Continuing Fight Against Prison Made Products
New York City reports that passage of state laws supplementing the Hawes-Cooper act has blocked prison labor products from major markets in twelve states. A unanimous resolution backed the campaign against prison contractors, with Hugh Frayne stating continued effort until unfair competition ends. The group aims to shift to constructive prison development once enforcement proceeds, while noting contractors seek to nullify or delay the act beyond January 19, 1994.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
ILNL
B. L. Scott
Philadelphia
National Committee On Prison and Prison Labor
Hugh Frayne
American Federation of Labor
National Committee On Prisons and Prison Labor
Frayne
George Gordon Battle
National Committee
New York City Forms Committee for Garment Labelling
Representatives from several organizations meet at the Women's Trade Union League called by the group to devise a label for garments made under good conditions. Mrs. Roosevelt endorses the plan, urging public demand for fair wages and basic standards. Mary Anderson stresses building minimum wage levels before campaigning. David Dubinsky warns against neglecting wage standards amid fierce competition.
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New York City
ILNS
Women's Trade Union League
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mary Anderson
Women’s Bureau
United States Department of Labor
David Dubinsky
International Ladies Garment Workers’ Union
Pennsylvania approves $5 million unemployment relief bill
Governor Pinchot signed a bill allocating five million dollars to aid the unemployed in April and May. He asked the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to provide an equal amount. With existing seven million dollars, total relief could reach fourteen million if matched by federal funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
ILNS
Pennsylvania
Pinchot
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Join Big Drive For Union Label
Secretary Treasurer of the Union Label Trades Department AFL describes the April union label campaign as a full scale effort to organize labor purchasing power for the benefit of trades unionists. The campaign aims to show merchants and employers the vast annual spending by organized labor and to enlist the full strength of the labor movement for sustained action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Label Trades Department
A. F. of L
Union Power of Purchase Call to Organize Labor
The text urges organized labor to act through the power of purchase to elevate union labels, shop cards, and working buttons in the economy. It calls for daily converts and self-appointed organizers to demand union cards and merchandise, boosting union growth and prosperity through united purchasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Organized Labor
Brewery Strike Shuts Gottfried Kreuger Plant in Newark
Newark workers at the Gottfried Kreuger Brewery Company walk out after a 15 percent wage cut following a 25 percent demand cut request. Machinists, firemen, and engineers strike, idling about 700 employees of what is described as one of the East’s largest breweries. The stoppage marks the first brewery worker strike in the United States since beer became legal.
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Newark
N. J
ILNS
Gottfried Kreuger
United States
Fewer Teachers in Pennsylvania Warn of Economic Impact
Pennsylvania reports about 700 fewer public school teachers this year as local boards cut vacancies and consolidate classes. Dr. James N. Rule notes heavier loads for remaining staff amid record enrollments, urging that reduced staffing harms economy. Teachers reportedly funded meals and clothing for thousands of children, spending millions of dollars of their own money.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Department of Public Instruction
James N. Rule
Rule
Senate Passes Black 30 Hour Week Bill in Senate Vote
Washington readers report the Senate approve the Black 30 hour week bill by 53 to 30. The measure limits work to six hours daily and five days weekly in mines mills canneries workshops or factories with exemptions and awaits House action. President Green of the AFL calls it a major achievement and a blow at unemployment as proponents argue it will create millions of jobs and restore purchasing power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. DC
ILNS
Senate
House
Rainey
Roosevelt
House Labor Committee
Green
William Green
American Federation of Labor
United States
Nasate
House of Representatives
Congress
United States Senate
Robinson
Indiana
Norris
Nebraska
Charity
Doles
Secretary of Labor
Motifeysook Book and Dessert Preparations from 1921
A 1921 Western Newspaper Union recipe collection outlines custard dessert methods and savory tips. It covers Cheese Custard with cottage cheese and meringue, lemon pulp as pickle substitute, Asparagus Hollandaise with butter, flour, milk, eggs, lemon juice, and Pimiento garnish, Toasted Cinnamon Sandwich with brown sugar, cinnamon and bread, plus a prune filling with sweet cream and lemon juice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Newspaper Union
Soviet Recognition Protested
Matthew Woll and Ralph M. Easley urged Secretary Hull to withhold recognition of the Russian Soviet government until it stops subversive propaganda in the United States. They spoke in a letter to the State Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Matthew Woll
Ralph M. Easley
National Civic Federation
Hull
President Urges States to Adopt Minimum Pay Act
President Roosevelt sent telegrams to governors of 13 industrial states urging adoption of a minimum wage for women and children as enacted in New York. The note cites the New York law approved by Governor Lehman, aims to prevent wages below market value and basic living costs. It notes the move against unfair competition and seeks broader adoption for public interest. The passage also mentions a factory strike causing a 400-man shutdown, tied to worker actions.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
Roosevelt
New York
Legram
Lehman
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Ilinois
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Maryland
Delaware
North Carolina
Alabama
New Hampshire
Technocracy Plan Urges Seizure of Idle Plants by Unemployed
Engineers in New York propose government commandeering of idle industrial plants mines and farms under a national self help program to relieve unemployment. A committee would design steps for immediate emergency relief while studying permanent economic reconstruction. The report says unemployment stems from lack of purchasing capacity not technology.
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New York City
ILNS
New York
The
Society of Industrial Engineers
Radiator Plant Locks Out Unionizing Workers in Uniontown
Workers at the Richmond Radiator Company in Uniontown, Pennsylvania were locked out after organizing under a charter from the International Brotherhood of Foundry Employees. The action follows union activity, with management citing workforce discipline and business considerations while labor leaders condemn the move as retaliation for union membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniontown
Richmond
International Brotherhood of Foundry
Abolish 12-Hour Day for Great Lakes Sailors
Sailors' Union of the Great Lakes asks President Roosevelt and officials to end the 12 hour day on lake balk cargo vessels. They argue the 12 hour schedule has long outlived its justification and a shorter workday is needed to align with modern civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver E. Carruth
Washington, D. C
ILNS
The
Sailors’ Union of the
Great Lakes
Senate
Employers Warned Against Violating Labor Statute
Concord New Hampshire Governor John J Wintant warned manufacturers that prosecutions will follow violations of the law protecting women and children in industry. He asked enforcement officials to prosecute to the limit those who disregard the safe wards written into the law to protect human life.
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Concord
N. H
John J. Winant
Umit
Suir
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Campaign Committee
Big Drive
UNION
John J. Mann
Stirke
Charles R. 'Wiers
Jakes
Abou
Motifeysook Book
Wold
Philco
New
Highboy
Philcos
Marvelous &-Tube
Volon
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