Labor Department Pushes Census Data On Unemployment Extent
Washington D C January 1 1930 Labor Department proposes to have the Census Bureau include questions in the 1930 population census to count unemployed and unemployable persons Commissioner of Labor Statistics Ethelbert Stewart told the Senate committee on education and labor The move aims to obtain accurate unemployment figures currently unavailable He argued a national census is needed to measure the volume of unemployment and its absorption Across industries and states He cited a copper company example where production rose while employment fell and asked who absorbed the workers He warned telegraph operated Linotype could threaten printing jobs and noted absorption depends on broader national trends rather than state boundaries
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Washington, D. C
United States Department of Labor
Ethelbert Stewart
Senate Committee On Education and Labor
Couzens
Michigan
Stewart
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Labor
Census Bureau
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Mr. Stewart
Printers Strike Up Wages With Three Year Pact
Detroit workers for newspapers and commercial machine operations win a five cent hourly rise and a three year contract. Day pay rises to 1.30, night to 1.38, and split shifts to 1.46. If living costs rise more than percent the scale can be reopened. If costs fall the scale stays.
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Detroit
Congress Eyes Narrow Definition of Artist for Immigrant Musicians
In Washington the Johnson resolution would redefine artist for foreign musicians seeking U S entry. It would limit admission to instrumental musicians of distinguished merit, allow performances only at specific times and places, and require a departure bond.
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Washington, D.C
House
Johnson
Washington
House Immigration Committee
Congress
United States
Department of Labor
Joseph N. Weber
American Federation of Musicians
Death of Con Shea Former Teamsters Leader
Con Shea died in Chicago and was once president of the Brotherhood of Teamsters during a stormy period of the union about 25 years ago. At his death he was connected with the Theatrical Janitors' Union in this city.
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Chicago
Cornelius FP
Con
Shea
Brotherhood of Teamsters
Seek Five Day Week For Nation's Photo Engravers
The International Photo Engravers' Union signs contracts in New York Newark and Philadelphia moving toward a five day week for two months per year with gradual full adoption in five years. Existing contracts cover 3165 workers with 5600 more in territory. pay remains the same as the five and a half day week and penalties apply for Saturday overwork. President Matthew Woll notes possible productivity gains from better cameras and equipment.
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Cilester M
Wright
New York City
L LC
Matthew Woll
Lawyers warned on jury system by Nebraska judge
Judge E B Perry addressed the State Bar Association in Omaha warning abolition advocates that trial by jury must remain inviolable. He said any move to remove jury trials would require a constitutional amendment and would violate Section 6 of the Nebraska Constitution.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Supreme Court to rule on pocket veto in Indian lands case
The court weighs legality of a presidential pocket veto on a law allowing Indians to sue for lands taken without compensation. The ruling could affect the Muscle Shoals bill. Central issue is whether adjournment means final end of Congress or temporary breaks within the same session. This marks the first high court test of that technical point.
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Kington
United States Supreme Court
Muscle Shoals
Congress
Supreme Court
Coal Outlook Reflects Gloom Amid Strikes And Bankruptcies
New York reports leaders in the bituminous coal industry remain pessimistic for the next year. They secured wage concessions after a lengthy northern strike, while lake cargo freight rates favor the north. Excess production and past bankruptcies persist though some demand spikes occur with seasonal swings. The United Mine Workers urge Congress to aid the sector, while operators insist on supply and demand dynamics and wage suppression.
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New York
United Mine Workers
Congress
Cossack Backers Push Legislation in Midwest States
Washington reports said Cossack advocates seek police power for the governor through Cossack bills in several midwest states. Missouri lawmakers previously pressed a highway police bill, while the staged farmer and highway defense pleas appear aimed at diluting public control of law enforcement.
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Washington
Mid-West
A. FP. of
Missouri
Hosiery Workers Fight To Strengthen Wisconsin Private Detective Law
Kenosha labor groups plan lobbying in Madison as Allen A. strikers push to "put teeth" into the Wisconsin private detective statute. Budenz leads the drive with AF of L backing. the dispute follows the Zales arrest and alleged forged letters aimed at sowing discord among locked-out workers. Public interest and company sales pressure fuel renewed union activity and publicity efforts.
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Wisconsin
Kenosha
Wis
Com-tee
Madison
Wisconsin Federation of Labor
Louis F. Budenz
American Federation of
Allen-A
Leslie Zales
Railway Audit and Insoection Company
Railway Audit and Inspection Company
Zales
Budenz
Allen
Eine
Theompany
Longtime DC Trades Unionist official Julius Spanier dies
Julius Spanier oldest active DC worker and chief bookkeeper of the Trades Unionist dies after a short illness. Born in 1867 in Germany, he would have turned 92 in April. Spanier served 28 years with the Trades Unionist and held memberships in several unions. He worked at his desk until five days before his death and is buried in Charleston, South Carolina where his wife rests.
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Washington, D. C
Julius Spanier
District of Columbia
Central Labor Union of Washington
Spanier
Building Trades Accept Five Day Week Pact
Portland agreement sets a five day work week from May 1 to September end and a five and one half day week for the rest of the year. Local Building Trades Council and many employers approve the schedule.
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Portland
Ore
Building Trades Council
Building Employers
Builders’ Exchange
Contracting Employers’ Group
Teeth in eight hour law face penalties delay
Wyoming labor commissioner Harry Loftman urged adding teeth to an eight hour public work law. The state supreme court ruled the legislature may limit hours but current statute is unenforceable for being indefinite and lacking penalties, not part of the criminal code.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Harry
Loffman
State Supreme Court
Adams Removes Hamrock as State Civil Service Chief
Patrick J. Hamrock is ousted from the presidency of Colorado’s civil service commission after directing military actions against striking coal miners in 1913-14. The Ludlow strike included gunmen in uniformed National Guard outfits burning the tent colony and killing 83 miners, women, and children.
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Denver
Adams
Patrick J. Hamrock
State Civil Service Commission
Hamrock
Colorado National Guard
Ludlow
Stereotypers Win Arbitration Award in Portland
Portland stereo typers secured an arbitration award raising wages by 50 cents a day. The decision dates to September 1, reflecting a settlement that improves pay for the workers.
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Portland, Or
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