Strike Breakers Bring Tensions to Hamilton Hotel
Molders' Union in Hamilton opposed arrival of strike breakers from Pittsburg and Dayton housed at the Atlas Hotel now controlled by Niles Tool Works. Police guards, mob crowd scenes, and a Sunday standoff followed, with twelve men arriving and eleven remaining, while one man returned to the depot. A truce allowed departure to Cincinnati at 9:40 pm, escorted by union members amid cheers. molders prepared to defend jobs and coordinate further action if needed.
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Atlas Hotel
Niles Tool Works
Atlas
Andy Graf
Marshall Thomas Graf
Thomas
Niles
Dayton
Pittsburg
Molders
Hamilton
Pitsburg
West
Graf
Rooast
Niles Company
Chas. Stricker
Cincinnati
Champion Coated Paper Company
Shuler & Benninghofen Woolen Mills
Speeches Elevate Labor Cause At National Meetings
Organment labor raises working standards by urging rapid speech and clear talk. The union movement has built a corps of speakers adept at presenting the tellers’ case. National labor meetings showcase skilled orators and demanding statesmanship at high levels.
Labor declares mutual service to nation and workers rights
Samuel Gomer warns employers labor will not yield while wages and hours suffer. He calls for voluntary arbitration and avoids profiteering as workers vow to ally with employers to sustain production during war and peace.
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Tabor
Piske
Uiat
Eniyiloy
No Labor Dictator Asserted By Secretary In Letter
Secretary Wilson denies any need for a labor dictatorship. Reports say the idea is Contem, with talks across the Council of National Defense about human factors in industry. In Seattle area, Hurley Mason Co in Tacoma switches to union labor, raising carpenters to five dollars daily as part of organized toil efforts.
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Wilson
Wilko
Department of Labor Fax
Devivd
Council of Salona Defense
Aew
Council of National Defense
Hurley-Mason Company
Tacoma
Wash
Northwest
Proffers Plan to Avert Strikes in Industrial Adjustment Bill
Federal commission would act as industrial court for interstate carriers and Washington street railways, able to investigate and render judgments on disputes but not to prevent dismissals or lockouts. Secretay Wilson supports a system to reduce strikes while protecting worker liberty and general welfare. Additional notes cover opposition to compulsory arbitration and expansion of workers compensation to explosives and chemicals industries.
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Federal Commission
United States Senate
Washington
Wilson
United States Industrial Adjustment Commission
District of Columbia
Itling
Commission
Federal District
Afyuila
Bit
Enaihners
Sieg Wilson
Pittman
Nevinla
Wtitye
Senate Investigating Committee
LO Coisier
Windom
Sound advice on attending union meetings for workers
An authority on labor matters urges card men to regularly attend local union meetings to stay informed about evolving working conditions. He argues a good unionist cannot remain consistent without participation, as meetings cover critical issues affecting workers and collective welfare.
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Tle
Tis
Labor Accidents and Costs in New York State
William C Archer summarizes on the New York State Industrial Commission’s compensation bureau. About 200 000 employers and 2 000 000 employees under the law generate 1 000 000 000 in annual wages and 215 000 accidents yearly. Medical care costs average 10 per case, with 80 000 cash benefit claims annually averaging 100 each, and 1200 deaths per year yielding 3250 death benefits. Total annual benefits, including medical, run 12 000 000, about 1 000 000 monthly. The State Industrial Commission’s strike department handles a 1.5 to 2 million dollar yearly business. The bureau employs ~200 people and serves Albany and branch offices in New York, Brooklyn, Rochester, Buffalo, and Syracuse. claim costs are under 3 per cent of benefits and 2 per cent of premiums. The commission maintains related information services and personnel such as deputy commissioners and chief officers.
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New York
New York State
William C. Archer
Bureau of Compensation
State Industrial Commission
State Industrisl Vouuntvelon
Tx Nih Listrike Department
Whire Fun
Iran
Pumpeieation Bureau
Albany
Officn
Brooklyn
Rochester
Buffalo
Syracuse
Commission
Information Bureau
Telephone Exchange
Nees
Ther Ajx
Charce Qui
Ehlef
Culms
Wanager
State Fund
War Law Limits Eight Hour Workday In State Projects
Attorney General Merton H. Lewie ruled war does not create a labor emergency under the eight hour law for New York State projects including the Cornell military science building. He defined extraordinary emergencies as fire flood or danger to life or property and said suspension of the eight hour limit is not authorized. The piece also notes Equal Pay for Equal Work advances, with Pennsylvania Railroad and United Cigar Stores endorsing the principle.
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New York State
Merton H. Lewie
Pilcher
School of Military Seronantles
Cornell University
Lfe
National American Woman Butfrage Association
Pennsylvania Railroad
United Cigar Stores Company
Textile Workers strike hits Chattanooga plants
Labor briefs report 2000 Textile Workers in Chattanooga locked out triggering a citywide strike across Chattanooga textile plants. Brooklyn ship carpenters strike seeks raise from 4.25 to 4.50, while Latimer Pa United Mine Workers limit holiday die over Christmas New Year Good Friday. Cramps Pa carpenters joiners dispute settled.
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Textile Workers’ Union
Chattanooga
Tenn
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Cramps
Chester
Latimer
United Mine Workers
Brooklyn
N. Y
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Ernst Owens
Barbers’ Union
Organized Labor
Toilera
Shoe Workers’ Journal
Secretary of Labor
Boston
Toston
Whitman
Union Shop
High Street
Morner’s Cafe
the Cigar Man
Holbrock Bros
Voss-Holbrock
Wm. Nusky
Port Union
Atlantic City
Director
Washington Pennsylvania Lines
North
Michigan
Wisconsin
Colorado
Ise Agee Perrticwua
Cte Ae District
Pas
Dayton Dhig
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