Picketing at Long Island Press by Editorial Guild Members
In New York City editors from the American and New York Newspaper Guilds picketed the Long Island Press plant led by Heywood Broun. They demanded action against alleged labor violations and sought prosecution under the recovery act provisions. A U S attorney office delegation received the case but issued no public statement.
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New York City
ILNS
United States
American Newspaper Guild
New York Newspaper Guild
Long Island Press
Heywood Broun
Broun
United Stat Attorney’s Office
Brooklyn
Wisconsin Sets First U S Compulsory Unemployment Law
Madison describes Wisconsin’s pioneering compulsory unemployment insurance enacted to take effect in July. It caps benefits at ten dollars weekly for ten weeks per year, with no employer contributions and optional voluntary worker funds, and creates an employer funded reserve system administered by the state.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
United States
Labor leaders protest use of troops in coast strike
William Green of the American Federation of Labor telegraphs California Governor Merriam and San Francisco Mayor Rossi decryting the deployment of bayonets and police to assist anti union employers in the Pacific coast longshoremen's strike. He urges immediate settlement by negotiation and faults state force as unjust.
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Columbus
Ohio
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
W. Merriam
California
A .J. Rossi
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Green
Merriam
Rossi
Churches urged fair wages on church construction projects
Toronto District Labor Council asked Central Church bodies to convene a conference on including a fair wage clause in church construction contracts. It claimed wages on church building jobs are too low, despite church authorities condemning the practice.
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Toronto
ILNS
Toronto District Labor Council
Central Church
Republic Steel Opens Anti union Campaign in Warren
Republic Steel refuses to renew its 21 year contract with Amalgamated Association at Warren and Niles mills citing danger of radical leadership. Workers plan renewed organizing while labor seeks NLRB recognition. Separate brief notes a 6000 worker Portsmouth Wheeling Steel strike threat delayed as boards study the situation.
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Pittsburgh
ILNS
Republic Steel Corporation
National Labor Board
Alabama
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Warren
Ohio
Republic Corporation
Warren and Niles
Amalgamated
Republic
National Steel Labor Adjustment Board
National Labor Relations Board
Amalgamated Association
Niles and Warren
Western Sheet and Tinplate Manufacturers’ Association
M. F. Tighe
Western Manufacturers’ Group
Youngstown
Canton
Cleveland
Birmingham
Ala
Chicago
Portsmouth, O
Portsmouth
Wheeling’ Steel Corporation
National Steel Labor Board
Labour Convention Calls for Militant Action in Canada
Tom Moore urges robust action to protect the right to organize at the Golden Jubilee Convention of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada in Toronto, warning that thousands remain unemployed or underpaid and that forces seek to destroy unions and block progressive labor legislation.
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Ottawa
ILNS
Tom Moore
Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
Toronto
Norld
Moore
Canada
PWA Employment Figures Rise to 544000 in June
For the week ending June 23 the number of men employed directly on PWA projects reached 544000, Harold L. Ickes reports. This is up from 244000 on March 10, a gain of 300000 in 15 weeks, with an estimate that two related jobs exist for each on-site worker.
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Washington, D.C
ILNS
PWA
Harold L. Ickes
Gotham Printers Win Higher Pay
New York City reports Typographical Union No. 2 accepts newspaper scale set by the ITU executive council. The wage agreement runs to July 2, 1935, with a five day or night 37 1/2 hour week. Wages rise to day 1.44 per hour and night 1.41 per hour with related weekly totals for six day shops.
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New York City
ILNS
Typogractical Union No
International Typographical Union Executive Council
New York
Counell
Bakery union pledges aid to new industry self government
The Bakery and Confectionery Workers International Union offers all its resources to help enforce the new industry code under NRA chief Hugh S Johnson. Andrew A. Myrup says the code marks a start toward democratic self government and urges observance of the law for progress and stability.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
NRA
Carmen Facing Loss Of Life Time Jobs
New Orleans Public Service orders new one man cars similar to those in operation citywide. No union is recognized on the cars, so about half the carmen may be laid off despite promises of life time jobs when they took striker positions years ago.
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New Orleans
ILNS
New Orleans Public Service, Inc
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Guild
Long Island Daily
Philadelphia
ILNL
Regional Labor Board
Evening Public Ledger
John C. Martin
Newspaper Guild of Philadelphia
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J. Parrish, Secy
Dockmen’s
Robert G. Taylor Mortuary
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Labor Convention
Gotham Printers
Carmen
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