Government ruling bars union labor on federal contracts
The Treasury Department ruled that federal contracts may not require union or local labor. The decision cites the need for widest competition and notes the government must avoid restricting bidders. The emphasis is on best workmanship rather than labor class.
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Washington, D. C
LL. N
United States
Treasury Department
Andrew W. Mellon
Pitsburgh
Senator Walsh
Massachusetts
Carl T. Schuenman
Fall River
Mass
Central Labor Union
Treasury
Department
McAdoo
Walsh
Ohio State Federation of Labor Plans 1928 Convention
Columbus calls the forty fifth Ohio State Federation of Labor convention for September 17 in the Neil House. Delegates vote by local union size with caps five votes per delegate, plus per capita tax rules and credential procedures. Executive board listed with Arnold Bill as acting president and other officers.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State Federation of Labor
Neil House
Atlas Building
Mansfield
Practnally
Arnold Bill
Lee Hall
W. M. Morgan
Stanley Oge
James F. Malley
M. J. Lyden
O. B. Chapman
Thos. J. Donnelly
Secy-Treas
Canadian Labor Minister Denounces British Plan To Move Unemployed
Canadian Labor Minister Peter Heenan rebukes Britain’s scheme to dump tens of thousands of unemployed workers in Canada, warning urban Canada already faces labor surpluses. Heenan cites 200000 British miners as unlikely to find work here and condemns promises of easy jobs on farms or in mining. The issue draws support from Trades and Labor Congress leaders and criticism from some newspapers.
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Dominion
Montreal
Britain
Baldwin
Peter Heenan
England
Canada
Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
Tom Moore
P. M. Draper
Choquette
Federal Court of Special Sessions
Glasgow
Montreal Gazette
Europe
Mlinion
Brllah
Dominion Povernmehte
Enarlund
Labor unions debate public ownership and wages in Winnipeg letter
A Portland report details a Winnipeg union member's view on city hydro ownership. The letter argues workers must fight for conditions under government control, notes a prohibition on joining other unions, and weighs public ownership against private monopolies with calls for moderation and independent regulation.
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Portland
Ore
Robert Clayton
Electal Workers’ Union No. 125
C. Roberts
Winnipeg
Seacraft
Roberts
Electrical Workers’ Union No. 435
Hydro
Junion
Auto production boom linked to more accidents but less severe outcomes
A U S report notes rising car industry output with an expanding accident count yet reduced severity. Four large firms with 14 427 workers show 19.5 percent production rise, 10 percent accident frequency gain, and 22 percent severity increase. other firms show varied results, some with sharp severity drops as production climbs.
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Washington
United States
American Engineering Council
Eho Wel
Fake women's group exposed by workers in Springfield
Springfield reports reveal the Missouri Committee of Women in Industry as a counterfeit organization. The convention labels the Mikot Federation of Latin as the sponsor and claims to represent working women, while actually backing employers and department heads.
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Springfield
Missouri
Mikot Federation of Latin
Tiivéiris
Amployers
Hents
Toronto Hard Fought Terminals Renewals Rejected
Toronto voters rejected a proposed renewal of a terminal agreement by a wide margin. The ballot shows 1,693 to 877 in favor of rejecting the renewal.
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Toronto
Alsrminal
AF of L Athletic City Denies Withdrawal Rumor
The American Federation of Labor leaders deny reports they plan to withdraw support. Rumors say such action was discussed but officials insist support remains. The union faces tension with Electrical, Signal, and Fur Workers factions amid broader labor dispute involving about 8,000 workers and related railway and shipping clerks.
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Athletic City
William Green
Bere
A. F
International Fur Workers Union
Eudieil
Comventios
St Jabers
Powel Steps Ciy
Wel- Leotore Tmele
Vic Railway and Steamship
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Laborite
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Coolidge Op Dravid
Derleak
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