Secretary of Labor Fears Injunction Abuse Undermines Courts
In his 1927 annual report James J. Davis warns that frequent injunctions in labor disputes may erode respect for courts. He cites Clayton amendments and varied court interpretations, urging Congress to clarify the law and speed up labor dispute cases. Falls in stock prices accompany Ford price reveal.
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Secretary of Labor
Washington
D. C
Labor
James J. Davis
Davis
Coolidge
Congress
New York Labor Fight Over Injunction Gains High-Profile Support
Labor’s legal response to corporate injunctions grows with top counsel and political backing. The Interborough Rapid Transit case pauses to December 21 as Wagner Oliphant Woll and Perlman lead affidavits and evidence gathering. Actresses McKellar and Wood join the effort, rallying in support of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electrical Railway Employees.
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Wagner
Prof
Oliphant
Matthew Woll
Nathan D. Perlman
Supreme Court
Wasservogel
Traction Trust
James L. Quackenbush
United States
Robert F. Wagner
Perlman
Herman Oliphant
Steel Trust
National Association of Manufacturers
Actors’ Equity Association
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electrical Railway
Helen McKellar
Peggy Wood
Increased Fare Linked to IRT Injunction Fight
New York report says an elevated fare rise is tied to Interborough Rapid Transit Company’s bid for a broad injunction against labor and others from interfering with its "company union." Edward McGrady of the A F of L cautions the tactic could marshal workers in political battles.
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New York
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Yellow Dog
Interborough
Edward Mc ‘Grady
A. F. of
Italy in exile says Mussolini makes Italy a prison
Former Italian premier Nitti, speaking at the war danger conference in London, claims Mussolini has destroyed liberty and turned Italy into a prison where citizens cannot leave without punishment. He notes Nitti fled to France after Mussolini seized control and denounces the law barring Italians from foreign travel.
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London
England
Mussolini
Nitti
Italy
Signor Nitti
France
Citiens
Buffalo Hosiery Workers Vote to Union Over Low Pay and Fines
International Labor News Service reports Buffalo full fashioned hosiery workers at the Milfay mill join the union after mass fines and low wages triggered action. Workers estimate top pay around 40 dollars weekly with 70 to 74 hour weeks. unpaid fines and random discipline sparked the strike and lockout, while Berkshire Reading interests loom as a powerful industry foe.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Milfay Company
American Federation of
Full Fashioned Hosiery Workers
United Textile Workers
Carl Holderman
Hosiery Workers’ Union
Milfay
Holderman
Millay
Liv
Iuxport Jenn
Finto
Jammad
Oper
Bi Berkshire
Reading
Reds Rounded Up in Label Campaign
New York Magistrate Brodsky orders communists to justify their newspaper attacks on Morris Sigman president of the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union. Sigman sues for criminal libel over garment strike images accusing him of wealth and private gain. The magistrate warns broad factual justification is required.
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New York
Brodsky
Morris Sigman
International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
Sigman
Reds
Rede
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Supireme Court
Duplex Printing, Press Co
Deering
American Steel Foundries
Tri-City Trades Council
Bedford Stone Co
Stone Cutters’ Association
Federal District Court For
District of Indiana
Circuit Court of Appeals
Workers’ Association
Justice Stone
Justice Brandeis
Justice Holmes
Ford
Standard
W. F. Cahill & Sons
Dayton St
Dred Scott
New York City
American Federation of Labor
Columbia University
American Federation of Labo
Justhce Wasservogel
Woll
Perhman
Theorker
Inew Junction
Hamilton
Thrift
Romeo Brown
Kid
Dow’s Drug
GUNN
Hoover
Whittall Rugs
Sellers Kitchen
Edison Phonographs
Kroehler
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