Open Shoppers Attack On Miners Union Uncovered
International Labor News Service reports Federated Press attacks on United Mine Workers tied to open shop supporters. Article by Laurence Todd cites sources including Henry Harrison Lewis and Ellis Searles, with ties to non union owners and anti union groups.
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International Labor News Service
Washington, D. C
United Mine Workers
Federated Press
Laurence Todd
Washington
Mine Workers
Miners’ Union
B. C. Clarke
Clarke
Henry Harrison Lewis
Ellis Searles
United Mine Workers’ Journal
Searles
Todd
Henry Tbson Lewis
Lewis
National Association of Marmafteurers
National Association of Manufacturers
America
Union
National Founders’ Association
Rail Men May Strike In Canada and Detroit
Detroit officials report Canadian Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes members are voting on a strike proposition. More than 30,000 workers affected as Canadian railroads reject a conciliation board wage increase of 2 cents an hour. They decide if they will continue to demand 5 cents more per hour.
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Detroit
Mich
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Roosevelt urges dignity of craftsmanship and skilled labor
In a Buffalo letter to the apprentice committee Roosevelt deplores the neglect of craft work and calls for the guild spirit of the middle ages. He urges practical apprentice standards and public esteem for manual trades to attract youth and ensure steady employment.
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Buffalo
N. Y
American Construction Council
Franklin D. Roosevelt
the Navy
Roosevelt
Employers Held Liable For Workmen En Route Injuries
The U S Supreme Court ruled employers are liable under workmen compensation for injuries or death to employees while commuting to or from work. The Utah case involved a packing plant worker killed near a crossing, the company contesting liability claiming the incident occurred away from company property.
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Washington
United States
Supreme Court
Utah
Utah Industrial Commission
Buying bum stock in a strikebreaking firm amid losses
Buffalo reports the International Railway Company plans to have its strikebreaking motormen and conductors buy stock. The firm, tied to the Philadelphia streetcar owners, lost over 1 million dollars in the past year. The Philadelphia unionized rival pays wages aligned with union cities.
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Buffalo
N. Y
International Railway Company
Philadelphia
Big Profits in Handling Foodstuffs Hit Consumers Pockets
Benjamin F. Yoakum argues food distribution costs inflate prices from farm to consumer. He cites a potato farm price of 50 cents per bushel versus 24 dollars to the buyer, and 30 to 50 percent bread margins in New York City. He calls for farmers and consumers to form cooperatives to cut costs and broaden national cooperative associations.
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Yoakum
International Labor News Service
New York
Benjamin F. Yoakum
St. Louis
Bureau of Markets
New York City
Hartford
Connecticut
United States
Wachler
Wage contract legal says U S high court
The Supreme Court rejected the government's claim that a wage agreement among major glass manufacturers and workers violated the Sherman Antitrust Act. The pact limited operating periods for hand blown glass factories, with both sides supporting its context as stabilizing the industry.
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U. S. High Court
Washington
Freomeiit
United States Supreme Court
National Association of Window Glace Manufacturers
National Window Glass Workers
Supreme Court
Conditions in Bristol Bay canneries cited by federal grand jury
A federal grand jury report to Judge E E Ritchie alleges bad conditions in Bristol Bay canneries Alaska. It claims narcotics use common among workers social diseases widespread and revolvers carried leading to crimes. The panel urges laws to require cannery employers to provide wholesome food sanitary housing and transportation for workers. The report also calls for medical examinations at port of debarkation to identify drug addiction or contagious disease.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Bristol Bay
E. E. Ritchie
Claii
Road pays large sums to railroads under control act
Washington reports that 501,322,000 has been paid to railroads under the transportation act guaranteeing earnings for six months after government control. An additional 87,677,000 is expected to be paid and adjusted. The commission set a nine percent return rate after fixed charges.
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Washington
Leistte Commerce Commission
Tnite Ania
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Franklin Roosevelt
Santa
Christopher Q. Hazard
Federal Grand Jury
Hoover
Hydra
Whittall
Eden Electric
Edison Phonographs
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