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Newspaper
Butler County Press
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1930
Page
1
The American Federation of Labor reports unemployment worsens each winter and notes most jobless receive no aid. It cites 14 percent more unemployed this winter, with 86 percent out of work yearly, as industries avoid layoffs. It calls for public employment bureaus, emergency work, stabilized employment, higher wages, and reduced hours.
Washington D C ILNS Fifty million dollars annually for ten years will be available for expenditure for government construction after the Elliott Keyes bill was signed by the president. The measure is expected to stimulate employment nationwide. Steel stone and lumber industries and related trades will feel the impact, with real estate operators sometimes benefiting as well. As work starts contract letting, supply men will gain and trigger a wave of demand for related commodities.
Governor Samp son in Frankfort, Kentucky signed a bill adding a graduated tax on gross sales of retail chain stores. The measure targets chain store operations to fund state needs.
Washington DC ILNS reports a trade survey showing ten million more radio sets in use than seven years earlier. The year 1929 saw 4.118 million new sets sold while 2.118 million were scrapped. By January 1 1930 about 11.5 million sets were in use with a total industry value of 805 million dollars.
Washington Secretary of the Interior Wilbur urges cooperation from religious groups with the National Advisory Committee on Illiteracy. He cites estimates showing 15 to 20 million adults unable to read or write letters, a figure his statement aims to address.
The Sproul bill H. R. 9332, to maintain standard wages on government contracts, was voted out for passage by the House Committee on Labor. Support comes from the Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers union and widespread trade union backing, with emphasis on reducing non union competition and raising wage standards in government construction nationwide. President Green urges Congress to act and trade unions to contact lawmakers.
Washington reports a nationwide revival of interest in unions with spring momentum. The American Federation of Labor notes March charters rose sharply, with more than four times as many unions chartered than in the same month last year, according to Secretary Frank Morrison.
Washington Maryland residents urge Prince Georges county officials to repair Old Powder Factory road for the hundredth birthday celebration of "Mother" Jones on May 1. The strike leader now lives with Mr and Mrs Walter Burgess along a stretch of the road described as nearly impable. Subcribe for the Press.
Washington DC report notes the senate passed a bill setting a 44 hour work week for all government employees except postal service and printing office. Saturdays fixed at four hours with pay equal to other full time days. Department heads may shorten Saturday hours when service cannot be spared. Leave and holidays with pay remain unchanged.
Cheap labor advocates mass forces against H. R. 19343 approved by the immigration committee. The bill would apply a quota to immigrants from Western Hemisphere nations, but big employers fight it to curb Mexican admissions estimated up to 70 000 annually.
Hannibal Missouri dispatch reports the Missouri State Federation of Labor calls its thirty fourth annual and third biennial convention set to open May 26 in Hannibal. The executive board cites modern machinery and consolidations as causes of rising unemployment and urges wage standards and regulated hours. It stresses political and economic action through allied labor groups and state and national legislation, urging full representation at the convention.
New York report shows Bethlehem Steel Company last year earning 42,242,930 dollars, more than doubling the 18,858,922 dollars posted in the prior year.
The Chicago Federation of Labor appeals to the Court of Appeals in Washington seeking a cleared channel and increased power for Station WCFL. Hope Thompson argues that FRC misinterpreted radio laws and that public service programs should guide licensing beyond group propaganda. Paul D P Spearman defends the Radio Commission, stressing Nebraska rights and zoning.
President William Green of the American Federation of Labor writes to unions urging workers to answer employment questions accurately for the national census beginning April 1. He says data will guide policy for ten years and stresses that wage earners must answer carefully to ensure security and completeness.
A terse note discusses belief in trade and side positions, noting the absence of an union label, shop card, and working butter in the context of local commerce and labeling practices.
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