Indiana Operators Proving Mines Can Be Profitable Under Jacksonville Scale
Indiana coal operators sign working agreements with United Mine Workers under the Jacksonville wage scale. Production in Indiana runs about 75 percent of normal as mines operate under Jacksonville terms. The Ayroxhire and Francisco Coal Companies, plus New National Mine at Belleville, sign on and resume under the old scale, indicating a shift back toward unionized, higher-wage operation.
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Indiana
Jacksonville
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana Association
United Mine Workers
Ohio
Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators’ Association
District 11
Jacksonville Geare
Ayroxhire Coal Company
David Ingle
Evansville
Ingle
Operators’ Association
Francisco Coal Company
Belleville
Ill
Illinois
Privy Council Refuses Appeal Over Montreal Police Union
London reports that the privy council rejected an appeal against a Montreal city council resolution aimed at dissolving the Policemen's union. It held that individual dismissals do not constitute a lockout under Canadian law, though the city may dismiss union members.
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London
England
Privy Council
Montreal
Quebec
Board of Arbitration
Scarce Women Workers in Chicago Strain City Hiring
In Chicago conditions for female workers are worse than in the last decade. Unskilled women from nearby areas flood the market while demand for domestic service and factory labor remains high. Many teachers and nurses turn to maid work to survive, though clerical posts still attract trained applicants.
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Chicago
Art Glass Workers Gain Wage Pact in Chicago
The Art Glass Workers Union secures a two year contract in Chicago with a wage rate of 1.05 dollars per hour, marking a significant labor agreement for the crafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Art Glass Workers’ Union
Hod Carriers Unite Organizes in Morgantown
Hod carriers in Morgantown West Virginia formed a union with help from John B Easton president of the West Virginia Federation of Labor.
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Morgantown
W. Va
John B. Easton
West Virginia Federation of Labor
Spend Your Vacation at This State Fair
Chas V Truax invites readers to spend vacation at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus from August 29 to September 3. The note highlights educational and entertaining exhibits, a million dollar livestock show, horse show, racing program, vaudeville, a 800-piece high school band, baby and fiddlers contests, dog-call contests, and ample accommodations, rail and auto travel options, and free services on site.
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Ohio
Wien
American Association of Horse Shows
Indiana
J. W. Wainwright
Ohio State Fair
Chicago garment strike trial pits communists against union leaders
The Chicago Joint Board of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union faces charges of creating a dual organization and aiding a New York Unity Committee. Secretary E N Nockels urged sending in New York hired sluggers and gunmen back to New York amid acrimonious hearings led by John Fitzpatrick.
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Red Garment Workers
Chicago
New York
International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
New =ork
E. N. Nockels
Chicago Federation of Labor
Joint Board
Joseph Levin
International Executive Board
Nockels
Challen
Levin
Garment Workers’ Organization
Workers (Communist) Party of America
Davidson
John Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
Storm Center
Cmmisssar
International Ladies Garment Workers’ Union
Unity Committee
Reds
Chicago Joint Board
International Ladies* Garment Workers’ Union
United Hebrew Trades
International
Salvatore Ninfo
Chicago Foderation of Labor
Fewer Jobs Across Regions in 1926 Study Reveals
A Washington report based on United States Employment Bureau data shows fewer jobs relative to workers in most regions in 1926. Western states average about 68 applicants per 100 jobs, Central 167, Eastern 141, and South 131, with the nation at 138. The figures are indicative, not exact, and vary locally.
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Ralph F. Couch
Washington, D. C
West
United States
Subway Contract Clash Tests Union Rights in New York
A Amalgamated Association of Street and Electrical Railway workers will challenge the Interborough Transit Company’s no union pledge known as a yellow dog contract. Senator Wagner and Representative Perlman will lead the court fight as unions pursue witnesses and testimony on forced signatures and the company’s efforts to block organizing 15 000 workers.
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Gotham Subway
New York City
Interborough Transit Company
Wagner
Perlmen
Frank Hedley
Interborough
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Pany’s Brotherhood
Yellow Dog
Hedley
Green
Interborough Company
Amalgamated
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Mayor Jimmy Walker Ends Transit Strike With Truce
Ty International Labor News Service reports Walker, tired but resolved, announced an armed truce after three hours of bargaining with Interborough leaders and union organizers. He claims he saved New York from a transit shutdown amid legal pressure from Quackenbush.
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Ty International Labor News Service
New York City
Simmy" Walker
Debonaire
Interborough Czars
Jimmy
Less
New York
Old Quackenbush
Interborough
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Union
Hamilton Union
Tis State Fair
Chas. V. Truax
Fight
A. I. of
Jimmy” Walker
Carmen's Union
Kroehler Davenport
Jacquard
Kroehler
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