Mead Pushes Probe and End to Age Bias in Defense Hiring
Senator James M. Mead declares a sweeping investigation into older workers' economic difficulties and calls to remove age limits for Civil Service applicants. He cites private industry discrimination in defense plants and urges immediate action to bolster the defense program and employ skilled older workers.
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Mead
Washington, D. C
ILNS
James M. Mead
New York
U. S. Civil Service
Senate
House Civil Service Committee
Labor endorses plan to farm out defense work
William Green president of the American Federation of Labor endorses the farm out plan for defense production. He says labor supports subcontracting work to smaller plants with available facilities to speed up the defense program and provide jobs to unemployed Americans while keeping workers near home.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Strong Federation
Green
New U S Poster Urges All Speed In Arms Making
Washington D C ILNS speed in defense production urged in a poster from William S Knudsen director general of the Office of Production Management The poster addressed to all defense workers calls on owners managers workers and government employees to devote every ounce of effort to munition production It is designed for plant bulletin boards.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
William S. Knudsen
Office of Production Management
United States
AFL Opposes Any Attack on Labor Rights in 1941 Program
The American Federation of Labor says no curtailment of the right to strike or labor standards will be tolerated as Congress considers defense spending. William Green announced a program urging prompt defense outlays and defense industry stabilization through direct negotiation, with no government interference.
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Federation
A. F. of L
William Green
Washington, D. C
ILNS
American Federation of Labor
Congress
Nation
A. F
Metal and Building Trades
Green Hits C. I. 0 Strikers Move To Halt Defense
Washington reports President Green of the AFL calls the C I O strike against Eaton plants in Michigan and Ohio a deliberate attempt to sabotage national defense. He cites a disputed Saginaw contract and says Thomas of the CLO union should be removed for undermining the defense program.
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Washington, D. G
ILNS
Eaton Manufacturing Company
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Michigan
Ohio
Green
Saginaw
National Labor Relations Board
C. S
A. F P. of L
Thomas
A. F. of L
R. J. Thomas
CLO. Auto Workers
Untion
National Defense Commission
Farm wages rise to 124 percent of 1910 14 average
Washington reports farm wage rates on January 1 reached 124 percent of the 1910 14 average, five points above a year earlier. The gain is blamed on a limited labor supply and stronger demand for workers in agriculture.
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Washington, D. C
ILNL
U. S. Department of Agriculture
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