Printers Endorse Arbitration Pact at Union Jubilee
At the International Typographical Union diamond jubilee convention in Charleston, delegates endorsed an arbitration agreement with employers, aiming to curb delays and costs while limiting arbitration to specific issues. A new discharge rule requires reinstatement by foremen when ordered by the union, unless wage contracts state else, and auditors will report members owing old age and mortuary assessments, ending exemptions for inactive members.
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Garrison
International Labor News Service
Indianapolis
Ind
Charleston
S. C
International Typographical Union
Vive Voce
Committee On
American Newspaper Publish Association
Executive Council
Lny Point Agency
The
International Union
Judge Gary and open shop wage fight revealed
International Labor News Service recounts Judge Elbert H. Gary's role in restraining open shop pressure on wages. The piece describes his hard line during the 1920 steel strike, his later caution to business leaders to avoid driving wages down, and his influence on labor and industry policy in postwar prosperity. It notes his complex persona, leadership of the Steel Trust, and the impact of his death on industry.
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International Labor News Service
New York City
Elbert H
J. P. Morgan
Gary
Labor
Interchurch World Movement
Kingdom of Steel
Sticks
Chamber of Commerce
Boards of Trade
Manufacturers’ Associations
Gathe
No. 71 Broadway
Steel Trust
King of Steel
Elbert
Negro Song Writer Honored by Labor in Fletcher North Carolina
Strains of Old Black Joe floated over the Blue Ridge as the first memorial to Stephen Collins Foster, the negro melodies writer, was dedicated. William Green, president of the A. paid tribute, with the memorial bronze tablet presented by the Asheville Central Labor Union.
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Fletcher
N. C
Blue Ridge Mountains
Stephen Colling Foster
Old Kentucky
Swanee River
Massa
William Green
Foster
F. of
Portland Street Car Men Claim Eight Hour Day Lead
Portland street car workers say they pioneered the eight hour day in their trade and report abolition of the seven day week. The piece notes the union’s stance and local claims, with a mention of cigar advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Men’s Union
United States
Prison Made Goods Sale Shut By Federal Trade Commission
The Federal Trade Commission ordered the Commonwealth Manufacturing Company of Chicago to stop misrepresenting prison-made products as manufactured in its own plant. The ruling classifies buyers of prison goods as jobbers, not manufacturers, and targets deceptive ads like “Manufacturers Direct From the Factory.” The article notes Indiana State Prison outputs, including shirts and shoes, and details company practices and penalties.
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U. S. Trade Commission
International Labor News Services
Washington, D. C
Organized Labor
Federal Trade Commission
Commonwealth Manufacturing Company of
Chicago
Indiana
Commonwealth Company
Commonwealth Manufacturing Company
P.O. B
Michigan City
Ind
Anials
Purechusime
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C. W. Gath Co
Gouy
RiGd
the Timbers
E. H. Gary
America
Standard Oil
Tobacco Trust
Wai
Dun Cohen
High Street
Uncle
Tre
Federal Trait Commission
Axminster
Renlin
Shoupe Music School
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