Labor Condemns Dictatorships as Threat to Liberty
The American Federation of Labor delegates condemn communism fascism and Naziism as a definite threat to human liberty and peace. They reaffirm denunciation of Hitler Germany, boycott of German goods, and support political rights for those who lost the presidential election. The convention directs a report on credit unions and approves measures on civil service, fair labor policies, retirement, widows’ annuity, and higher standards for government workers. A resolution calls for an end to one man streetcars in Washington as a jobs concern.
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Tampa
Mia
ILNS
American Federation of Labor
Hitler
Germany
Executive Council
Credit Union
Washington, D. C
Riot Staged to Win Injunction Against Remington Rand Strikers
New York City reports reveal Pearl Bergoff, a leading strikebreaker, admitted he accused James Rand of Remington Rand of staging a Tonawanda riot to film strikers throwing stones for an injunction. Bergoff described a new Middletown scheme using whisper campaigns and fake identities to sway workers.
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Remington Rand
New York City
ILNS
Pearl L. Bergoff
NLRB
James H. Rand
Jra
Remington-Rand
Tonawanda
Rand
Charles Wood
Bergoff
O. K
Cash
Gusto
Middletown
Connecticut
Labor Council endorses DC voting and worker laws
The council approved resolutions urging District of Columbia voting rights for residents, opposing labor persecution of Standard Oil during Pacific coast strikes, and backing a new DC workmen's compensation law. It also condemned vigilantism in California and called for an executive council tax study to maximize revenue with minimal labor and consumer burden while protesting optical firms.
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District of Columbia
Standard Oil Company
American Optical Co
South Bridge
Mass
Bausch & Lomb Co
Rochester
N. Y
Executive Council
California
Silicosis Compensation Law Moves Forward at AFL Convention
In Tampa Florida the AFL convention approved a proposal to classify silicosis as an occupational disease under state workers compensation laws. The executive council is ordered to push legislation.
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Tampa
Fla
ILNS
A. F. of L
Executive Council
Resolution on Seamen's Strike Condemns Unauthorized Action
The American Federation of Labor at its fifty sixth convention condemns unauthorized seamen strikes on the Atlantic coast. It supports loyal Atlantic Coast members and urges a copy of the resolution to the U S president and to a new magazine commission and the press. Do your tnio label Christmas shopping early.
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Tampa
Pla
IWNS
Americal Federation of Labor
International Seamen's Union of America
Atlantic District Union
International Seamen ™ Union of America
Caf Sun
American Federation of Labor
Atlantic Coast
International Seamen's Union of Ameren
United States
Magazine Commission
Negroes Describe Arrests and Slave Labor in Arkansas City
In Jonesboro Arkansas seven African Americans testified in a federal court that Paul D Peacher Earle Arkansas city marshal arrested them for vagrancy, fined them 25 dollars, jailed them 30 days and forced them to work on a farm to serve the sentence. The defense admitted the arrests and sentences but claimed officials acted properly and that trials were fair. The judge said the case focuses on intent and fairness rather than guilt.
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Jonesboro
Ark
ILNS
Paul D. Peacher
Earle
Arkansas
Peacher
Winfield Anderson
Mitchell
Ue Peacher Farm
Sernteners Crniment
Newroes
Labor representation demanded on federal boards in AFL pact
The American Federation of Labor convention endorsed a resolution urging adequate representation for labor on every federal board, commission, or body enacting legislation affecting labor. It calls for direct labor representation in any admin body and asks state federations and city central bodies to apply the policy.
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Tania. Pla
ILNS
Amgrican Federation of Labor
Tahun
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