Labor Divided Between Praise and Reverse on Building Code
Washington report notes mixed reactions to President Roosevelt signed master code for construction industry. The National Adjustment Board includes ten labor and ten employer representatives with an impartial chair, risking overlap and possible bias. The industry would run on a 40 hour week with minimum wages, while labor seeks shorter hours and broad wage scales but supports machinery for future changes.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Adjustment Board
Code Authority
National Adjustment Board
City Owned Utilities Favored for Municipal Ownership
The Amalgamated Association division 194 resolution calling for city acquisition of New Orleans Public Service Inc. won approval from the Central Trades and Labor Council. It urges canceling current contracts if owners refuse transfers and proposes a new municipal plant to supply affordable light heat and street transportation.
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New Orleans
ILNS
City of
New Orleans Public Service, Inc
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employer of America
Central Trades and Labor Council
Green Voices Labor Demands Strengthening NRA at UMWA Meet
President William Green of the AFL reiterled calls for NRA amendments to outlaw company unions and for a 30 hour week and higher wages. He warned of a conspiracy by manufacturers and urged Congress to act as public works programs wind down. Frances Perkins echoed need for shorter hours and higher wages to boost purchasing power and employment.
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Indianapolis
ILNS
Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
United Mine Workers of America
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NRA
Roosevelt
United States
Congress
Frances Perkins
Perkins
Misa Perkins
Miners Press Five Day Week and Higher Wages
United Mine Workers of America votes to push higher pay and a five day week six hour day at their convention. A Washington conference with operators and miners is set to begin February 12 to advance the demand.
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Indianapolis
ILNS
United Mine Workers of America
Washington
Monroe Paper Makers Union enrolls 2000 members
Monroe Local No. 132 of the International Brotherhood of Paper Makers reports membership surpassing 2000 since its August 23 organization. Karl Oberbacher led the drive as five local paper mills recognize the union and enroll new members in southern Michigan and northwestern Ohio.
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Monroe
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International Brotherhood of Paper Makers
Michigan
Ohio
Karl Oberbacher
Ickes Sees New Social Order Through Low Cost Housing
Secretary Ickes spoke at the National Public Housing Conference in Washington. He said the Roosevelt era created a new social order and urged revolutionary gains in housing, including a Federal Housing Corporation with 100 million dollars for slum clearance and low cost housing. Mrs. Roosevelt added that aggressive owners must be persuaded to act as good citizens, warning government alone cannot fix the problem.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
National Public Housing Conference
Interior
Ickes
Roosevelt
United States
White House
Federal Housing Corporation
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Metal Miners Vote Strike Against Hegeler Company
Local Union 200 of the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers, affiliated with the AFL, unanimously approves a strike against Hegeler Mining Company over refusal to recognize the union and grant decent working conditions. About 430 of 500 workers are in the union, with strike sanction requested from the international.
Wilmington Council Votes Free Employment Bureau
Wilmington Delaware city council passed a plan for a free municipal employment bureau by six votes to seven and instructed John C. Hazzard to confer with federal labor officials in Washington to gain recognition of the bureau.
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Wilmington Council
Free Employment Bureau
Wilmington
Del
John C. Hazzard
Washington
Federal Department of Labor
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