Trade Union Views Face Racial Struggles at Conference
At the Inter-Racial Congress in Washington the AFL official John P. Frey urged African American workers to pursue industry and mechanics, contrasting unionism with other segregation forces while noting discrimination exists across groups and urging unity for economic advancement.
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Washington, D. C
Mary van Kleeck
Russell Sage Foundation
John P. Frey
A. F. of L. Metal Trades Department
Congress of
William Green
Frey
Booker T. Washington
National
American Federation of Labor
Senate Passes Hawes Cooper Convict Labor Bill
The Hawes Cooper convict labor bill cleared the Senate by 66 to 11 after four amendments. It exempts federal prison products and certain farm and probationer products, extends effective date to five years, and moves to conference with the House amid constitutional objections. The measure aims to curb import of convict made goods into states banning such competition.
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Washington
Howes-Cooper
Senate
House
MeBorah
Goff
Blease
Waterson
Walsh
Mont
Fess
Shortridge
Rowbottom
Ramseyer
Iowa
Hawes-Cooper
Radium Danger in Paint Sparks Health Conference
Washington health officials and 76 scientists examined radium use in industry and urged committees to set safety standards for workers. The Public Health Service plans to study medical histories of New York luminous dial painters and review methods of luminous application. Ethelbert Stewart urged stopping commercial radium use while San Francisco labor groups pressed quota law changes.
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Washington
Cumming
United States Public Health Service
Public Health Service
New York
Ethelbert Stewart
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
New England Builders Face High Financing Costs
Massachusetts officials report widespread exploitation in building finance. Loans for apartment projects carry 12 to 40 percent extra costs, with inflated second mortgages and heavy title and inspection charges. Investigators urge corrective laws to curb excessive fees and reduce overall building costs.
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Boston
Mass
Massachusetts State Commission On
Adams
Old Age Pension and Navy Wage Increases Debate
Congressional debate urges a commission on old age pension systems with AFL conflicts noted. Navy wage board approves small hourly increases for civilian workers in navy yards, with five to eight cent boosts for hazardous labor and exemptions for clerical and professional staff.
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Washington, D. C
Navy Yards
Navy
Plastering War Fuels Injury to San Francisco Trade
Industry turmoil in San Francisco arises as anti union poll contractors backed by a self made wage board plan to fix wages. Plastering firms accuse the Industrial Association of importing foreign workers to undercut union labor, driving longtime contractors out of business and worsening the market.
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San Francisco
Wae
Antiunion Industrial Association
Industrial Association
Supreme Court Upholds Labor Injunction Against Enemies
Illinois high court upholds union right to seek injunctions in labor disputes reversing a Cook County ruling that denied the Chicago Carpenters District Council relief against the Landis committee. The decision supports unions facing arbitration and antiunion campaigns amid Chicago building trades unrest.
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Supreme Court of Illinois
Labor
Chicago
U. N. S0
Illinois State Supreme Court
Citizens’ Committee
Landis
Supreme Court
Cook County Superior Court
Chicago Carpenters’ District Council
Landis Committee
K. M. Landis
Building Trades Unions of
Big Business
Carpenters’ District Council
Hope Thompson
Superior Court
Sai
Thompson
Mystery surrounds 5000 payment to Chicago taxi permits
At a 1926 hearing before Master in Chancery Thomas J. Peden and city officials, a receipt for 5000 tied to permits for 1200 cabs was presented as part of a grand jury probe into Checker Taxi Company. Officials testified the receipt was a forgery and denied ties to rival Yellow Cab.
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Chicago
Checker Taxi Company
Thomas J. Peden
David Wolf
Dudge
John J. Sullivan
Checker
Yellow Companies
James J. Killacky
City Vehicle Bureau
Michael Chambers
Lieut. Killacky
Yellow Cab Company
Quota for Mexicans Opposed by Kellogg
Washington reports Secretary Kellogg opposes the Mexican immigrant quota bill. The State Department stance mirrors last year, opposing the proposal despite congressional inaction. Savings deposit laws affecting Japanese exclusion also noted as rising in 1928, with Congress ignoring them.
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Washingto
Kellogg
Department
Shington
D. C
United States
Congress
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Labor Council
Mexico
Labor Paper
Railroads
Mahogany Desk
Labo
Chicago Market Co
High Street
Terests
Massachusetts
Financial Magix
Owen A. Gallagher
Dorchester
Cambridge
Board of Assessors
Gallagher
E. A. Johnson
Building Trades Council of Boston
Johnson
Europe
China
Japan
India
Sirovich
A. F. of L
Glars
Savings Bank Division
American Bankers Association
W. Espey Albiz
Bankfree
Non- Union Taxi Co
U. S
Atwater
Kent
Tin
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Atwater Kent
Atwater Kent Radio
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