Garment Workers Cast Out Communist Strike Leaders
Bitter infighting renews within the International Ladies Garment Workers' Union as the international executive board ousts four communist leaders from the local joint board. A provisional board takes charge. arbitration aims to end the cloak and suit strike that cost over 3 million dollars and left 20,000 workers idle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Labor News Service
New York City
International Ladies* Garment Workers’ Union
Iternational Executive Board
International
Sigman
Jewish Daily Forward
The
Joint Board
Moscow
Pressers’ Union
International Board
Union Labor Life Insurance aims for 600000 cash by year start
Union Labor Life Insurance plans to close stock sales on December 41 with a goal of 600000 in the bank at start of business. President Matthew Woll announced that no more stock will be sold after operations begin. Group policies will lead, with Thomas A. Rickert joining the board. praise comes from Taft and other prominent leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Labor News Service
Washington, D. C
Union Labor Life Insurance
Matthew Woll
Union Labor Life Insurance Company
Woll
Thomas A. Rickert
United Garment Workers of America
Rickert
American Federation of Labor
Taft
Promising Chicago Student Dies After Goitre Operation
Ruth Helen Olander age 19 daughter of Victor A Olander secretary treasurer of the International Seamen's Union of America and Illinois State Federation of Labor died December 5 following surgery. She was a Chicago Normal College student training to be a kindergarten teacher. She leaves parents and a sister Mrs Iver Smedstead. Washington Senate sends poison gas treaty back to foreign relations committee amid fears of gas horrors and debate over humane war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Labor News Service
Chicago
Ruth Helen Olander
Victor A. Olander
International Seamen’s Union of America
Illinois State Federation of Labor
Miss Olander
Chicago Normal College
Iver Smedstead
Farmers reject Coolidge farm relief terms at Chicago convention
At the American Farm Bureau Federation meeting in Chicago, 1500 delegates urged a federal farm board with a revolving fund to manage surpluses and an equalization fee spread over marketed units. Frank Lowden, hailed as keynote, argued for mass selling to absorb surplus crops and warned politicians against current relief ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Coolidge
Congress
Federal Farm Board
South
Lowden
Frank
Ilinois
American Farm Buureau Federation
Awning Workers Gain Eight-Hour Day in St Louis
St Louis awning workers have won the eight hour day and wage increases of twenty cents per hour along with improved working conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Also Mentioned on This Page
New York
Red Organization
Green
Victor
Olander
Goitre
Burial
Washington
Senate
Mittee
Friends
Mel
Join Our Christian Savings Club
Third and
Court Streets
Gunn
Hoover
Ostermoor Mattresses
Joseph A. Wise
Australia
Brazil
Britain
America
Ralston Paint CO
Whittall Rugs
Edison Phonographs
Kroehler
Berkey & Gay
Royal Easy
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!