Organized Halifax Domestic Workers Campaign Against Unfair Competition
Halifax Domestic Workers Union has launched a drive against out of town high school girls taking domestic jobs in Halifax homes hotels and lodging houses. The union also campaigns to end violations of the provincial minimum wage for women by waitresses in restaurants hotels and boarding houses. A union delegation will seek a government investigation and remedy.
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Halifax
N. S
ILNS
Domestic Workers’ Union
Judge affirms federal social security act legality in Alabama suit
Federal Judge David J. Davis denied Beeland Wholesale and Alpha Portland Cement Company’s bid to halt the compensation insurance tax on employers under the social security act. He argued the general welfare clause authorizes such excise taxes to alleviate future calamities. The decision stands as a defense of the act’s constitutionality amid broader legislative moves.
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Birmingham
David J. Davis
Northern
Alabama District Court
Alabama
Collector of Internal Revenue
Congress
Davis
Beeland Wholesale Company
Alpha Portland Cement Company
Labor Legislation Presented to House in Ohio
Ohio lawmakers introduced eight workmen’s compensation bills along with ten other proposed laws and two resolutions of interest in the House, as part of the State Federation of Labor program. Both chambers adjourned for Roosevelt’s inauguration. labor push includes bills to enlarge industrial commission appeal courts and broaden compensation scope for hand injuries.
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Ohio Labor News Service
Columbus
Ohio
House of Representatives
Ohio State Federation of Labor
Thomas J. Donnelly
Senate
92Nd General Assembly
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Organized Labor
Mr. DiSalle
Lucas County
Holmes
Franklin County
Industrial Commission
Ohio Safety Corner urges 1985 workers safety rules
The piece notes 962 Ohio non railroad workers killed and 13 610 injured or diseased in 1985. It promotes seven safety rules including thinking before acting reporting hazards and proper wound care, stressing foresight over afterthought to protect health and life.
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Ohio
Mandatory Neutrality Sought by House Bloc in Secret Meeting
A Washington ILNS report notes a non Republican House bloc formed to oppose new neutrality laws unless they require mandatory prevention of munition shipments. At a secret meeting more than 25 members attended, advocating legislation to ban all arms shipments abroad in wartime and curtail President Roosevelt's discretion.
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Washington
ILNS
Roosevelt
House
President Urges States To Push Amendment Barring Child Labor
President Roosevelt asks governors and governors elects in 19 states to prioritize ratification of the child labor amendment. He cites need for nationwide minimum standards to curb under 18 work and urges action in 1937 legislatures. Hoover endorses ratification, stressing children’s health and orderly constitutional change.
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Congress
NRA
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Hoover
Eleet Browning
Tennesee
Rivers
Georgia
Palo Alto
Calif
Ilns
Herbert Hoover
Supreme Court
Appeal to Trappers in Ohio Urges Sustainable Fur Harvest
Conservation Commissioner T. Wooddell issued an appeal to trappers and wildlife enthusiasts after field surveys showed heavy fur catches. He warned fur value could be the highest in Ohio history if weather stays mild, urging restraint to protect future generations. Open muskrat season runs to March 16 in Lake Erie district and February 1 inland. mink season ends March 1. skunk raccoon and opossum legal through February 1. fox season varies by county, some year round.
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Columbus
Ohio
T. Wooddell
Conservation Division
Wooddell
Lake Erie
Ohio Counties
Court Hears Ohio Injunction Appeal in Cincinnati Strike
Columbus Ohio supreme court heard an appeal by the Cincinnati Joint Board of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America seeking to overturn injunctions against striking members at Hamilton Tailoring Company in Cincinnati. An early decision is anticipated after last week’s hearing.
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Columbus
Ohio
Supreme Court of Ohio
Cincinnati Joint Board
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Hamilton Tailoring Company
Cincinnati
TVA Pay Raise for 8000 TVA Employees in 8,000 wage hike
Knoxville report states that TVA raised salaries for about 8,000 of its 16,000 employees. The increases average around 10 percent. An advance for hourly workers was also approved.
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Knoxville, Tenn
USLNS
TVA
Textile act bill reintroduced to aid textile hosiery industry
Washington reports the national textile act is back in Congress led by Representative Henry Ellenbogen and Emil Rieve. It aims to rehabilitate the textile and hosiery sectors with a five member presidential textile commission, minimum pay scales, an initial 18 dollar basic weekly wage, and 35 hour weeks. The American Federation of Hosiery Workers plans a campaign starting at its January 26 national convention in Washington to mobilize support.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
Henry Ellenbogen
Pennsylvania
Emil Rieve
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
United Textile Workers
Congress
Pay of Unskilled Workers In Building Sets New High
The average wage for unskilled labor in the building industry rose to a record high across 40 cities after December. The 20 city common labor rate reached a new peak while skilled labor also hit a high, driven by January contract periods and union agreements.
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