07 Jul 1939
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Newspaper
Butler County Press
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1939
Page
1
A playful 1960s classroom tale reframes the Jabberwock as a labor figure who, after stepping through the looking glass in 1935, shifts from AFL leader to CIO founder and a critic turned ally of Communists. The piece lampoons political shifts in labor, party loyalties, and media fame.
Washington DC ILNS The construction industry is the worst laggard in the march of American industry toward recovery. Isador Lubin chief of the U S Bureau of Labor Statistics told the temporary national economic committee popularly known as the monopoly committee. He said recovery in durable goods employment and value reached the 1929 peak in 1937 but construction did not keep pace creating a great unmet demand for better houses. Joseph J OConnell special committee counsel described the industry as vital to stimulate capital goods consumption and business recovery. He noted a huge private housing demand and that such an outlet was necessary to absorb accumulated savings and outlined witnesses to present an inventory of the building industry including materials labor credit taxes and alleged labor practices and collusive combinations.
In Seattle the Oregon Washington district council of shingle weavers signs a new four year pact for about 4000 workers keeping the present wage and conditions. The agreement sets a minimum wage of 67 1 2 cents an hour and a six hour day, seen as a major AFL affiliated victory as the northwest shingle industry stays organized.
The American Federation of Labor backs House amendments seen as widening old age and unemployment coverage and requiring employers to issue wage and tax receipts. It opposes exclusions and any cuts to unemployment compensation, urging higher benefits and a minimum 5 dollar rate, while criticizing limited coverage and retrogressive changes.
A Works Progress Administration report on the age of one and a half million W P A workers in November 1937 shows the median age at 42.2. About 48 percent were 25 to 44, 9 percent under 26, 43 percent 45 or older, with only 3 percent aged 65 plus. The breakdown includes 9.1 percent aged 16 to 24, 22.6 percent 25 to 84, 25.3 percent 35 to 44, 24 percent 45 to 54, and 16.1 percent 55 to 64.
Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana, chair of the Senate interstate commerce committee, denounces the Western Air Express and United Air Lines merger. He warns the consolidation would create a near monopoly in the West, reduce competition, and hinder initiative and better service. He urges the Civil Aeronautics Authority to oppose the plan.
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