Quota Threat in Canada criticized as union campaign hurt
International Labor News Service reports that Canada taunts a US Canadian quota move seen as effort to curb international unions. H B Landis cites no definite quota but notes growing sentiment among employers and some politicians. Canadian labor papers warn of propaganda to disrupt unions and bar Canadians from the US.
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Canada
International Labor News Service
Montreal
United States
H. B. Landis
United States Immigration Department
Congress
Ottawa
Atlantic
Washington
Seasonal employment offices urged to ease year round labor
Secretary of Labor Davis in a congressional report urges seasonal employment offices to manage transient farm labor and extend work beyond harvest. He notes seasonal labor is a necessity and proposes directing workers to other industries during off months to reduce hardship for job seekers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Quebec shoe plants reach arbitration after strike
Montreal reports that church intervention led Quebec City boot and shoe firms to take back striking workers of the National and Catholic Unions and submit the dispute to arbitration. Separately the International Boot and Shoe Workers' Union signed an agreement ending a 21 year battle with Terrant Bros of Montreal, Canada's largest boot and shoe maker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Labor News
Servi Montreal
Quebec City
International Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
Terrant Bros
Montreal
Canada
Labor Enters 1926 With Wages Highest Ever Known
Washington reports 1926 begins with record wages worldwide and the shortest postwar workweek. The Labor Department study shows wages 188 percent above 1913, living costs 74 percent above 1918, and building wages at 138 percent above 1918, signaling sustained buying power and steady employment.
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International Labor News Service
Washington, D. C
United States Department of Labor
Labor Department
Consumer ownership fuels power plan growth across nation
A national spread of the customer ownership idea is under AFL review as Chicago markets push 50 billion dollars in public service securities yearly. Holdings and power pools expand with consumer financing in hydro and coal driven projects, linking labor, finance, and industrial growth.
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International Labor News Service
Washington, D. C
American Federation of Labor
Chicago Security
Pacific Coast
Texas
Louisiana
Central States
Chicago
Terre Haute
Illinois employment up in November says labor dept
Illinois labor department reports November sees continued employment gains with 5 000 new jobs and a 0 7 percent rise in total workers over 30 days. Payrolls reached 286 315 across 1 186 manufacturers with 7 456 167 dollars paid, while average weekly earnings stayed near October peak at 284 6 dollars.
Labor Questions and Answers on the Pan American Federation
Q and A style piece detailing the Pan American Federation of Labor headquarters in Washington D C and the International Labor News Service owner association based in Springfield Illinois. It notes James J Davis as secretary of labor and identifies Jan Oudegeest as a secretary of the International Federation of Trade Unions in Amsterdam.
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Pan- American Federation of Labor
The
A. F. of L
Washington, D. C
A.—International Labor News Service
International Labor Press of America
Springfield, Ill
Matthew Woll
R. E. Woodmansee
American Federation of Labor
A. P. of L
Jan Oudegeest
International Federation of Trade Unions
Amsterdam
Holland
Railroad Embargo Tied to Telegraphers Strike
The Atlantic Coast Line’s failure to function amid a telegraphers strike causes express shipment embargoes. Order of Railroad Telegraphers members stopped work after months of wage disputes, burdening other lines and alarming Florida citizens with freight and express congestion. Newspapers condemn the Coast Line for costly public sentiment efforts.
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Jacksonville
Fla
American Express Company
Atlantic Coast Line
Order of Railroad
Coast Line
Florida
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Secretary of Labor
Davis
Farm Labor Division
Quebec
Chicago Market Co
High Street
Capitol Loan
Capitol Loan CO
N. W. Cor
High Sts
Fone
Edgar K. Wa Ner
Cincinnati College of Embalming
Heaton St
Illinois
Ilinois
Illinois Department of Labor
Elizabeth Journal
James J. Davis
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