Massillon Riot Leaves Dozens Hurt at Union HQ
In Massillon Ohio a clash near CIO headquarters drew deputies with submachine guns and tear gas. Two people killed and about a dozen wounded as police and National Guard wrecked the union office and arrested 150 workers amid martial law orders.
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Massillon
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Itfell
Tom Gilder
Union
Chicago
Republic Steel
National Guard
CIO
Henry W. Krier
Tom Girdler
Cincinnati Drug Firms Sign Closed Shop Labor Pact
In Cincinnati the King Drug Company and two locals, Registered Pharmacists Local Union No 1157 and Retail Drug Clerks Local Union No 821, reach a closed shop agreement covering about 100 employees. Pharmacists gain 11 000 dollars in annual wage increases. clerks keep current wages but double commissions. Hours drop to 55 for pharmacists, 60 for male clerks, and 44 for female clerks. Sundays holidays and vacations with pay included. The deal marks the AFLs first such drug firm contract in Cincinnati. Representatives include Joseph Landow and J E Chapman.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
AFLNS
Jack Hurst
Central Labor Council
King Drug Company
Pharmacists
Retail Drug Clerks
American Federation of Labor
Joseph Landow
A. F
J. E. Chapman
Wisconsin creates public power body under Little TVA bill
Governor La Follette signs the Little TVA measure authorizing the Wisconsin Development Authority to promote public ownership of utilities and operate power ventures. The non profit state financed agency may build and lease power sites and dams funded by its securities, with initial 10 000 and annual 60 000 appropriations.
AFL LOSES HEADQUARTERS OPEN IN FLINT MICH
The American Federation of Labor opens an AFL office in Flint Michigan with organizer Raymond Bellamy in charge. National and international union representatives are asked to contact Bellamy at the Durant Hotel in Flint when in the area.
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Washington, D. C
AFLNS
American Federation of Labor
Flint
Micgan
Raymond Bellamy
Bellamy
Durant
Municipal Ownership Wins Support in Alas
Nome voters approve municipal ownership of public utilities by 208 to 90. Alaska began this policy two years ago when Ketchikan municipalized its electric light and power plant and telephone system.
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Nome
Alaska
Ketchikan
Wage and Hour Bill Faces Labor Drive and House Fight
The piece argues that passage hinges on labor action in Congress with shifts after Congressman Connery's death. It notes Mary Norton and Boss Frank Hague influence, Ramspeck's limited energy, and potential jams in bicameral talks. It closes with Social Security Board counts and state rankings for account numbers.
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Labor
Congress
Friends of Labor
Friends of
Congressman Connery
House of Representatives
Mary Norton
House Labor Committee
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Jersey Bailiwick
Wage Earners More Likely to Own Homes Across Five Cities
Bureau of Labor urban study shows in five mid sized cities that wage earners with incomes from 1500 to 3000 dollars are more likely to own homes than business and professional peers. The finding highlights community habits shaping home ownership and backs savings and loan support for workers.
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Chicago
ILNL
United States Building and Loan League
Bureau of Labor
Exposed vigilantes and strikes in Johnstown
Nation excerpt by Allen Grobin details a back to work movement during a Johnstown strike. It cites mass layoffs at Penn Traffic Store, credit freezes by local shops, and a June meeting at Zion Church where business leaders vow to block Bethlehem Steel’s union bargaining.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
BethLehem
Allen Grobin
Johnstown
Pennsylvania
Cambria
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Penn Traffic
Grobin
Zeneth
David Watkins
John W. Stephenson
Vine Street
H Heckman
Penn
Watkins
Stephenson
Johnston
Bethlehem Steel Company
Street Car Men Get Raise in Cincinnati
An agreement between the Cincinnati division of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes and the Cincinnati Street Railway management provides a five cent per hour wage increase for all departments, a paid weekly vacation, a $10 monthly rise in wearers to extra men, and a $50 monthly pension for aged and disabled employees.
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Gincinnati
AFLNS
Cincinnati Divison
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
Bue
Cincinnati Street Railway
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