Court rules employers must keep union contract in iron trade
New York Supreme Court Justice William Harmon Black grants a preliminary injunction against Structural Steel Board of Trade Inc. enforcing a May 22 1930 ten year contract with the International Association of Bridge Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers. The ruling covers about 7000 workers in New York City and surrounding areas and requires exclusive use of union men and arbitration of disputes. The case seeks 3.5 million dollars in damages and marks a rare enforcement of a labor union employer agreement.
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New York
New York City
ILNS
International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers
P. J. Morrin
Structural Steel Board of Trade, Inc
Supreme Court
William Harmon Black
New Jersey
Connecticut
Long Island
Westchester County
N. Y
Justice Black
United States Department of Labor
Frank P. Walsh
Merritt Lane
Walsh
Railway Clerks Union Upheld in Express Agency Dispute
A mediation board led by Dr. Charles W. Flint sustained the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks in its complaints against Railway Express Agency. The decision approves most union demands to limit casual hiring, protect eight hour days, and maximize regular positions.
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New York City
ILNS
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship
Railway Express Agency, Inc
Charles W. Flint
Syracuse University
Employment Regularized Urges Government Action in Unemployment Crisis
Senator Robert F. Wagner urges federal action to provide regular employment, advance public works planning, and a national unemployment insurance framework. Florence C. Thorne and Professor Elizabeth Baker criticize the gap in a public employment service and call for a nationwide system to track labor trends.
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Cleveland
ILNS
Robert F. Wagner
New York
American Association For Labor
America
Wagner
Senate
Florence C. Thorne
Amercan Federation of Labor
Elizabeth F. Baker
Barnard College
Baker
Federal Reserve System
Federal Board
Alberta Labor Federation Convention Opens in Calgary
The Alberta Federation of Labor will hold its annual convention in Calgary starting January 12. Delegates from unions across Alberta will discuss labor issues, organize campaigns, and set priorities for the coming year.
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Calgary
Alberta
Canada
Alberta Federation of Labor
Frey Addresses Danville Workers on Union Rights and Liberty
John P. Frey of the AFL speaks at Danville Virginia on the Dan River Riverside strike. He argues for industrial democracy and the right to organize, condemning employer control and praising workers' courage. Over 2,000 attendees fill Dansylvania hall as efforts to settle the dispute continue.
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Danville
Virginia
Frey
Green
Dan River
Riverside
South
C. W. Bolick
Rail Empl oyment Falls In October Amid Wage Rise
Interstate Commerce Commission reports October railroad employment dropped by 80 943 from September while wages rose by more than 5 million. Part time hires increased but there was no wage rate raise. October workers totaled 1 454 963, up from 1 435 906 in September but below 1 749 859 in October 1929. Wages paid reached 218 874 715 versus 208 691 290 in September and 263 661 85 last October.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Apple Vendors Reclassified as Employed in Census
Washington reports that men selling apples are counted as employed when the census bureau conducts unemployment surveys in 20 cities. If a worker sells only a few apples on census day, they are not listed among the unemployed but as employed.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Plant Less Cotton Says Federal Board
Washington the federal farm board renews its recommendation that planters grow less cotton this year. Prices will stay low unless there is a record acreage reduction. Cotton prices over the next decade are expected to be lower, prompting Southern farmers to readjust programs so cotton is not their sole income. The board notes the stance also interests labor groups seeking shorter work days due to industrial overproduction.
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Washington
Federal Farm Board
Court Upholds Dunmore Act Eight Hour and Wage Law
Albany judges partly sustain the Dunmore act for grade crossing work the eight hour day and prevailing wage rules. Justice Staley holds the act valid when private contractors are used but notes limitations when railroads employ their own crews and cites federal statutes that may preempt application for railroads outside and inside the state. The ruling questions applying the act to four foreign corporations and clarifies domestic versus foreign status.
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Albany, N. Y
ILNS
Lane Court
Joel Statey
Justice Staley
Public Service Body
New York State
Pennsylvania
Lehigh Valley
New York
New Haven & Hartford
Erie
Central Planning Board Urged By Labor Survey
Washington D C ILNS A central planning board for business and industry to stabilize the economy is urged by the Monthly Survey of Business of the American Federation of Labor The survey notes 1930 Depression era losses with millions out of work rising illness and crime and calls for coordinated production and consumption to prevent further depressions It highlights erratic yearly production swings from 1925 to 1930 and advocates orderly planning to match output with demand
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
Survey of Business
American Federation of Labor
Motor Vehicle Tax Exceeds Railroads in 1980
Washington reports motorists paid about 1 billion dollars in 1980 taxes, double the amount railroads paid. AAA warns legislatures to slow proposed tax hikes on quitors as highway costs surged. The motorist levy includes 30 million in special taxes and 150 million in personal property taxes.
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Washington
American Automobile Association
United States
New York Workers See Large Income Decline Says Standards Report
The Standard Statistics Company reports a 21.5 percent drop in total nonagricultural and nongovernment workers' income from the 1928 peak of about 44.6 billion. The forecast points to wage readjustments, reduced costs, and a gradual recovery through 1981, with unemployment easing in early weeks of the year. Minneapolis Typographical Union members plan five-day weeks to curb unemployment.
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New York
Standard Statistics Company
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Richman Bros. Co
Hamilton
Ohio
High Street
Court House
Garrison
American Federation
Virginia Patriots
Central Planning Board
Labor Survey
A. F. of
L. Monthly Review of Business
Minneapolis
Victor
Sonora
Columbia
Kent Stewart Warner
Radiola
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