Labor Assails Runaway Prices Under NRA Codes
Washington, D. C. ILNS reports the American Federation of Labor surveys price profiteering under NRA codes and says there is no justification for large price hikes. It notes wage gains have been erased by living costs, argues price control is vital, and cites heavy industries gaining while still far below 1929 levels. The survey links gains to government spending and NRA, with heavy industry activity dependent on credit and PWA rail projects, yet warns of no clear evidence of autonomous business recovery.
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American Federation of Labor
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NRA
PWA
Editorialists Defend Postal Clerks Amid Farley Furlough Row
Washington dispatch notes the April issue of the Union Postal Clerk urges that organized postal workers’ opposition to the furlough order by Postmaster General Farley not be read as anti Roosevelt politics. The piece questions whether two Farleys exist and recalls a Philip the Great anecdote about judging while drunk versus sober.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
Union Postal Clerk
National Federation of Post Office Clerks
Farley
Roosevelt
Philip the Great
Philip
Code Chiselers Compelled To Pay Back Wages in New York
Nathan Straus Jr. reports in two weeks about $20,000 in back wages recovered for workers under NRA codes in New York. His office paid $1,500 in a single day and says chiseling employers had withheld wages. Stadacona was the name of Stadacona, an Indian village at the site of Quebec.
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New York
New York State
NRA
Nathan Straus, Jr
National Emergency Council
Quebec Now
Stadacona
Labor chief backs Wagner-Connery bill for union rights
William Green of the American Federation of Labor urged swift passage of the Wagner-Connery disputes act. He warned manufacturers and corporations oppose the measure using ads and speakers to defeat it, arguing the bill protects the right to organize and engage in collective bargaining and makes company unions illegal. The AFL leader called on organized labor to mobilize and support the bill this session.
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Green
Labor
Washington
Congress
Senate
House Labor Committees
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Congress of
United States
Norris LaGuardia
Manufacturers’ Associations
Chambers of Commerce
Organized Labor
National Labor Board
Port Workers Lose Jobs in New Orleans Dismissals
The Board of Port Commissioners of New Orleans has terminated about 800 employees citing adverse business conditions as stated by Seymour Weiss, board president.
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New Orleans
ILNS
Board of Port Commissioners of
Seymour Weiss
Tragedy Seen In Abandoned Civil Works Program
William Hodson of New York City public welfare calls the abrupt ending of the civil works program a tragedy. Speaking at a Red Cross convention in Washington he condemns the sudden April 1 action that reversed established CWA principles and funds.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
William Hodson
Department of Public Welfare
New York City
Red Cross
Hodson
CWA
Theatres Resist Industrial Board in Labor Code Debate
Washington reports unions oppose an industrial relations board for the legitimate theatre industry. Leaders from AFM and Stage Union No 1 condemn compulsory arbitration, insisting on collective bargaining. Actors Equity chief Gilmore warns the board could force withdrawal from code authority.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
Industrial Relations Board
American Federation of Musicians
Samuel T. Ansell
League of New York Theatres
Joan Casey
Stage Union No. 1
New York City
Fred J. Dempsey
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes
Frank Gilmore
Actors’ Equity Association
Hosiery Workers Strike Against Company Union
Four hundred workers at Real Silk Hosiery Mills walk out seeking recognition as a minority group. The company says it cannot grant this, noting an NRA election last fall showing support for representation by the Employer Mutual Benefit Association, a company union twelve years old. The minority group refuses to accept the results and strikes despite Regional Labor Board efforts.
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Chicago
NRA
Employer’ Mutual Benefit Association
Regional Labor Board
Reflective nature of the looking-glass explained
A concise explanation states the looking-glass works as a good reflector of light. It highlights that its quality as a mirror stems from its efficient reflection properties and smooth surface.
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