Coal Miners Win in Track Conference Settlement
A joint conference of coal owners and United Mine Workers reaches a temporary wage-rate preservation agreement covering West Virginia Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana Michigan Oklahoma and Washington. It replaces the four state pact and imposes no wage cuts or compulsory arbitration while creating a fact finding committee and planning a new deal after October. John L Lewis hails the accord as honorable and resisting wage reductions or arbitration commitments.
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Cleveland
United Mine Workers
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Oklahoma
Washington
John L. Lewis
Uniteed Mine Workers
Wages under court arbitration plan face Australian opposition
In Sidney Premier Fuller pushes a bill to fix wages via compulsory arbitration not by living costs but by what industry can pay, threatening to erode basic wage standards and empower employers. The Australian Worker warns of a looming crisis for unionists as courts are converted into tools for employer profits. In San Francisco, Vice President Coolidge argues against congressional power overrunning courts and the people in constitutional governance.
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Sidney
New South Wales
Fuller
Australia
NO COAL BEING MINED LABOR SOLIDARITY IN STAUNTON
An Associated Press dispatch from Staunton Indiana reports ongoing coal mine occupation with labor showing strong unity. The ninth day of the stoppage marks a clear stand by workers as tensions with management persist.
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New York
Associated Press
Staunton
Ind
Staun
State controls coal district as miners’ strike stalls digging
Officials report no coal mined yet at the shafts in the district under state control. Labor from outside points has been unsatisfactory to operators, and few volunteers have answered Governor McCray’s call for striking miners to man the shafts.
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McCray
Harding’s bid to end rail shop strike rejected
President Harding’s second effort to settle the rail shop men strike fails as executives reject seniority and position proposals. The Railroad Labor Board, labeling strikers as outlaws, remains unwilling to amend its record. The dispute centers on seniority, job placement, and board authority amid a wider labor-power confrontation.
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Railroad Labor Board
Harding
Washington
Railroads Clash Over Seniority Amid Strike Tactics
A Chicago editorial denounces rail carriers for using seniority as a distraction from core issues. It argues seniority safeguards transportation efficiency and protects active shop workers, warning that erasing seniority would chill union activity. Workers unite against these tactics, predicting victory.
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Chicago
Enemies Busy on Lakes Seamen Act Spark
An AP dispatch from Buffalo reports a Detroit and Cleveland Navigation official saying a $10 million lake shipping expansion will begin immediately if the seamen act is altered. The plan favors certified seamen over proven harbor skill, sparking concerns about safety on Lake Erie and perceived crewing disparities with Canadian rivals.
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Washington
Associated Press
Buffalo
Great Lakes
A. A. Schantz
Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company
Lake Erie
Lakes
Antis' Favorite Cry Echoes in Sioux City Funds Call
Sioux City citizens' alliance warns of imminent closure as it pleads for donations to avert business shutdown. The group says it is “right up against it for funds” and must raise money soon.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Citizens’ Alliance
Pittsburg Chamber backs anti strike resolutions
The Pittsburg chamber of commerce approves a series of resolutions against a local strike by Kansas City Southern shop men. Officials threaten moving shops if work does not resume, urging strikers to return to duties.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Chamber of Commerce
Kansas City Southern Railway
Baltimore strikebreakers demand accounting from print ers guild
Members of the print ers guild formed by Promoter Gill demand an accounting of the guilds funds and the sick fund handling. They pay 50 cents weekly tax for the sick fund and are discharged when sick. Gill, formerly grand factor tum in the loyal legion of loggers, moved here after Northwestern lumber labor awakening.
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Baltimore
Printers Guild
Gill
Guild
Northwest
The
Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen
Northwest Lumber
Railroad equipment in peril as strike drags on
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission warns that railroad equipment is deteriorating and will worsen with the strike. The letter cautions of threats to life and property, cites deferred repairs, and says enforcement actions and legal actions will follow. The president ordered inspectors to enforce the law amid a staffing shortfall.
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Washington
C. C. McChord
Interstate Commission
Acta
Congress
White House
Hit
McChord
Production cost debate over tariff rhetoric shifts to costs abroad
Washington figures clash as Senator Jones challenges the claim that production costs can be easily measured across countries. He argues that within the vast U S industries few items have verifiable costs and that by products and cross industry factors complicate estimates. The tariff commission cites sugar costs ranging from four to five dollars per ton amid varied factory data.
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Washington
Jones
New Mexico
United States
Tariff Commission
Opposition grows to Minneapolis postmaster Arch Coleman
National Federation of Post Office Clerks urge Senators not to confirm Arch Coleman as Minneapolis postmaster. They accuse him of incompetence and anti union policy, citing his dismissal of George Meyers, union member and Trades and Labor Assembly president, amid disorganized operations and alleged pro big business stance. Coleman has drawn support from Senator Ladd of North Dakota after previous praise from Postmaster General Mays.
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Washington
National Federation of Post Office
Arch Coleman
Minneapolis
Coleman
Senator Ladd
North Dakota
Mays
Purdy
George N. Meyers
Post Office Clerks’ Union
Trades and Libor Assembly
Harding
Meyer
What Law Mr Daugherty San Francisco Speech
Attorney General Daugherty told the American Bar Association in San Francisco that injunction judges must issue writs on demand or violate their oath to administer the law as it is. He did not specify when or where the law was enacted.
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San Francisco
Daugherty
American Bar Association
Despatch of a 32 year old defense of unionism in Melbourne
A reprint of a 32 year old defense of unionism by Judge Higinbotham is forwarded in Melbourne. He urges workers and families to maintain faith in union efforts, arguing strikes are costly and that unity can bring lasting peace between labor and capital.
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Melbourne
Australia
Chiif
Higinbotham
Ainy
Lsboy
Wétale
Diien
Coal Owners Dodge Taxes In Schuylkill County Case
Citizens seek to compel coal owners to pay a fair tax on 103000 acres in Schuylkill County. Assessments total 53000000, about one fourth of other property values. Court sided with taxpayers. commissioners plan appeal to the supreme court citing no specific reason for public expenditure.
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Pottaville
Cval
Kmmense Schuylkill County
Supreme Court
Way Men Favor Strike in York District
Maintenance of way workers in the York district back a strike to pressure the Pennsylvania and Erie railroads to honor understandings agreed with the railroad labor board after shop men stopped work. The workers seek strike authority.
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York
Pennsylvania
Erie
Railroad Labor Board
Grable
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