Stay Away From Detroit. Stay Away From Detroit.
Opinion piece by Richar P. Appleton warns labor and workers to avoid Detroit amid postwar wage concerns. It notes war profiteering and rising rents, calls for unity with labor, and cites mayor-elect and Detroit Board of Commerce pleas to stay away until April to avoid labor shortages and unrest.
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Richar P. Appleton
Detroit
Mich
Tony
Ruryone
Detroit Board of Commerce
Associated Press
Eldorado
Motor City
Fountain
Ford
Board of Commerce
Motor Center
Five Hour Day Views on Workload From Hobhouse
Prof Hobhouse of London School of Economics argues five hour days yield maximum output for brainworkers and cites Darwin and others to explain why an eight hour day is not necessary. He notes personal experience and challenges the notion that longer hours equal more productivity. The piece contrasts with a separate New York appellate decision reducing a $3,750 verdict for a 6 year old killed by a truck to $2,500 unless a new trial is accepted.
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London
England
Hobhouse
London School of Economics
Darwin
Balliol
New York
Supreme Court
Night work harmed sleep and eye health, warns board
The National War Labor Board grants a five percent higher wage for night work, citing Brandeis and a Worthington case. Night shifts cause insomnia, poor daytime sleep, irregular meals, weakened digestion, and impaired eye health, with long term risks to morale, education, and overall health.
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National War Labor Board
Hale
Washington
Worthington Pump & Machinery Corporation
Cudahy
Wis
Matthew Hale
Supreme Court
Louis D. Brandeis
State of New York
Ciitiens
Low Wages Feel Death Toll Of Babies In Study
A Miss Julia C. Lathrop report links low family wages to high infant death rates. Babies whose fathers earned under 450 dollars faced 167.8 deaths per 1000 births, while those with fathers earning 1250 or more saw 64.3 per 1000. The eight city survey used interviews with nearly 25,000 mothers, amid labor council discussions and wage-relief calls.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Henry Ford Raises Minimum Wage to Six Dollars a Day
Henry Ford Motor Company increases the minimum wage from five to six dollars for about 28,000 workers worldwide, with 28,000 already earning six dollars. Edsel B. Ford becomes company president, earning 150000 annually, as Henry Ford shifts focus to Dearborn Tractor Plant and Dearborn Weekly. Critics warn of rising prices and city impact, while supporters call the wage rise a fair reward for workers who stayed through tough times.
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Richard P. Appleton
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Board of Directors
Automobile
Fordson ‘Tractor
Dearborn
Michigan
Edsel B. Ford
The
Motor Company
Detroit
Arkansas Unionists Defeat State Constitution By Large Margin
Arkansas Unionists report the proposed State constitution failed by about 20,000 votes. Organized labor opposed provisions for initiative and referendum, land tax, and bank deposit guarantees, while capital interests were favored. Labor circulates petitions for a new vote at the next general election. A dog for sale will eat anything and is fond of children.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Sesson
Oregon
Arkansas
Organized Labor
Meat Packers Case At Chicago Arbria Hearing
Evidence from meat workers concluded in the Stock Yards Arbitration before Judge Samuel Alschuler. Packers agree to fourteen points from employees on wages hours and overtime. Clause guarantees reinstatement and seniority for workers entering war service, with potential suspensions or dismissals for others to effect this.
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Chicago
Stock Yards
Samuel Alschuler
Federal
United States
Machinists Local 241 Hold Packed Wednesday Meeting
The Machinists Local No. 241 met Wednesday night with a packed hall and steps taken on routine business and special matters. Reports from shop committees covered citywide conditions for machinists, many new candidates were initiated, and several new applications read. Business Agent Ted Smith noted outside employers offering high wages and an eight hour day drawing members away from the city, amid ongoing labor concerns. The Salvation Army offered to feed the poor using waste paper.
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Ted Smith
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Michigan City
Prof. Hobhouse
Brandeis
Switzerland
the Workingman’s Store
Workingman’s Store
Julia C. Lathrop
Children’s Bureau
Department of Labor
Manufacturers Council of
New Jersey
State Federation of Labor
Arkansas Unionists
Corporations
Meat Packers
Salvation Army
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