Supreme Court annuls District of Columbia women's minimum wage law
Washington reports a 5 to 3 Supreme Court decision declaring the DC women’s minimum wage law unconstitutional. Justice Sutherland writes for the majority, while Chief Justice Taft leads the dissent. The ruling hinges on a claimed right of private contract, with minority critics arguing the decision undermines protections against exploitative wages.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
District of Columbia
Sutherland
Taft
Sanford
Holmes
Brandeis
Oregon
Justice Brandeis
Australia’s Young Nation Faces Backward Policy Critique
The Australian Worker lambasts Prime Minister Bruce for a return to “normal conditions” blaming him for retrogressive aims. It mocks his youth and calls his push a retreat from wartime gains, urging forward progress instead.
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Sydney
New South Wales
Australia
Bruce
William Hughes
Beau Brommell
Wage increases spread as nation sees rising pay trend
Secretary of Labor James J. Davis reports a broad upward wage trend with increases in textile and mining sectors and widespread boosts across states. New England mills, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Jersey loom large as mills announce 10 to 12 percent hikes effective April 30, while longshoremen and building trades also push pay higher nationwide.
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James J. Davis
Secretary of Labor
Ward
Davis
Bureau of Labor Statistics
England
South
Pall River
New Bedford
New England
Fall River
Rhode Island
Norwich
Conn
Amoskeag Manufacturing Company
Manchester
N. H
Pacific Mills
Lawrence
Mass
Pansaic
N. J
Rock Hill
S. C
North Carolina
Fayetteville
Charlotte
Fenton W. Booth
States Court of Claims
Typothetae
Washington, D. C
Columbia
Oak
Cleveland
Ohio
Railroad Labor Board
Herrin Cases Ended After Not Guilty Verdicts
The jury acquitted the second Herrin rioters trial while 24 other cases were quashed at the prosecutor's request. State figures sparred over justice as Judge Hartwell criticized Middlekauff for seeking sympathy in the press. The killings trace to June 22, 1922, when a mob of about 5 600 attacked strikebreakers, killed three miners, and disrupted Herrin, Williamson County.
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Herrin
Acco Ad
Brandage
Middlekauff
Williamson County
Federal appeals court again overrules Judge McClintic
In Richmond Va the federal circuit court of appeals again overturns District Judge McClintic of West Virginia who enjoined miners from aiding a strike and barred coal owners from paying money under the check off. The court suspends enforcement of the injunction pending higher court decision. It notes the miners own their tents on leased land and criticizes the earlier move to evict families.
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Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
McClintic
West Virginia
Court of Appeals
MccClintic
Federal Court of Appeals
Death blow to secessionist tactics in Machinists case
International Labor News Service reports a New York court ruling that undermines secessionist efforts within the International Association of Machinists. Judge Mitchell May held Micrometer Lodge No. 460 could not secede while any member could still access union funds and property. The decision ends ongoing dual movements and is praised by IAM officials as final.
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Toledo, Ohio, Shipbuilding Company
West Chester County
New York
George W. Goethals
Portland
Maine
Boston
New
Baltimore
Newport News
Norfolk
Joseph P. Ryan
International Longshorenet’s Association
Hampton Roads
International Labor News Service
New York City
International Association of Machinists
Grand Ledge
B.C. Davidson
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Mitchell May
Lodge Aro
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Darge May
Emoec
Julee May
Dayfear
Crstal
Engineers plead for federal safety program in industry
The federated American engineering societies urge Congress to enact safety legislation for safe construction and equipment of buildings and for inspections and training to reduce accidents. They argue the government should model safe, hygienic workplaces in its plants to prevent costly industrial deaths and injuries.
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United States
Federated American Engineering Socitses
Congress
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