Telegraph Code Hold Up To Force Merger Sparks Protests
Four months after Gen. Hugh S Johnson urged a public airing of telegraph workers’ wage and hour complaints the permanent code of fair competition remains delayed. Frank B. Powers of the Commercial Telegraphers Union blasts NRA delays while warning that merger legislation could endanger 12,000 jobs. Congress leaders weigh a proposed interstate communications commission and merger plans.
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Commercial Telegraph
Deppty
Powers
NRA
Frank B. Powers
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union of North America
National Recovery Administration
Congress
Interstate Communications Commission
American Telegraph & Telephone Co
Telegraph
Jail OIL CODE wage chisellers
Federal agents charged F E Wilemon and A E Wilemon owners of the Good Luck service stations in Dallas with paying a worker 10 dollars weekly for 84 hours, violating the petroleum industry code which sets 14 dollars for a 48 hour maximum. The pair were jailed pending trial. if convicted they face up to 18500 dollars in fines. Nine federal operatives were assigned to probe oil code violations in Dallas.
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Dallas
Tex
Federal Department of Justice
Washington
Federal District Attorney's Office
F. E. Wilemon
A. E. Wilemon
Big Fight Looms Between NRA And Non-Union Interests
A presidential order expanding the National Labor Board powers triggers a clash between the National Recovery Administration backed by labor and non union steel interests. Steel firms vow to resist company unions, while labor leaders push for broader, independent worker organization for genuine bargaining. The dispute centers on Section 7 (a) and the scope of elections overseen by the board.
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NRA
Washington, D. C
ILNS
National Labor Board
National Recovery Administration
Nation Labor Board
Industrial Recovery Administration
New York
Labor Board
Wagner
National Industrial Recovery Act
Toronto Mayor Opposes 15 Percent Municipal Pay Cut
Toronto mayor Stewart, addressing the Board of Aldermen, strongly rejects a proposed sliding scale of 15 per cent wage cuts for city employees, drawing loud applause from the audience.
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Toronto
Can
Stewart
Board of Aldermen
Bakers Try 5 Day Week To Create Jobs For Idle Workers
The Bakers and Confectioners Local Union adopted a five day week as a temporary experiment replacing the old six day week. Officials say many former part time workers now have three or four days, some previously unemployed are employed. Bakeries with union members report strong cooperation to aid jobless. Shops still operate six days due to business nature.
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Washington
Textile Mills Violate NRA Code in New Bedford
New Bedford textile mills are accused of underpaying workers by manipulating records to dodge code rates. The Weavers Protective Association cites falsified records at a local mill and urges weavers to safeguard wages as proof. Officials may petition textile code authorities in Washington if violations persist.
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New Bedford
Mass
Weavers’ Association
Washington
Cotton Textile Code
Labor Board to Hold Union Election at Bordentown Plant
The National Labor Board will hold an election at Union Overall Company Bordentown New Jersey to decide if workers want union representation for bargaining on wages hours and conditions. The hearing involved United Garment Workers of America officials and the company amid claims of a company union and reprisals against two discharged workers.
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Washington
National Labor Board
Union Overall Company
Bordentown
N. J
United Garment Workers of America
A. Cressenti
Garment Workers’ Union
State Compliance Board
Newark Regional Labor Board
J. B. Tomlinson
Zobel
Postal Clerks Affiliate with Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor
The Postal Clerks Union in Cedar Rapids voted to affiliate with the Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor in line with National Federation of Post Office Clerks policy. The move aligns with joining city central bodies under the American Federation of Labor.
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Cedar Rapids Federation OF Labor
Cedar Rapids
Towa
Postal Clerks’ Union
National Federation of Post Office Clerks
American Federation of Labor
133000 Men Employed In PWA Road Projects
Washington Ickes announces more than 133,000 men work on 8,140 PWA financed road projects nationwide as part of the re employment effort. A survey covers 5,614 projects representing 67.6 percent of highway funds with federal aid under construction costing about 18.996 million dollars. Existing projects have spent roughly 13.635 million.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
Secretary of the Interior
Ickes
Public Works Administration
PWA
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Telegraph Communications
Nonpareil Printing Co
Market Street
Hamilton, Ohio
The
Air Mail
Steel
Green
D. A. McCabe
Newark
Jacob Zobel
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