Green Urges Quick Victory For Child Labor Amendment
President William Green of the American Federation of Labor appeals to labor movements in 28 states that have not ratified the child labor amendment. He urges state labor groups to pressure their legislatures for immediate favorable action to advance child welfare and moral national progress.
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Washington, D. C
ILNL
William Green
American Federation of Labor
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Reactionary plan for labor reform hinted at by big business group
In White Sulphur Springs the conference on recovery steps revealed its cooperative labor legislation proposal. The sub committee urges employers to bargain collectively, opposes majority rule by employers, bans sympathy strikes, keeps legal responsibility on both sides, and ties employer duties to voluntary code provisions.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
ILNS
Board Orders Rehire of Union Leaders in Oklahoma Textile Strike
National Textile Labor Relations Board in Washington orders Commander Mills of Sand Springs Oklahoma to re employ G A Bartlett president of the local textile workers union and Arthur McCown union picket captain. Board finds discharge of both men was without sufficient ground and mainly for union activity. Mills given until December 22 to report compliance.
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Washington, D .C
Commander Mills
Sand Springs
Okla
National Textile Labor Relations Board
G. A. Bartlett
Textile Workers’ Union
Arthur McCown
Textile Workers
Bartlett
McCown
Former Air Minister attacks private war munitions makers
Former Air Minister Pierre Cot denounces private manufacture of arms during a Chamber of Deputies debate on supplementary war credits. He claims French industrialists connected with German firms, cites the Nye investigation in Washington, and urges government probe into armament makers. He says arms makers cannot be defended morally or financially and must not influence public opinion through newspapers.
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Paris
ILNS
Chamber of Deputies
Air
Pierre Cot
Cot
Nye
Washington
Recovery Is Held Retarded By Failure to Make Loans
Washington report says private banks and federal agencies hinder recovery by not providing adequate loans to industry. The study by Dr. Jacob Viner and Dr. Charles Hardy urges RFC rule liberalization, Fed withdrawal from direct industrial loans, and reduction of red tape to rehabilitate the economy.
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Washington, D. C
ILNL
Morgenthau
Jacob Viner
Charles O. Hardy
Brookings Institute
RFC
Federal Reserve
NRA Decision in Case Of Garment Co Upheld
The Industrial Appeals Board denied Galion Garment Co. Ohio an NRA wage exemption and upheld depriving the firm of NRA insignia. The board found the company’s financial plight existed prior to the code and was not caused by the code, and no special circumstances justified an exemption.
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Washington, D. C
Industrial Appeals Board
Galion Garment Co
Galion Ohio
NRA
National Compliance Council
Rubber Workers Authorize Strike Date at Seiberling
Akron Ohio union workers at Seiberling Rubber Co authorize their negotiating committee to set a strike date. The committee will first take wage dispute claims to Ralph A Lind Regional Labor Board director and the AFL CIO.
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Akron, Ohio
SLNS
Seiberling Rubber Co
Ralp A. Lind
Regional Labor Board
Labor seeks White House probe of S Clay Williams anti union stance
Labor leaders urge President Roosevelt to investigate S Clay Williams tobacco magnate and National Industrial Recovery Board chairman for hostility to unions. The AFL resolution, adopted in San Francisco in October, accuses Williams of blocking a tobacco code, pushing low wage proposals, and favoring profits over workers. The AFL calls for impartial scrutiny before Williams retains recovery act authority.
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Washington, D. C
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Labor
Roosevelt
S. Clay Williams
National Industrial Recovery Board
William Green
American Federation of Labor
White House
San Francisco
Federation
Williams
National Recovery Administration
A. F. of L. Executive Council
Committee On
Indi
I. M. Orburn
Cigar Makers International Anion of America
Antiunion
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Recovery Administration Board
A. F. of S
Fined for Violating Cotton Garment Code in New Jersey
Murray & Sons Inc of Bridgeton New Jersey was found guilty on 10 counts of wage and hour violations of the cotton garment industry code. Judge John Boyd Avis imposed a $750 fine and entered a permanent injunction to prevent future violations. An audit of the books will be conducted at the company's expense, back wages will be restituted, and all costs paid by the defendant.
Roosevelt Seeks Steel Labor Pact Language For Six Month Trial
President Roosevelt met December 18 with union reps steel leaders and the Steel Labor Relations Board to discuss a collective bargaining agreement. A White House note says conferees discussed a six month trial language but no final decision was reached and further talks will follow among the National Steel Relations Board employers and employees.
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Washington, D. C
SLNS
Roosevelt
Steel Labor Relations Board
White House
National Steel Relations Board
Housing project announced for Indianapolis slum area
Administrator Ickes said the 36 acre Indianapolis slum area will be replaced by a federal community housing project worth 3 million dollars. A former Portuguese gold thief is noted as the moiderer in the text.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
Ickes
Public Works Administration
Indianapolis
Recovery Declared Actually Under Way
The Retail Credit Association bulletin reports a third straight month of prompt payments and increased retail buying. November sales on credit rose 14.6 percent from 1935 and retail collections were up 9.0 percent for the same period across 62 cities.
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St. Louis
Retail Credit Association
Eno Mill Extends Stretch-Out Cutting Wages
Hillsboro N Y The Eno Cotton Mills of Hillsboro is lengthening the stretch-out and reducing workers pay Weavers rise from 8 to 24 looms and spinners from 8 to 12 and 15 sides speed up 30 percent Some spinners earn only 7 40 a week as stockholders in the mill deduct stock from pay envelopes
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Hillsboro
N. Y
Eno Cotton Mills
Ohio safety report shows fewer injuries and fatalities in November
The monthly industrial safety report led by Supt. Thomas P. Kearns records 11 795 injury and disease claims in November with 72 deaths and 604 316 days lost. Fatalities led by construction with 11, followed by mining, public employes, and other sectors. The main causes were handling objects, machinery, hand tools, and falls, with detailed injury types and county figures. The All Ohio Safety Congress for 1985 will be held in Columbus April 23 to 25 with new features including railroads and public works sections.
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Supt. Thos, P. Kearns
Division of Safety and Hygiene
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Industrial Commission
Butler County
All Ohio Safety Congress
Columbus
Committee On
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