Demand for Building Czar Arouses Labor Backlash
The piece reports on opposition to a proposed "building czar" at a New York public hearing, linking it to anti union sentiment in the construction trades. It notes figures like Christian G. Norman and Samuel Untermyer, details arbitration of plumbers' hours and wages, and potently describes labor drives and the Interborough Rapid Transit Company as targets of anti union efforts, with implications for an open shop and Independence Day significance.
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International Labor News Service
New York City
State Industrial Survey Commission
Christian G. Norman
New York
Building ‘Trades: Employers’ Association
Robert P. Brindell
Assemblyman
Hackenburg
Mussolini
Labo
Samuel Untermyer
Brindell
Norman
Traction Trust
Labor
Untermyer
Brooklyn
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electrical Railway
Yonkers
Tricky bookkeeping cited to hide strike losses in Pittsburgh coal firms
An unnamed Pittsburgh Terminal Coal official says a projected deficit could be turned into a capital investment if a satisfactory wage scale is set. The Pittsburgh Coal Company, which broke with the United Mine Workers, reportedly lost over $5,000,000 in the last two years and is issuing new common stock for plant improvements.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corporation
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Tnited
Chicago Brickmakers and Employers Show Trade Unionism Is Sound Business
Chicago brickmakers and employers sign a wage agreement covering 26 brickyards in the Chicago district, showing higher wages and shorter hours. Chicago’s 100 percent unionized industry contrasts with open shop centers like New York and Detroit, where wages are lower and conditions harsher. The new scale raises pay by 2 to 5 cents an hour for those earning under 95 cents, with a 80 cent minimum for light work. 14 Saturday half holidays are slated between Memorial Day and Labor Day, totaling about $100,000 annually for 3,000 workers.
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United Brick and Clay Workers
Chicago Brick Exchange
Tthe Noll Brick Company
Chicago
New York
Union
Louisville
Detroit
Mich
Frank Kasten
William Tracy
International
United States
Kasten
Tracy
William Bohnsack
William Schlake
Schlake
Unenforceable Laws Weaken Governments
London voices condemn the anti-trade union bill as impracticable. W. A. Appleton, secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions, says laws that cannot be enforced are useless in policy and weaken government. He likens ineffective penalties to wooden guns.
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London
England
W. A. Appleton
General Federation of Trade Unions
British Trade Union Congress
Mr. Appleton
Labor Recalls White Workers Role in Freeing Slaves 100 Years Ago
Albany bulletin notes anniversary of New York state freeing enslaved people via legislation. John M. O Hanlon highlights white workers as catalysts, linking abolition to the early labor movement. The piece traces labor history from slavery-era laws to wage gains and notes no color line in labor.
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International Labor News Service
Albany
N. Y
New York State
New York State Federation of Labor
John M. O'Hanlon
Old Country
O'Hanlon
Canada
New York
Lincoln J Fielding Dies In Oxnard After Illness
Lincoln J Fielding former general vice president of the International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths died in Oxnard California after a short illness. The obituary notes his leadership role in the union and his standing in the blacksmith community.
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Oxnard
Cal
Lincoln J. Fielding
International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths
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