Railroad Labor Presses Law for Six Hour Workday
Chicago reports rail unions pressing Congress to shorten the workday to six hours with full pay. The Railway Labor Executives Association seeks larger train crews, shorter trains, stronger employee liability, and improved track and signal supervision. They warn against reduced employment and urge recovery through expanded jobs and modernization.
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Chicago
SLNS
Railway Labor Executives Association
Idle 800,000 in Canada Ready for Private Employment
Ottawa reports about 800,000 idle persons in private industry in Canada based on unofficial estimates. 2,020,000 wage earners are employed, while official indexes show a 27.14 percent rise needed to reach 1929 peak employment. An estimated 860,000 potential workers are beyond work, with around 1,000,000 on public relief.
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Ottawa
ILNS
Canada
Growth of Chicago Labor College Shows Rising Interest
Chicago Labor College at 333 South Ashland Ave reports 200 fall semester registrations and weekly class attendance of 150 to 160. Classes operate at Central School and union headquarters with future branches planned in Hammond Indiana and Chicago Heights.
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Chicago
Chicago Labor College
Ashland Avenue Boulevard
Sam Berger
Keng
Central School
East Monroe Street
Millinery Workers
Pocketbook Workers’ Union
Stenographers’ Union
Journeymen Tailors’ Union
Photographers' Union No
Battery Workers’ Union
Chicago Heights
Berger
Hammond
Ind
John Walker
Ilinois Federation of Labor
Men Teachers’ Union
Louis Wirth
University of Chicago
J. Roberts
Labor Editor Appointed to NRA Compliance Panel in New Orleans
William L. Conners editor of The Federationist is named chairman of a compliance and enforcement committee for the NRA. The panel will receive complaints of code violations and cooperate with code authorities and prosecutors to pursue violators.
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New Orleans
ILNS
William L. Conners
Federationist
Central Trades and Labor Council of
NRA
Five Day Week Principle Vindicated by Redmayne Report
London report by Sir Richard Redmayne on Boots Pure Drug Company Nottingham five day week experiment. He finds it a qualified success for costs and output with improved worker health and attendance. Union leaders, managers, and labor-saving measures supported continuation despite rationalization. Washington line notes Steel Labor Board election at Carnegie mills.
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London
Richard Redmayne
Boots
Nottingham
Lord Trent
Sir Richard Redmayne
Richard
Drug and Chemicals Department
API
Costa
Washington
The
Steel Labor Board
Duiuésnd
Macdonald
Ohio
Carne—wie Steel Company
Teachers Union Urged for Public School Staff in Deep South
Louisiana Mississippi and Tennessee teachers push organization into units of the American Federation of Labor. They argue union affiliation is essential to obtain needed resources and standards for schools.
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New Orleans
ILNS
Warns on Arms at Mine Hearing in Pineville Ky
Charles B. Barnes of the Bituminous Coal Labor Board warns Hearings in Pineville that intimidation by gun use will not be tolerated as Harlan county miners accuse operators of wage violations and violence. Union officials claim miners fear testifying while deputies implicated in abuses are discussed under pressure for county cleanup.
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Pineville
ILNS
Charles B. Barnes
Bituminous Ooal Labor Board
Harlan County
United Mine Workers of America
Barnes
William Turnblazer
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Eastman
Joseph B. Eastman
Transportation
George M. Harrison
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Eastram
Railway Labor Organization
Congress
Cfort
Harrison
National Army of
Delco
Savage Auto Supply Co
Maple Avenue
Herbert Tracy
Amalgamated Society of Lithographic Printers
National Union of Printing, Bookbinding and Paper Workers
Typogepahical Society
Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers
Woodcutting Machinists
Building and General Federation
Furnishing Laborers’ Union
Building Trades Association
Amalgamated Engineering Union
the Heating and Domestic Engineers
Electrical Trades Union
Teachers’ Union
Union
O.K
Coal Labor Board
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