Employers Urged to Hire Proper Share of Handicapped
A National Recovery Administration commission urges industry to voluntarily hire a right-minded proportion of handicapped workers to avoid pensions for many substandard cases. Based on field studies in 14 cities and a nationwide survey, the report finds few mass layoffs around codes and notes disputes over sub-standard employment limits and wage reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
ILNS
Special Commission
National Recovery
Hugh 5. Johnson
Oscar N. Sullivan
Frederic Woodward
Stanley P. Davies
Charity Organization Society of New York
Newark Printers Win $6.65 Weekly Pay Rise
Wages for newspaper compositors rise to 51.65 weekly for a five day week under a Newark Typographical Union labor pact with the Newark Evening News Star Eagle Morning Ledger and Sunday Call. The six day contract shifts workers to day and night rates and runs for one year from July 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark, N. J
ILNS
Newark Typographical Union
Newark Evening News
Newark Star-Eagle
Newark Morning Ledger
Newark Sunday Call
Molders Charter Three New Locals Across Midwest
The International Molders Union of North America announces three new locals in Albion Michigan Hutchinson Kansas and Benton Harbor Michigan as part of its Midwest expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molders
Cincinnati, Ohio
ILNS
International Molders’ Union of North America
Albion
Mich
Hutchinson, Kans
Benton Harbor
Millinery Board Backs 35-Hour Week Wage Increases
The special millinery board in Washington DC backs a 35 hour week for millinery workers with proportional wage hikes. It asks NRA approval and endorses wage status quo with gains to cover reduced hours. The report urges continued board authority to aid markets and maintain fair competition amid union input.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
ILNL
NRA
Code Authority
Special Board
Cap and Millinery Department
United Hatters, Cap and Millinery Worker’ International Union
Hard Coal Employment Drop in Pennsylvania Anthracite
The Pennsylvania anthracite coal industry saw a 10 percent decline in employment from May to June and wages fell 17 percent, according to the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank. Over eight years, this period shows repeated decreases, with about 114000 workers employed mid June, 45 percent above last year and wage payments 65 percent higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
ILNS
Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank
Bureau of Mines
Pennsylvania
Nova Scotia Miners Strike Florence Colliery
Six hundred miners employed by the Florence colliery in Nova Scotia walked out after a wash-house discussion. The strike tied up the Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Company’s largest producer. No statement was issued by the men, but the action followed a dispute over the bankhead positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
N. 5
Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Company
Bankhead
Campaign Of Murder Spying And Coercion On Pacific Coast Strike
The piece traces an employer driven campaign against union labor on the Pacific coast led by the Industrial Association. It cites large war chest contributions from Standard Oil, Southern Pacific and others, spy rings, intimidation, and blockades of materials and labor. It notes legal pushback by Attorney General Palmer and sustained union resilience amid continued employer hostility.
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Washington, D. GC
SLNS
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
The
Industrial Association
Standard Oil
Southern Pacific
A. Mitchell Palmer
Palmer
State Industrial Association
Harrison Gray Otis
Hosiery workers strike after 10 percent wage cut in Knoxville
Four hundred Holston Manufacturing Company employees walked out in protest after a three week shutdown and a wage cut announced by president J. G. Gant. Workers called the plan a stretchout system as knitters reported pay dropping from 4.75 to 3.50 per hundred sacks and workload rising from 15 to 18 machines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville, Tenn
ILNS
Holston Manufacturing Company
J. G. Gant
Gant
Coal Miners Lose Jobs in Pennsylvania
Coal mine operators in Pennsylvania cut employment by 10 percent and wages by 17 percent from May to June, per Philadelphia Reserve Bank figures derived from 34 Anthracite Institute reports. The 137 collieries employed about 80 000 workers with weekly earnings totaling 2 156 000 dollars, and June hours worked dropped 20 percent from the prior year trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Reserve Bank
Anthracite Institute
Messenger Boys Strike Over New City Zone Wages
In New Orleans the Postal Telegraph Cable Company faced a near total messenger boy strike as new zone maps reduced pay. Walking messengers lose about four dollars weekly and bicycle messengers five to seven, due to mileage based commissions. In Bridgton New Jersey Sebrooke Farms workers reached a peace plan after two weeks, with a grievance board to review complaints. 22 people arrested in clashes were released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
SLNS
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Bridgton
N. J
ILNS
Sebrooke
Board of Adjustment
NRA withdraws Blue Eagle from L. Greif & Brothers firm
The National Recovery Administration ordered the L. Greif & Brothers company to restore over $100,000 in back wages after findings of wage violations at its Baltimore operations. The action came despite a federal restraining order and followed a July 5 hearing by the NRA compliance division. The code authority denied the company’s exemption request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
ILNS
National Recovery Administration
L. Greif & Brothers, Inc
Baltimore
NRA
Bear Brand
Beaver Dam
Wis
Greif
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Blue Eagle
Code Authority
Police Use Tear Gas and Clubs on Tool Plant Strikers
In Parkersburg West Virginia state police used tear gas and clubs against Ames Baldwin Wyoming Tool Works workers and sympathizers. The union says the poll for a collective bargaining agency was illegal and demands a new impartial election while company officials claim a valid vote favored the company union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
W. Va
Ames Baldwin Wyoming Toul Works
Louisiana Governor Vetoes Labor Bills
New Orleans. Governor Allen vetoed House Bill 273 banning contracts prohibiting union membership and House Bill 490 allowing employees to organize and bargain collectively, offering no explanation for the veto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Llns
Allen
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Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers’ International Union
el Paso
Tex
Messenger Boys
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Eagle
Louisiana
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