A. A. A. Decisions No Bearing on Wagner Act Validity
General Counsel of the American Federation of Labor contends that the Wagner Labor Act is properly within Congress power to regulate interstate commerce. The argument cites manufacturing sectors and Supreme Court rulings, noting AAA and other cases do not affect the Act’s validity. The piece predicts closer farmer and industrial worker cooperation to achieve shared goals.
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Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
Chicago
Supreme Court
AAA
Schechter
Westchester Master Painters adopt comp policy in contract
Albany report says Westchester County Master Painters join the state Workmen's Compensation law as a condition of employment. The pact requires all members to carry insurance and file certificates, aiming to curb now-ruled illegal sub contracts. Strikes hit multiple plants as talks stalled over a one year renewal. Union wages average 58 cents hourly. manufacturers offered 6 percent glass price rise and 2.5 percent wage boost rejected.
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Albany
N.Y
ILNS
Westchester County
N. Y
Andrews
Westchester
State Department of Labor
Master Painters' Society
International Society of Master Painters and Decorators, Incorporated
Ninn
McCabe
Arnold
Fairchance
Bell Vernon
Jeanette
Clarksburg
Sisterville
W. Va
Fort Smith
Ark
Okmulgee
Oklo
Glass Workers Strike Across Four States in Ohio
Flat glass workers in four states walked out on January 1 after a one year agreement expired. President Glen W. McCabe of the Federation of Flat Glass Workers of America says the union shop protects 5 000 to 6 000 striking workers. The union seeks a 7 percent wage hike and removal of geographic wage differences. Manufacturers seek a discontinuance.
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Columbus, Ohio
ILNS
Glen W. McCabe
Federation of Flat Glass Workers of America
West Virginia WPA Plans Compliance With Guffey Act
Fairmont story notes state relief and WPA agencies will cooperate to enforce the coal code provisions. WPA Administrator F Witcher Mc Cullough pledges full compliance with the federal act as Governor H G Kump weighs a miners and operators plea to use only code compliant coal.
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Fairmont
W. Va
ILNS
WPA
West Virginia
F. Witcher McCullough
Guffey
NRA
H. G. Kump
City Labor Bill If Wagner Act Falls
Mayor Fiorello La Guardia plans a local labor bill as a fallback if the Wagner Act is struck down by the Supreme Court. The proposal would preserve city level collective bargaining rights to protect workers if national law is weakened or repealed.
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New York City
ILNL
Fiorello la Guardia
Supreme Court
Washington
National Labor Relations Act
National Association of Manufacturers
la Guradia
Truth About Court Power Over Congress Is Constitutionally Unclear
George L. Knapp argues the Supreme Court has no constitutional basis to strike down laws. He cites Madison's 1787 proposal allowing judges to revise bills before enactment and notes no clause grants such power. The piece questions how the court acquired power to deem acts unconstitutional.
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Congress
Supreme Court
Mass Attack on Retirement Act Draws Railroad Challenge
Washington DC ILNS reports that 135 railroad firms controlling about 90 percent of US mileage filed a suit in the DC Supreme Court challenging the 1935 railroad retirement act as unconstitutional. The piece outlines legislative process concepts and contrasts Madisonian limits with modern judicial power.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Pullman Co
The
Railway Express Agency
Southeastern Express Co
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American Federation of Labor
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James Madison
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Senate
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