday closing laws and publishing labor pamphlets.
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Indianapolis
Ind
AFLNI
James Colmer Shanessy
Journeymen Barbers’ International Union of America
Shanessy
American Labor Movement
New York
Barbers
St. Louis
International Union
Green
American Federation of Labor
Memphis Mayor Warns City Workers Against Unions
Memphis Tennessee mayor Watkine Quertor issues a statement warning all city workers against forming or joining labor unions with a threat of swift dismissal. Fifteen city workers were fired earlier for attempting to organize. The school board then outlawed the Memphis Teachers Union, affiliate of the American Federation of Labor, with more than half of white teachers in the district aligned with the union.
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Memphis
Tenn
LLS
Watkine Quertor
Wiriplines Ag
Ainst
al- Umatui Coe
Fromen
Memphis Teachers’ Union
Amercan Federation of Labor
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Chicago Market CO
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U. S
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Colombia
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Cqneress
Lit
Prociny
Polen
Pili Fred Qi
Mare
Killheels
Darie
J. C. Shanessy
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