Opposition to Troops in Labor Disputes Emphasized
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox testified before the House Naval Affairs Committee opposing use of troops to reopen plants closed by strikes. He called military intervention a final resort, urged cooperation between management and labor, and defended workers rights to strike. He cited the Allis Chalmers Milwaukee dispute settled by mediation after a riot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
ILNS
Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox
House Naval Affairs Committee
Knox
William S. Knudsen
Office of Production Management
Allis- Chalmers
Milwaukee
Mediation Board
New Beer Liquor Permits Issued In Ohio Regions
Cardinal Gibbons at 1203 First Avenue Middletown Ohio D-5 L O Grimes at 21 West High Street Oxford Ohio C-1 transfer Viola M Pyle from 426 Baltimore Street to 16 North Main Street Middletown Ohio D-2 and D-3 Harry Lobby 209 South Third Street Hamilton Ohio C-2
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Cardinal Gibbons
First Avenue
Middletown
Ohio
Grimes
West High Street
Oxford
Viola M. Pyle
Baltimore Street
North Main Street
Harry Lobby
South Third Street
Hamilton
County conducts dog census to list owners countywide
Twenty five enumerators began a dog census this week to compile a countywide list of dog owners. The inventory will help the county auditor verify delinquent dog tag purchases and is expected to finish within a month. Wilmington union local 13640 reports a new wage agreement with a twenty percent blanket raise and four paid holidays.
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R. H. Smith
Wilmington, Cal
Borax Workers’ Union
A. F. of L
John ¥. O’brien
AFL Organizer Attacks CIO Strike At Ford Plants
Detroit report quotes John J. Murphy AF of L organizer predicting a 90% AF of L vote in the forthcoming NLRB election. He denounces the CIO strike as a damaging, radical display costing Ford workers $900,000 daily and harming defense work, urging peaceful negotiation and union unity.
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AFL
CIO
Ford
NLRB
John J. Murphy
Detroit
Mich
ILNS
C.I.C. United Automobile Workers
Ford Motor Company
American Federation of Labor
Ford Planta
A. F. of L
National Labor Relations Board
Murphy
Rouge
Ford Workers
C.I
Roosevelt
Furniture makers blamed for failing to end wartime strikes
Sal B. Hoffmann, president of the Upholstery Manufacturers Association, charges organized furniture manufacturers with noncooperation in ending strikes and securing lasting peace for the 70,000 workers in thousands of factories nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
ILNS
Sal B. Hoffmann
Uphol
Louisiana strike ends as union signs contract with employers
New Orleans reports settlement of Louisiana's only strike after the Butchers' Workers Union and all employers sign a contract. The agreement raises pay, sets a standard work day, and specifies overtime schedules, following the Southern Cotton Oil Company walkout. The AFL and CIO view this as reducing labor troubles statewide.
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New Orleans
ILNS
Louisiana
Butchers’ Workers Union
Southern Cotton Oil Company
A. F
Manufacturing surge seen in U S for defense needs
A four decade survey by the Public Affairs Committee and National Bureau of Economic Research shows U S factory output rising 276 percent from 1899 to 1937 with average annual gains over 3 percent. The automobile and cigarette sectors led, while machinery and chemicals also outpaced most industries.
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America
Public Affairs Committee
Economic Research Bureau
New York City
Ilns
Maxwell S. Stewart
National Bureau of Economic Research
Maurice and
Laura Falk
United States
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U. A.W
Stevers
National Association of Furniture Manufacturers
David Webb & Sons
Ross
Aine
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Soa Ea
Argonne
Masland Argonne Rugs
Ely -Law
Ries
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