Supreme Court backs Labor Board in longshoremen case
The Supreme Court unanimously upheld the National Labor Relations Board in three decisions. It ruled the board may certify unions and conduct elections without court review, including a coast-wide unit for Pacific Coast waterfront workers and a case involving Falk Corporation Milwaukee. It also rejected appeals by the A F of L and stated that federal courts cannot review NLRB election orders or certification steps under the Wagner Act.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
National Labor Relations Board
Supreme Court
NL. R. B
Ths
Falk Corporation
Milwaukee
C. I.0
A. P. of L
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Falk Concern
Pacific Coast
A. F. of L
N.L. RB
C.I.0
Congress
Generaship
Jackson, Mich
Consumers Power Company
N. L. R. B. Employe
Justice Stone
Morrison Becomes Sec.Treas. Emeritus
Frank Morrison was named secretary treasurer emeritus of the American Federation of Labor on January 1 1940 after 39 years as secretary and four as secretary treasurer. He declined re-election at the 1939 convention and the convention created the office of secretary emeritus and elected him to the post.
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A.P
L. Weekly News Service
Washington, D. C
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Morrison
Mr. Morrison
Special Session Urged As Labor And Eagles Push Pension Rise
Ohio labor groups and the Fraternal Order of Eagles press for a special legislative session to raise old age pensions and reform administration. They cite a growing demand, a $2.425 million yearend surplus, and federal matching funds, targeting a raise from $30 to $40 monthly and new five-member council oversight. Executive support exists, final decision rests with Governor Bricker.
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Labor and Eagles
Eagles
Ohio
Ohio Labor News Service
Columbus
Ohio State Federation of Labor
Order of Eagles
Bricker
Horace Keifer
Springfield
Department
Council of Five
State Welfare Department
Don H. Ebright
Unionization Urged for Farm Labor by Dr Lowry Nelson
Dr Lowry Nelson of the University of Minnesota urged unionization of farm labor as a remedy for agricultural woes. Speaking to the American Farm Economic Society in Philadelphia he argued unemployment migration and low wages demoralize workers and urged inclusion in social security and old age pensions, noting gains in California and Atlantic coast farm areas.
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Philadelphia
ILNS
America
Lowry Nelson
University of Minnesota
American Farm Economic Society
Nelson
California
Atlantic Seaboard
Finland’s Minister to U.S. advocates peace and freedom
Hijahnari Procope, Finland’s minister to the United States, urges a lasting peace and the right of all nations to live harmoniously in peaceful cooperation with other nations. He frames Finland’s fight as a struggle for liberty and shared ideals with the United States.
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Finland
United States
Hijahnari Procope
Bridges Cleared of Communist Ties in Immigration Case
Washington report says Dean James M. Landis ruled Harry Bridges is not a Communist party member or affiliate, recommmending cancellation of a deportation warrant issued March 2, 1938. New York reaction by William Green, AFL president, calls the decision inconsistent with facts.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
Harry R. Bridges
The
Communist Party
Dean James M. Landis
Harvard Law School
Secretary of Labor
Perkins
Federal Immigration Service
Bridges
Immigration Service
Australia
Landis
Bridgess
New York City
ILNL
William Green
American Federation of Labor
James M. Landis
Harry Bridges
West Coast
C.I. C
Supreme Court Rules on AFL Picketing Injunction in Philadelphia
The Supreme Court rejected the American Federation of Labor appeal seeking to lift an injunction that bars AFL picketing in Philadelphia. The decision upholds limits on demonstrations at the contested site, reinforcing the lower court order and signaling ongoing legal constraints on labor protests in the city.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
Supreme Court
American Federation of Labor Appeal
Philadelphia
Columbus to Aid Athens Relief Projects
The Ohio State Highway Department plans to employ several hundred idle workers on highway projects in Athens County. Planned bridge work at Amenville sidewalk work at Stewart and the Plains street improvements at Nelsonville. The department will issue requisitions for brick to resume at Hawking Valley Brick Co, employing about 100 men.
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Columbus
CLNS
Athens County
State Highway Department
Amenville
Stewart
the Plains
Nelsonville
Highway Department
Howking Valley Brick Company
Cleveland
Robert Feehner and the CCC’s Quiet Leadership
Washington Daily News lauds Robert Feehner for directing the Civilian Conservation Corps with humility and unity, noting he shunned publicity while guiding the agency for seven years without major criticism. The piece urges a successor of similar character to strengthen New Deal programs.
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Litte
Robert Feehner
Pangram
New Deal
Moore Unity
C.C.C
Roosevelt
Washington Daily News
Green Begins Sixteenth Term As A. F. L. Chief
William Green starts his sixteenth year as president of the American Federation of Labor. He was appointed in December 1924 after Samuel Gompers’ death and won election by the 1925 AFL convention. Since 1925 he has been re elected annually without opposition.
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Rvice
Washington
William Green Bepeny
American Federation of Labor
Jou Dunaney
A. F. of L. Executive Council
Samual Gompers
AF. of L
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International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen’s Union
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Sec.Treas
Senate
Capitol
Toledo
Federation
Chicago Market CO
Savage Auto Supply Co
Maple Avenue
Hamilton, Ohio
Athens
Robert Fechner
Tie
Green
REW
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