Higher Wages and Shorter Hours Can Save System
New Brunswick New Jersey dispatch reports Robert Wood Johnson of Johnson & Johnson urging higher wages and shorter hours as the only way to balance production and consumption. He argues private initiative cannot save itself alone and calls for industry wide action, a 40 hour week, and living wages to stabilize national demand and prevent government dependency.
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New Brunswick
N. J
I.ns
America
Robert Wood Johnson
Johnson & Johnson
Johnson
Hense
NRA
No Skilled Labor Shortage Found in Metal Trades Amid Surplus Unemployed Workers
Washington reports a surplus of skilled metal workers, not a shortage. The A F L and National Industrial Conference Board cite 287 plants lacking 1 163 skilled workers. unions record 9 600 unemployed of 42 000 in April to June, about 28 percent. Employers sometimes hire non union workers at unskilled rates.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
A. F. of L
National Industrial Conference Board
Conference Board
Jurisd International Associations
AF of L
Arthur O. Wharton
International Association
Metal Trades Council
Columbus Federation Backs Meat Cutters Strike War Chest
The Columbus Federation of Labor unanimously supports the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen Local 346 strike and plans a war chest to sustain the fight. Union leaders urged rejection of Columbus Packing Company offers that would erase seniority rights and limit appeal to the National Labor Relations Board.
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Columbus, Ohio
LLNS
Columbus Federation of Labor
Columbus Packing Company
National Labor Relations Board
Regional Labor Board of District 9
NRA
Supreme Court
Labor Tribune of Columbus
Ohio
Columbus Packing Co
Radio plays dramatize history of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
WEVD airs weekly 10 p.m. radio dramas by Florence Lasser about the ILGWU from its origins in the old world to a modern workers' league of nations. The series, supported by President David Dubinsky, records to be shared with smaller communities and reflects the union’s rise, strikes, solidarity, and NRA era growth.
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New York City
ILNS
International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
WEVD
Florence Lasser
T. TL. PD
David Dubinsky
Justice
Workers’ League of Nations
Canada
California
Mexico
Puerto Rico
NRA
A. F. of L
There Was a Law Here Once in Picher Oklahoma
A veteran voice recalls a bygone era when a man could return home to his wife and baby without fear. The piece links mining strikes, police and guard actions, and food scarcity to a shift in local life and law.
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Picher
Okla
National Guard
New York Employers Face Records Submission Review
New York state unemployment advisory council says it will study employers by plants for potential grouping and rating. It notes current employers keep records in various forms and that standardized filing may occur after enforcement, with data available for inspections back to several years. main offices are in Albany.
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New York City
LLNS
Unemployment Insurance State Advisory Council
Serpalling
Fiat
Roerplijken Taewranen
Stati
Albany
Roosevelt outlines tax program and evasion schemes
President Roosevelt spoke in Washington about advancing his tax plan and rejected current proposals while criticizing tax avoidance. He cited wealthy taxpayers employing lawyers to shift wording, examined 1922 income tax records of top earners, and warned against gifts and trusts aimed at dodging taxes with little legal risk.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
Roosevelt
House
United States
Stone
Supreme Court
Labor Men Named Kentucky Colonels
President George Browne and Secretary Fred J. Dolpeey of the International Alliance were named Kentucky colonels by Gov. Ruby Laf foon of Kentucky. Browne and Dempsey, Boston Local 11 members, are the first union officers from Boston to receive the honorary title.
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ILNS
George Browne
Fred J. Dolpeey
International Alliance
Boston
Te Alliance
Kentucky
Ruby Laffoon
My Denysey
Boston Brat
Alwoit
Elveth
International Setary
Amnion
Browne
Dempsey
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ONL
Carl
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Tangara
Columbus Labor
Union History
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Delco Light
Savage Auto Supply Co
Maple Avenue
Oklahoma
By P. W. Cochrane
N. Y
Krebs
Frigidaires and
Hoover Cleaners
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