Labor Wins on Prosperity Fund to Curb Unemployment
Federal measure seeks a 150 million dollar prosperity reserve via public works to counter unemployment. Senate committee support notes rapid release of funds during 10 percent three month construction drops, aiming to spur employment and industry through large federal projects.
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Washington, D. C
Division of Building and Housing
Department of Commerce
Senate Committee On Commerce
John M. Gries
Senate
Congress
Phat Bolly
Committee For the Conference On
Unien
Ute
Union Labor Life Sees Insurance Growth Share Rise
Washington reports Union Labor Life Insurance, led by president Matthew Woll, shows per capita life insurance rising with a $52 gain per person this year. The increase reflects broader worker willingness to secure legal reserve coverage as 44 companies report new policies through July 1.
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Washington, D. C
AL. N.S
Union
Labor Life Insurance Company
Matthew Woll
Illinois coal buying limit ruled void by attorney general
Attorney General Oscar KE Carlstrom ruled county coal buying restrictions unconstitutional saying they violate public policy. LaSalle county had banned purchases from outside Illinois while other counties planned similar measures under pressure from the Illinois Coal Sales Association. The ruling undermines the local drive backed by union miners coal owners and business interests.
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Springfield
Oscar KE
Carlstrom
Ilinois
Board of Supervisors
LaSalle County
Unconsumed Surplus Reveals Hidden Economic Strain
International labor service reports rising unconsumed surplus in the United States, with production at 42 percent and official export claims under 3 percent. Analysts link surplus to calls for higher wages and fewer hours, noting plant capacity over 70 percent and safety concerns for minor workers amid broader industrial strain.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Fearer
Hosiery Firm Strike in Wisconsin Sparks Bitter Labor Fight
In Kenosha Wisconsin workers at Allen A Company strike over union conditions. The plant uses an industrial engineer to run two machines per knitter. Strikebreakers are paid three times union wages as private detectives surveil activity. Over 500 arrests on charges from calling strikers yellow to conspiracy. The governor refuses troops. city officials back management. federal court issues a restraining order restricting picketing.
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Kenosha
Wis
Allen-A Company
Hig
State Federation of i] Labor
Heen
Women and Minors Hurt in Industry in Albany
About 100 percent of the 98,984 industrial accident awards last year in New York State involved youths under 21. Laundries recorded the most serious injuries for both minors and adults, and women in laundries received more than twice the average awards of all manufacturing. The text notes that awards to men were...
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State Bureau of Labor Statistics
Albany
Laundries
Cities Demand Higher Wages on Dam Contract
New York City and the Mahoning Valley face a wage showdown over a dam project. Businesses argue higher pay boosts output and overall prosperity, while A J Guthrie’s bid at 30 cents an hour prompts local officials to cover the difference to raise common labor to 50 cents, a move later deemed illegal.
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New York City
Pose Isness
J. C. Royle
Consolidated Press
Boyle
Ohio
Youngstown
Niles
Mahoning Valley
United States
A. J. Guthrie
Guthrie Company
Geneval
Actors Agree On Standard Minimum Contract For Stage Workers
New York City reports the Actors Equity Association, Chorus Equity and the Managers Protective Association have agreed on a standard minimum contract. The pact includes printed forms, eight performance weeks, arbitration costs, actor property loss coverage, and special matinees for the Actors Fund, with Equity retaining regulations on alien actors and agency fees.
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New York City
Actors Equity Association
Chorus ‘Equity
Managers’ Protective Association
Equity
Actors’ Fund of America
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International Labor News Service
Union Labor Life
Illinois
Job
Thrift Shoe Basement
Oxfords
Dow
George Krebs
Haberbosch-Funk Company
Rentschler
Odd Fellows Building
South Third Street
Third and Court Street
Third
Court Street
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