Unemployment Growth Top Agenda At A F L Council
Atlantic City report shows unemployment near 11 million with 1929 income levels 37 percent below as steel carloadings and power output reach new lows. The A F of L council studies major party platforms, ignores endorsements, and prepares reports on labor’s war against low mood campaign and labor press survey.
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Atlantic City
N. J
ILNS
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Green
Federation
Cigar Makers Protest Cuban Factory Moves to New Jersey
Acting President R E Van Horn of the Cigar Makers International Union filed a protest with Secretary Doak against moving Cuban cigar factories to the United States citing planned import of Cuban workers. Union warns Trenton will face strong organized labor opposition as Cuban plants seek to evade tariffs and lower prices for American smokers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
ILNS
Doak
R. E. van Horn
Cigar Makers’ International Union
United States
L. S. Houston
Henry Clay and Black & Co
New York
Havana
Trenton
N. J
Cuba
the Trust
New Jersey
van Horn
Daily Press
Moval
U.S. A
Tam
American Cigar Trust
New York Times
Sixty, Jobless, Must Move From Brooklyn Theatre Landing
Louis Bringmann a 60 year old former hotel chef, living on the top fire escape landing of the idle Atlantic Theatre in Brooklyn, was ordered to move by police after fire inspectors raised the issue. A kind officer tipped him a half dollar as he carried his sea chest and blanket toward Tin Mountain a waterfront area for beaten men. Bringmann laments age poverty and lost friends while Tin Mountain gains a new resident on Prosperity Boulevard.
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New York City
Ilns
Louis Bringmann
Atlantic Theatre
Brooklyn
Seven Million Back on Pay Rolls Through 30 Hour Week
J Cheever Codwin argues for a 30 hour week funded by 50 percent of employers to cut unemployment. He cites relief bill links, calls for staggered schedules, and an 80 hour week with 30 hours pay. He warns of social upheaval if no action, citing March 1 unemployment data and potential gains of seven million workers.
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New York City
ILNS
Columbia Broadcasting System
J. Cheever Cowdin
Cowdin
Bancamerica-Blair Corporation
American Legion Employment Commission
Longer summer vacations cut pay for New York workers
A Merchants' Association survey of 275 New York employers shows longer vacations this summer, with many employees taking pay cuts or no pay. Among 278 companies, 265 offer salaried vacations, but only 65 of hourly workers receive scheduled time off. Salaried staff mostly get full pay. hourly workers see mixed pay, including full, half, or none.
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New York City
ILNS
New York
Merchants’ Association
Labor Nearly Defeats Tory In Montrose By Election
Labor candidate Tom Kennedy came close to defeating the coalition Tory and Liberal candidate in Montrose Scotland by a narrow 668 vote margin. The Tory holds a 12 075 vote lead from the last general election, signaling Scottish labor discontent with Ramsay MacDonald and the national government.
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Montrose Secotland
Tom Kennedy
House of Commons
Ramsey MacDonald
Labor Party
Union Leader Says Racketeers Have No Place in Labor
Atlantic City report quotes William Green, AFL president, stating racketeering charges will be pursued to purge the federation. He vows action against local officers and international unions that fail to act, insisting the labor movement must protect members and suspend wrongdoing wherever found.
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A. F. of L
Atlantic City
N. J
American Federation of Labor
New York City
William Green
Federation
Inter
Executive Council
Rockefeller birthday at vast estate signals new feudal order
A report from Tarrytown details John D. Rockefeller’s 93rd birthday at his 2000 acre estate ringed by barbed wire and armed guards. He aims for near total serenity by moving fences, roads, a railroad, a highway, and even a children's home out of sight while his fortune is directed to Rockefeller institutions. He predicts prosperity will return.
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New York City
Ilns
Rockefeller
Tarrystown
Suiet
Bridgemen Adopt Four-Hour Day Plan
Owe York C A Howard representative of Bridgemen Ironworkers and Riggers Local 4 announced the union supported the Staggers gang plan allowing one group to work four hours followed by a second group for another four hours.
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Owe York
C. A. Howard
Bridgemer
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A. F. of L. Council
Report On
Labor Press
Labor
Matthew Woll
Cigar Makers
AN &Sr Workers Union
Unionestam
Leifheit’s
Boot Shop
High Street
Robert G. Taylor Mortuary
C. W. Gath CO
Robinson
Wagner
Barbour
Codwin
Federation of Labor
Emt
Majestic Electric
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