Michaels Stern to Implement Five Day Week in Rochester
Michaels Stern & Company, Rochester’s largest clothing firm, announces a five day eight hour workweek starting May 1 with increased wages to reflect the shorter hours. The move, aligned with UGW A and AFL goals, follows union endorsement and signals potential industry-wide adoption. The Leopold Morse Company of Boston also plans a forty hour week, and both firms maintain their union labels.
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Rochester
New York City
Garment Worker
United Garment Workers of America
Michaels Stern & Company
N. Y
Michaels-Stern Company
Michaels-Stern
American Federation of Labor
Michaels-Stern & Company
Leopold Morse Company
Boston
New England
Michaels-Stern & Company of
The Yellow Dog Attack Debate in Washington
West Virginia attorney E L Greever defended coal owners against claims of coercion in the soft coal strike. He called the yellow dog contracts absurd yet warned that workers’ basic needs hinge on signing. He argued mining falls outside federal control unless conspiracy to restrict output is shown.
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Washington
E. L. Greever
West Virginia
Senate
Greever
Oshawa Auto Strike Reveals Weakness of Company Union
The Oshawa Ontario General Motors plant strike exposes how a company controlled union and espionage system failed to suppress worker independence. Workers rejected wage cuts and organised, triggering a broader challenge between the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada and the All-Canadian Trades Congress, as management sliced wages from 85 to 80 percent. The 4,500 strikers rejected conciliation and moved to build union strength, ending with mass meetings and protests.
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Oshawa Auto
Labor News Service
Montreal
Oshawa
Ontario
General Motors Corporation
Canada
Tion
Trades and Labor Congress
Canda
Trades Congress
A. P. of L
General Motors
New Bedford Textile Strike Shuts 56 Mills Amid Wage Cut
Twenty five thousand textile workers walk out in New Bedford and nearby Pall River over a 10 percent wage cut. Mills reopen briefly but close as the American Federation of Textile Operatives leads daily meetings. Leaders say the strike is justified and will be resisted, with related walkouts in Pawtucket and Warren.
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New Bedford
Mass
New Bedford Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Manufacturers Association
American Federation of Textile Operatives
Pall River
Textile Council
McMahon
New York City
Thomas F. McMahon
United Textile Workers
A. F. of L. Textile Union
International Labor News Service
U T
Unus
New England
Darlington
Pawtucket
R. 1
Parker No. 2
Warren
R.T
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Hamilton Health
Community Chest
Pastanondent International
All-Canadian
Jack Mac. _ Donald
Pres
Kroehler Furniture
Kroehler
Davenport
Jacquard Velour
Krochler Davenport
Taupe and
Rose Jacquard Velour
TSS
Kroehler Mfg. Co
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