Open Shoppers Smoked Out By Clergymen Attack On Southern Mills
National Association of Manufacturers led by John E Edgerton rebuts Southern clergy claims on open shop policies wage standards and worker housing. He argues wages reflect economic conditions not moral needs supports union rights while defending American industrial progress and open shop ideals. He notes industry surpasses politics religion and education in progress.
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International Labor News Service
New York City
National Association of Manufacturers
John E. Edgerton
Edgerton
America
South
French Bill Seeks To Define Strike As Suspension
Paris. Victor Jean, a member of the French chamber of deputies, proposes a labor code amendment to treat a strike as a temporary suspension of the collective agreement rather than a rupture of service. He argues current law allows employers to cancel contracts and bar reemployment with damages for strikers.
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Paris
France
Victor Jean
Chamber of Deputies
Jean
Mr. Jean
Frey Named Expert Adviser to Geneva Economic Conference Delegation
John P. Frey editor of the Molders Journal and labor leader sails as expert adviser to the American delegation for the May 8 Geneva conference guided by the League of Nations. The Coolidge administration appointed him and Henry M. Robinson leads the commission. Frey brings extensive labor and international affairs experience to the mission.
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Frey
Coolidge
Geneva
Green
International Labor News Service
New York City
John P. Frey
Molders’ Journal
Ohio State Federation of Labor
George Washington
Switzerland
League of Nations
Henry M. Robinson
Los Angeles
Robinson
Supreme Economic Council
Samuel Gompers
International Labor Organization
Norman MH. Davis
the Treasury
John W. Leary
Chicago
United States Chamber of Commerce
Alonzo E. Taylor
Leland Stanford University
Julius Klein
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
United States Department of Commerce
White House
Gompers
Paris
Europe
A. F. of L
Great Britain
Labor defeats Injunction Judge Crow in third district
In Belleville Michigan Labor groups block renomination of Injunction Judge Crow. Al Towers vice president of the Minors State Federation of Labor says training unionists will aid in removing labor enemies from politics and oppose judges who convict without jury trials. In Harrisburg Pennsylvania stereographers win a $5 weekly increase via arbitration after a two year agreement.
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Belleville
Third Judicial District
Crow
al Towers
State Federation of Labor
Trabe
Labor Accepts Challenge To Help Industrial Peace
Hugh Frayne says organized labor will do its part to foster industrial peace. He cites cooperation between labor and management, prison industries, and wartime boards, urging state prison committees to build industrial goodwill and mutual confidence for peaceful labor relations.
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Labor
Hugh Frayne
International Labor News Service
New York City
Organized Labor
New York
American Federation of Labor
National Committee On
Frayne
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Cleveland
John D
War Industries Board
Rockefeller
Garment Workers Bank Surges Toward 5 Million Target
The International Union Bank, amid cloakmakers' internal strife, grows from 3.86 million to 4.37 million in assets by April with May expected to reach 5 million. Former leaders sue for collateral from a 20 week strike, but the bank’s legal safeguards remain solid and profits are anticipated. The thrift department and foreign money transfers show strong growth.
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International Labor News Service
New York City
International Union Bank
Garment Workers’ Institution
Postal Clerks Organize Seven Offices in Porto Rico
Washington reports the National Post Office Clerks union has organized seven Porto Rico post offices out of eight. Officers predict full organization soon as the island moves toward complete union control of the postal service.
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Washington
National Post Office
Porto Rico
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