Attack on Seattle Union Challenge to All Teachers
Mary C. Barker, president of the American Federation of Teachers, condemned Seattle Board of Education actions that condition contracts on disavowing union membership. She urged teachers nationwide to defend civil liberties and professional integrity and noted Seattle teachers’ defense of rights. Barker cited propaganda concerns and reported a 13 percent membership rise through May 1 and fund-driven expansion of organizing efforts.
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Seattle
Miss Barker
Chicago
Board of Education of
Wash
Mary C. Barker
American Federation of Teachers
Barker
Board of Education
Revocation Critique of Price Cutting by Labor Official
Washington. U S Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Ethelbert Stewart warns against price cuts that destabilize industry and wages. He urges repeal of old anti trust laws and supports productive associations to stabilize costs and employment while opposing price manipulation.
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Washington
Ethelbert Stewart
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
Portland Cenent Association
Stewart
Department of Labor
Communists Urge Lower Wages in New York Garment Trade
In New York the Communist faction pressures garment workers to accept pay well below the agreed scale. Samuel Klein cites Louis Hyman claiming workers should accept piecework and overtime at as little as 25 to 50 dollars weekly.
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New York
International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
Samuel Klein
Industrial Council of Cloak, Suit and Skirt Manufacturers
Louis Hyman
Tom
Public School Costs Rise Sharply Since 1920
Washington reports expenditures for public schools have nearly doubled since 1920 and the cost to maintain a pupil is more than two and a half times what it was 15 years ago, per the U S Bureau of Education.
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Washington
United States Bureau of Education
Musicians Raise Large Fund to Defend Union Standards
The American Federation of Musicians adopts a defense fund plan to raise 1 to 1.5 million dollars a year for theater workers. The 2 percent assessment applies to theater musicians, with funds limited to theater strikes or lockouts and used to counter employer efforts to lower wages and conditions.
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International Labor News Service
New York City
American Federation of Musicians
Louisville
Joseph N. Weber
Carnegie Hall
New York
Chicago
Weber
Coal Operators Plan Disbandment On July First
In Indianapolis Indiana the Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators Association says it will disband July 1 The group includes nearly all soft coal owners in the state and secretary Penn a has signaled his resignation intention
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Indianapolis
Ind
U.N
Indiana Bituminous Coal Operatora’ Association
Phil Penna
Czar to Stop Price Cutting Seen Saving Canadian Paper Industry
Montreal dispatch reports calls for appointing a czar to regulate Canadian newsprint production and prices to avert industry collapse. The plan targets output control to counter U.S. competition as production rises 20 percent, with over 80 percent of output sold to the United States and shareholders resisting price reductions.
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Montreal
1.C.N
United States
Productivity rise in American farming since 1850
U S Bureau of Labor statistics shows per man per year output growing from 25 tons in 1850 to 125 tons later. The total plant output rose over 7 000 percent while employment in the industry increased only about seven per cent, with wartime years as exceptions.
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Washington, D. C
United States Bureau of Labor Statistica
United States
Labor Saving Devices Displace Workers Sought
The Department of Labor via its Employment Service seeks to determine how new labor saving devices are displacing workers in agriculture and industry. A June 28 oral statement announced a letter from Francis J. Jones directing federal directors to report on new installations and the number of displaced workers.
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Washington, D. C
Ll.n. 3
Department of Labor
Department
United States Employment Service
Francis J. Jones
Sacco Vanzetti Case Printed in Six Books
The trial and execution records of Sacco and Vanzetti are published in six volumes funded by an anonymous group. Publication committees include Newton D. Baker John W. Davis Charles Nagel and Elihu Root with No public release of donors.
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Sacco-Vanzetti
New York
Sacco
Vandetti
Newton D. Baker
John W. Tavis
Charles Nagel
Commerce and Labor
Taft
Elihu Root
Immigrant Identification Cards to be Issued at Ports of Departure
Washington Bureau reports a new labor department policy requiring identification records for all aliens entering the United States, excluding students. Cards will include name, description, and photograph and be issued by American consuls. Extension to all immigrants aims to aid postarrival identification and assist the Immigration Bureau. Newark barbers strike over expired agreement as workers seek wage terms.
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Washington, D. C
I. L.N
United States
Bureau of Immigration
Department of Labor
Immigration Bureau
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