World Labor Congress and Peace Conference Mobilize Officials
Prominent labor movement leaders plan to attend an international peace conference as the World Labor Congress calls for renewed production focus. Nicholas Van Der Pyl, a noted industrial researcher, will address the New York Manufacturers Association on January 22 about the U. S. Employment Service under John B. Densmore and its drive to end private labor recruiting.
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Nicholas van der Pyl
Manufacturers’ Association of
City
United States Employment Service
John B. Densmore
Department of Labor
U. S. Employment Service
Manufacturers Association
Information and Education Service
van der Pyl
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Ilinois
Michigan
Iowa
Virginia
New Trial For Mooney and AFL Action Report
At a New York meeting the A F of L executive council adopted a resolution urging a new trial for Mooney based on a Chicago federation letter dated December 22 1918. It states only international unions may order strikes and the council has no authority to call strikes. It also notes ongoing efforts to push fair proceedings and confirms a memorial service planning committee.
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New York
A. F. of L. Executive Council
E. N. Neckels
Chicago Federation of Labor
Congress
Chicago
Mooney
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council
International Unions
Workers Fight Not Over Says Leather Workers Leader
Kansas City reports President Bryan of the United Leather Workers International union warns members the millennium is not over with Kaiser defeat. He argues that a victory for industrial democracy brings greater benefits than other wins and urges wage earners to seek a full return while challenging employers to fair division of proceeds amid global calls for Re adjustment Reconstruction and Rehabilitation.
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Kansas City
Bryan
United Leather Workers’ International Union
Kaiser
Leather Workers’ Journal
Gompers Leads U.S. Labor Delegation for Paris Congress
President Samuel Gompers heads a five member American Federation of Labor delegation sailing to Paris for an International Congress of Labor to be held with the Peace Congress. Delegates include James Duncan John Alpine Frank Duffy and William Green.
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New York
American Federation of Labor
Paris
International Labor Congress
Peace Congress
Labor Congress
Samuel Gompers
James Duncan
Granite Cutters’ International Association
John 2. Alpine
United Association of Plumbers and Steamfitters
Frank Duffy
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
William Green
United Mine Workers of America
International Congress of Labor
Gompers
London
Continental
Executive Council
American Fedration of Labor
Europe
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Labor Movement
Carl Legien
Federation of Trades Unions of Germany
Baltimore
What Will Labor Do and What More Can It Do
Postwar labor action described as a firm stand for economic freedom and collective bargaining. AFL membership rose by about a million during the war, with organizers reporting strong gains and demands for shorter hours, no overtime, and protection for women workers and child schooling. The piece emphasizes wage protections, eye safety, equal pay, and unity with the nation’s war efforts.
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Europe
Mont Fort
United States
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
Harbor Boat Owners Defy Arbitration Amid War Labor Board Ruling
The National War Labor Board overruled harbor boat owners who refused arbitration over wages and hours. It rejected claims that the New York Harbor Wage Adjustment Board dissolved after the armistice and urged filling vacancies. Both sides were urged to comply with May agreement to settle wage disputes promptly to avoid shortages shipping supplies to Europe.
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New York
National War Labor Board
New York Harbor
Taft
Wage Adjustment Board
War Labor Board
Europe
Senate approves 10 percent tax on child labor profits
The Senate voted 50 to 12 to enact a 10 percent excise tax on annual net profits from goods produced by child labor. The measure, backed by President Wilson, aims to curb child labor in industries with age limits as low as 14. Senator Lemont urged reducing profiteering by removing profit incentives. Prices for meat and staples showed mixed changes in 1918 with eggs and cheese rising notably.
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Washington
Senate Byan
Southern d Universts
Supreme Court
Senate
Lemont
Wilson
No Relief In Sight Food Prices Rise In United States
Washington reports show retail food prices up 1 percent from October 15 to November 15, and 18 percent higher year over year from November 1917 to November 1918, according to received reports.
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United States Bureau of Labor
Washington
United Staten
Kentucky Manufacturers Urge Active Political Participation Next Year
Louisville reports the Kentucky Manufacturers association sent a circular to every industrial concern urging stronger involvement in political affairs during the next year’s primaries and state elections. The text notes citizenship and business duty in selecting competent postholders.
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Louisville
Kentucky Manufacturers Association
Kentucky
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Carl Lehmkuhl
Eagles
Brown Hughes
Frank Wegman
Aerie
Henry Krone
C. F. Hull
Ben Hilbert
Lehmkuhl
The
Hilbert
Fred Gradolph
Butler Aerie
A. F
L. Exactive Council
United Leather Workers
U. S.larbor Standards
France
Andrews
A. A
L. S
Buffalo
League of the Free People of the World
St. Paul
Richmond
John B. Andrews
American Association For Labor Legislation
American Economic Aesociation
Dr. Amens
Associavn
Frank E. Wolfe
American Alliance For Labor and Democracy
N. Y
United States Senate
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