Walk Out on Anti-Union Morrell in Two Cities
About 3500 members of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen walked out in Sioux Falls and Ottumwa over firing union officers and committeemen at John Morrell Packing Co. The strike follows earlier firings and a stalled NLRB case. Officials urge reinstatement. Morrell refuses, prompting a national boycott drive by unions and local dealers.
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Sioux Falls
Ottumwa
Sioux Falls, S. D
SLNS
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of
North America
Iowa
John Morrell Packing Co
Morrell Company
Berry
St. Paul
Labor
Morrell
National Assn of Letter Carriers Convention Set in Cleveland
The thirtieth convention will meet in Cleveland Ohio on September 27 with a big Labor Day parade opening the event. The Postal Record notes the parade will showcase the movement and features many marching letter carrier bands. Five $100 prizes will reward top delegations and bands for costumes drill and distance.
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A. P. of
L. News Service
Washington
D. C
National Association of Letter Carriers
Cleveland
Ohio
American Federation of Labor
Postal Record
Association
Cleveland Convention Committee
Sweden's labor move lifts economy under Labour unions
Sweden's recovery under a labor socialist government details rising employment since 1984, 12 percent higher output in 1934 than 1929, living costs below 1920, and wage levels near 5 percent under. Unemployment drops from 50,000 in 1929 to about 60,000–70,000 by 1934, with few unemployed women and strong union power stabilizing wages. Government measures like construction support, price balance, rate cuts to 3 percent, and anti-cheating efforts drive the rebound. The 1935-36 budget is planned.
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C. McKay
Ottawa
ILNS
Sweden
International Labor Review
International Labor Office
League of Nations
Longshoremen Win Five Cent Raise
Mobile steamship operators announce a five cent per hour wage increase for longshoremen on both straight and overtime pay. The pledge follows last year's strike, with Grover C. Dixon citing improved business and the upcoming cotton season as justification for the raise.
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Mobile
ILN
Grover C. Dixon
Dixon
Armed Thugs Hire Rioters Trigger Terre Haute Strike Riot
In Terre Haute Indiana the general strike persists with 1200 national guardsmen present. Rioting stemmed from private guards hired by Columbian Enameling and Stamping Co as workers faced union pressure. The company offered bribes and resisted union talks, prompting a sympathy labor holiday by 48 local unions and food shortages as businesses closed. Edward F. McGrady was reported to visit to help peace.
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Terre Haute
Terre Haute, Ind
ILNS
Columbian Enameling & Stamping Co
NIRA
NRA
Supreme Court
Central Labor Union
Max Schaefer
Washington
Edward F. McGrady
International Photo Engravers Convene 36th in Cleveland
The International Photo Engravers' Vintie will hold its 36th annual convention in Cleveland, Ohio from August 19 to 24. Subscribers may read The Press for details.
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International Photo Engravers
Vintie
Cleveland
Ghiro
Pennsylvania to Raise Minimum Age Under New Child Labor Law
Gov Earle signed the Pennsylvania child labor bill placing the minimum employment age at 16, up from 14. The measure prohibits under 16 from certain jobs, sets a 44 hour week and eight hour day for those under 18, requires a lunch break after five hours, and restricts night work for under 18 with special provisions for newspaper sellers and telegraph offices.
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A. F
L. News Service
Harrisburg
Gov
Earle
Des Moines Bakery Strike Tension Over Imported Labor
In Des Moines Illinois two hundred union members claimed 25 men arrived by train from St Louis to join a bakery strike effort. The men were marched to the labor temple and kept until the return train time. George Comfort of the Master Bakers Association denied knowledge of any importation plan.
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Des Moines
ILNL
St. Louis
Labor Temple
George Comfort
Master Bakers’ Association
Five Candlewick manufacturers push lower wage rates
In Dalton Georgia five of twenty five Candlewick Bedspread Corp firms seek a wage cut beneath former NRA fair practice scales for handmade bedspreads. The move could cut about two hundred thousand dollars annually from workers’ pay, many earning while weaving at home. Gandle wick Bedspread Association secretary C M McCamy urges workers to resist the cut and maintain the established scale.
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Ty A. F
L. News Service
Dalton
Candlewick
NRA
U. S. Supreme Court
Gandlewick
McCany
California 30 Hour Week Law Repealed Amid Legal Debate
Attorney Ceperet Webb argues California no longer enforces the 30 hour week rule, seeking a section of the penal code to govern work hours. The plan calls for a One day and a six hour work period, with emergency schedules to be maintained by employers as needed.
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Sacranento
Cali
APLNS
Atorney Ceperet Webb
California
Tendutval No Deeiwon
Tate
Weetelty
Cnnstinetion
van Qabie Jeorks
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National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
South
Dakota
Department of Tabor
U. S
Delco
Savage Auto Supply Co
Maple Avenue
San Francisco
NEW York Labor Board
Mbany
New York
Staus Labor Department
Tvo
New York City
Elmer F. Andrews
Pennsylvania
Bugs
Frigidaire and Hoover Cleaners
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