United Mine Workers Campaign to Organize District 2 Miners
District No. 2 UMWA plans a drive to organize non union miners in Indiana county and the B R P Coal companies. Reports cite wage cuts up to 80 percent and total pay reductions 40 to 50 percent with dead work unpaid. Spy system and discipline suppress safety and dissent while merchants suffer. Field offices open in Indiana Pa for recruitment and information.
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United Mine Workers
John Brophy
A. Clearfield
United Mine Workers of America
Indiana County
Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal & Iron Co
Weamer
Indiana
United Co-Operative of Fitchburg Reports 2025 Gain
Fitchburg, Mass United Co-Operative reports 2025 gross business of 285 881 with a net gain of 12 000.
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Fitchburg
Mass
United Co- Operative of
New York Cloak and Suit Makers Vote General Strike
In New York City 25000 cloak and suit makers filled Madison Square Garden as a general strike was voted to begin July 1. Demands include a forty hour five day week, guaranteed employment, an unemployment fund, no firing during organization, wage increases, and a dispute mechanism. Leaders from AFL and ILGWU pledged support and urged unity to rebuild the industry under jobber responsibility.
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New York
International Labor News Service
New York City
Manson Square Garden
Hugh Frayne
American Federation of Labor
John P. Coughlin
Central Trades and Labor Council
Louis Hyman
Abraham Baroff
International Labs Garment Worker Union
Ben Gold
Central Workers
Arturo Givanitti
William Green
Cincinnati
Sigman
International Ladies’ Garment Workers' Union
Anti union contractors ban material shipments in Bay district
Albert E. Boynton, head of the anti union San Francisco Industrial Association, admits materials are being withheld from union contractors on Bay district school projects. The East Bay Labor Journal says the movement enforces a material embargo against contractors friendly to organized labor amid threats and coercion from association agents.
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Oakland
Calif
Albert E. Boynton
San Francisco Industrial Association
East Bay Industrial Association
Bay District
East Bay Labor Journal
Boynton
The
Labor Journal
Senate blocks tariff probe over labor and education fees
The senate committee reported against a resolution calling for a special committee to investigate wages in textiles steel and aluminum. The measure was urged by the American Federation of Labor to determine what benefits workers receive from the high protective tariff in those industries.
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Washington
Senate
American Federation of Labor
Shipping interests defend cheap labor for U S ships
Walter J Petersen testifies before a Senate committee that limited access to Chinese labor would force the Robert Dollar Company to transfer ships to British registry. The Seamen's Journal denounces the claim as a threat and questions patriotism.
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Washington
Walter J. Peterson
Pacific American Steamship Association
Ship Owners’ Association of the Pacific Coast
Senate
Petersen
Robert Dollar Company
San Francisco
Calif
Mr. Petersen
Dollar Company
Shipping Board
Toungge
British Register
Seamen’s Journal
International Seamen’s Union of America
Walter J. Petersen
Oakland
General Hane] Ager
Seale Shipping Office
Seamen's Journal
United States
Real wages mean purchasing power in Cleveland
Economists argue over the real meaning of wages using long term figures, but workers judge real wages by current buying power. The Railroad Trainman notes wage earners focus on market prices and what wages will buy, with both sides converging on final conclusions despite different methods.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Hours and More Pay Requested by Ferry Crew
Oakland California The Ferryboat men's Union of California has asked the Key Route and Southern Pacific companies to grant deckhands and firemen the 8 hour day with one day off in seven time and one half for overtime and twenty dollars a month wage increase.
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Oakland
Calif
Ferryboatmen's Union of California
Southern Pacific
Decknands
Philadelphia unions act to curb post exposition labor surplus
Labor unions in Philadelphia push plans to prevent unemployment after the Sesqui Centennial Exposition ends. Joseph Ritchie of the American Federation of Labor urges stronger union membership this summer and a broad program to stop idleness. Unions favor opening the exposition grounds on Sundays to boost attendance and avoid restricting working people from visiting. A petition to the mayor asks gates be opened on Sundays.
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International Labor News Service
Philadelphia
Joseph Ritchie
American Federation of Labor
Military Training Creates War Mind in Youth
Cleveland, Ohio reports the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engine men’s Magazine notes a six month wave of opposition to compulsory military training in high schools and colleges. It argues such training fosters a warlike mindset, while abolition alone won’t ensure peace but may promote a peace-seeking mindset.
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Cleveland
Ohio
United States
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen’s Magazine
Wilson Spends 88 In Pennsylvania Primary
William B. Wilson former secretary of labor testified to senate investigators that his personal expenses in the Pennsylvania primaries totaled 88.81 dollars against a ticket limit of 10 000 dollars. He sought the Democratic nomination for the U S Senate. Republican contenders spent from 194 000 to 1 046 295 dollars per reports by rival organizations.
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Washington
William B. Wilson
Secretary of Labor
Pennsylvania
Senate
Wilson
United States Senate
Pinchot Organization
Pepper-Fisher Group
44 Hour Week Victory for Oakland Auto Mechanics
Oakland Calif The Auto Mechanics Union has notified garages and shops that the 44 hour week is effective in all union shops. Mechanics favor Saturday afternoon leisure and enforce the shorter week through their union.
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Oakland
Calif
Auto Mechanics’ Union
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