A. F. L. Organizing Forc es Are Increased
Ohio labor news reports intensified AFL organizing in Ohio under Francis J. Dillon with district organizers and new appointees. John J. Hurst leads Cincinnati efforts with Ellaworth Bundy. over 25,000 Cincinnati area workers have joined AFL affiliates recently. Alfred T. Murphy pushes organizing in Lima Zanesville and Lancaster. William H. Whetto fields the Iron ton area. veterans Claherty and McWeeny grow Cleveland unions. Morris Taylor expands Springfield activity. Gus Miles gains Hamilton Middletown. John Brooker names Dayton area organizer with Portsmouth council backing. General and area organizers are being named daily to serve thousands of Ohio workers seeking affiliation.
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Ohio Labor News Service
Columbus
American Federation of Labor In
Ohio
Francis J. Dillon
William Green
Toledo
John J
Jack” Hurst
Cincinnati Central Labor Council
Cincinnati
Kentucky
Indiana
Ellaworth Bundy
A. F. of L
Alfred T. Murphy
Lima Central Labor Union
Lima
Zanesville
Lancaster
Ironton
Prac
William H. Whetto
Lawrence County
House of Representatives
Coleman Claherty
James P. McWeeny
Cleveland
Morris ©. Taylor
Springfield Trades and Labor Assembly
State Conference of Stereotypers’ and Electrotypers’ Union
Springfield
Hamilton-Middletown
Gus Miles
Portsmouth Central Labor Council
John Brooker
Portsmouth
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
Green
American Federation of Labor
NLRB orders Mooresville Cotton Mills to stop union
The National Labor Relations Board orders Mooresville Cotton Mills North Carolina to cease discouraging Local 1221 United Textile Workers and to reinstate eight workers refused after a September 1935 strike. The firm must restore wages lost minus earnings since the strike. The decision notes widespread labor strife in the cotton textile industry and cites 1934 strikes and 1935 unrest affecting many workers and hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
ILNS
National Labor Relations Board
Mooresville Cotton Mills
Mooresville
North Carolina
United Textile Workers of America
United States
American Federation of Government Employees to tour Europe
Members of AFGE plan a summer trip to Europe with a Paris Exposition reception by the French government and Federation Generale des Ponctionnaires. The 23 day voyage departs August 25 from New York aboard the Washington, visiting London Oxford Warwick Castle The Hague Amsterdam Antwerp Brussels and Paris before returning September 27 aboard the Normandie. Child labor is prohibited in labeled industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
ILNS
American Federation of Government Employes
American Federation of Labor
Europe
Federation Generale Des Ponctionnaires
France
Georges Bonnet
Finance
American Federation of Government
Charles Laurent
Federation Generale
New York
Washington
United States Lines
Plymouth
England
London
Oxford
Warwick Castle
Shakespeare Country
Harwich
Hook of Holland
Holland
Belgium
Hague
Amsterdam
Isle of Marken
Antwerp
Brussels
Paris
Normandie
Charles H. Whitsey
A. F. G. E. National
F Street
Chicago Police Testimony Sets Brutal Memorial Day Story
Hearing recaps reveal Chicago officers clinging to false self defense claims about the South Chicago Memorial Day clash. Observers and film contradicted their testimony, with captains denying evident facts and mischaracterizing anti-government sentiment and communism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
TLNS
la Follette Civil Liberties Committee
Chicago
James L. Mooney
Russia
James P. Allman
Allman
Priest Stresses Value of Unions
Washington DC Rev J W R Maguire told the Institute of Industry of the National Council of Catholic Women that labor unions and collective bargaining have raised the economic standard of American workers. He warned that free competition would destroy labor and called unionism the greatest weapon workers have to combat fascism and communism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
J. W. R. Maguire
Institute of Industry
National Council of Catholic Women
Father Maguire
Federal Court Refuses To Enjoin Big Employer
New York City ILNS report says a federal appeals court, without an opinion, denied the National Labor Relations Board a temporary injunction against Remington Rand Inc. The court noted settled conditions at the plants and postponed ruling on a permanent injunction hearings set for the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
ILNS
United States Circuit of Appeals
National Labor Ne Board
Remington Rand
Inc
National Labor Relations Board
Vote Ordered in Row Between AFL and CIO
Washington reports the Interlake Transport Corpora tion in Toledo Ohio must hold an NLRB run election for 600 employees to decide whether to be represented by the CIO or AFL. The Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers Local 1611 and AFL CIO affiliates dispute representation. The NLBR has scheduled the vote amid unsettled contract tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AFL
CIO
Washington, DD
TLNS
National Labor Relations Board
Interlake Tran Corporation
ALY
Toledo
Ohio
A. PF. of L
Blast ‘Vurnace Am
Amalicamated Association of Iron, Steed and Tin Workers
NLREB
Dnton
A. PF
Pay Increase Agreement Won By Rubber Workers
Yardville New Jersey AFLNS reports a new wage agreement with Thickel Rubber Company increasing pay by 10 to 14 percent on average. The contract sets a minimum rate of 42 1/4 cents per hour with adjustments within 60 days, and requires overtime pay for hours beyond 40 per week. The American Federation of Labor remembers full union approval and 100 percent employee representation.
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Yardville
N. J
AFLNS
Aeteamont
Thickel Rubber Company
Apreyican Federation of Labor Pastoral Tahun Vinien
Apite
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Maple Ave
Hamilton
TOWER
Jillion
la Follette Committee
Thomas Kilroy
la Follette
Kilroy
la Pallette
Thomas
Lawrence J. Lyons
Lyons
G. E. Radios
Ray Mueonises
Ning
Krebs
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