Labor Policies of South Unacceptable From Every Standpoint
Economist W J Lauck denounces Southern labor policy as wholly unacceptable and a menace to the nation. He tells University of Virginia audience that high wages and living standards, essential to prosperity, are rejected in the South. He criticizes cling to prewar wage theories, notes limited labor participation, and says unions are not viewed as permanent in Southern industry.
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South
Economist
Charlottsville
ILNS
Institute of Public Affairs
University of Virginia
W. Jett Lauck
Washington and Lee University
Lauck
Luuck
Zionist Convention Denounces Soviet Terrorism in Detroit
At Detroit a Zionist convention condemned Soviet Russia for anti Zionist actions against Hebrew language culture and Judaism. The resolution denounces purges exiles and suppression of Hebrew books schools and religion as a deliberate policy aiming to uproot Jewish faith and life.
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Detroit
Mich
Russia
Siberian
United Textile Workers Leader Defends Southern Spending
Thomas F. McMahon, president of the United Textile Workers, counters Southern mill owners' claims that the union has taken money without returns. He notes over one million dollars spent in the South for organizing in the last two decades, with under two hundred thousand from initiation fees and per capitas. He adds that further expenditures by the AFL and the union occurred recently in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
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New York
Thomas F. McMahon
United Textile Workers
South
A. F. of L
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
McMahon
Wisconsin Bills Strengthen Delinquent Child Laws
Madison Wis state legislature passed the children s code bill to codify and strengthen laws on delinquent children. No child under 12 may be committed to an industrial school and none under 16 confined in a county jail. The measure is backed by welfare and social organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Cigar Makers Strike Highlights Wage Fight in New Jersey
In New Brunswick, New Jersey, a 200 woman strike at General Cigar Co prompts focus on wage and working conditions. Polish and Lithuanian immigrants led walkout, with union support and injunctions shaping picket limits. Company hires high school girls to harass strikers, a vice chancellor to rule on offenses, and stock concerns echo labor tension.
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Algention
General Cigar Company
Uw County
Bach
New Jersey
Johnson Johnson
Tiv Michelin
Yellow Dog
Wall Street
Robert Burns
White Owl
William Penn
van Dycke
Decline in Factory Jobs Checked as U S Production Sears to Record Figures
Washington reports the Commerce Yearbook 1928 shows manufacturing employment nearly flat in 1927 and 1928, with payrolls and wages rising. It notes 1928 marked the largest manufacturing production and that earnings per worker increased, though the AFL cautions overproduction risk if demand remains weak.
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U. S
Sears
Washington, D. C
ILNS
Commerce
Department, of Commerce
American Federation of Labor
Mooney and Billings Pardoned Call From Mass Meeting
A large St Louis gathering of trade unionists urged the release of Mooney and Billings. A letter from Rep Cochran supported freeing them and Gov Young of California said he would study the cases. The group condemned perjury and falsity in the trials and urged union-minded hiring in purchasing.
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St. Louis
Mooney
Billings
Cochran
Missour
Young
Cali
Fonia
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Wisconsin
STHG
Cigar Makers
New Brunswick
N. J
Middlesex County
Hall-Mills
York
International Ladies’ Garniwit Workers’ Union
High St
Ro Tol
Tion
Dan Cohen
Hamilton
Butler County
Mira K
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