Compromise Strike Settlement Ends Menace of Chicago Tie-Up
The 4,500,000 residents in Chicago and nearby areas faced a 24 hour transport disruption due to a strike by 2,400 gas station attendants and 500 oil tank truck drivers. A two year settlement ended the lockout with raises of 7.50 per month for drivers and 5 per month for station workers, phased by months, plus a vacation concession retained for drivers.
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Chicago
International Labor News Service
Cook County
Lake County
Lake Forest
DuPage County
Downers Grove
Indiana
Whiting
Hammond
Patrick Berrell
Sinclair Oil Company
Standard Oil Company
Texas Company
Roxana Petroleum Corporation
Neer
Ban on Union by Federal Board Sparks Protest
Washington reports the federal personnel classification board will not deal with union representatives but will hear complaints from individual federal employees. The action followed a wage ruling rehearing request by the women’s union in the bureau of engraving and printing, affiliated with the National Federation of Federal Employees. Federation officers condemn the move as an assault on collective grievance rights. President Stewart calls it proof of the board’s unfitness to administer the act.
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Washington
Federal Personnel Classification Board
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
National Federation of Federal Employes
Steward
Personnel Classification Board
Ryan elected president of International Longshoremen's Association
Joseph P. Ryan won the ILA presidency at the convention, succeeding Anthony J. Chlopek who becomes the union’s federal compensation bureau representative. Delegates, including many African American members from Philadelphia Newport News Galveston and southern ports, approved higher per capita taxes and organizer salaries to sixty dollars weekly.
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International Labor News Service
New York City
Joseph P. Ryan
New York
International Longshoremen's Association
Anthony J. Chlopek
Buffalo
Chlopek
Federal
Ryan
Central Trades and Labor Council
West Coast
Philadelphia
Newport News
Galveston
South
Printing Pressmen Gain Arbitration Wage Increase
Printing pressmen employed on local newspapers in Vancouver secured an arbitration agreement raising wages by 3 dollars a week retroactive to September last year. The new rate stands at 48 dollars. Long negotiations cooled by patient judgment, vindicating the policy.
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Vancouver
Canada
Steel Workers Strike at Bourne Fuller Mill
Cleveland steel workers strike the Union Rolling Mill, ending a 40 year history of recognizing the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers. The confrontation centers on labor recognition and industrial relations in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Bourne-Fuller Company
Amalgamated Association of Tron, Steel and Tin Workers
Pan American Labor Federation Opens Its Greatest Convention
In Washington the Pan American Federation of Labor convenes with fourteen nations, focusing on Mexico Nicaragua and Cuba. Luis Morones joins, Salomon de la Selva speaks then Green denounces war urging arbitration and free labor rights. Morones defends labor movements against critics and urges delegates to continue work after the session ends.
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Peace For Americas
Green
Pan-American Labor Federation
International Labor News Service
Washington, D. C
Pan- American Federation of Labor
American Federation of Labor
Mexico
Nicaragua
Cuba
Luis N. Morones
Salomon de la Selva
Hemisphere
Morones
Organized Labor Movement
Europe
Pan-American Federation of Labor
Delega
Russia
Rock Dusted Mines Warned For Safer Coal Mining
Washington reports the United States bureau of mines urges universal rock dusting to prevent deadly explosions. Director Scott Turner notes partial dusting misleads safety and calls for full coverage of all entries air courses rooms and pillar regions with regular replenishment. He cites 1926 to date major and limited explosions comparing higher survival in rock dusted mines. Turner's cost claim aligns with accident insurance while stressing humanitarian value and improved morale.
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Washington
Scott Turner
United States Bureau of Mines
Turner
Editor Dale Wins Scotch Verdict in Contempt Case
Indianapolis editor George R. Dale, freed on parole after a 90 day jail term and $500 fine for alleged contempt of court, must pay the fine and remain under State Farm supervision under parole terms. The case stemmed from a Muncie paper article alleging Delaware county political corruption and drew national attention after the Indiana Supreme Court ruled truth is not a defense in contempt.
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Indianapolis
George R. Dale
Munele
Clarence W. Dearth
Delaware County
Jackson
Indiana State Farm
Dale
Muncie
Indiana Supreme Court
Eastern Unions Aided by Green
President Green issued an appeal to national and international affiliates to aid Connecticut’s labor movement and its education drive. Special Organizer Collins reports that the Connecticut Manufacturers’ Association and allied interests hold strong influence over public opinion on economic matters, yet workers are gaining ground as the State Federation of Labor improved the compensation law despite anti union forces accepting amendments to curb further agitation.
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Washington
Connecticut
Green
A. F. of L
Collins
Connecticut Manufacturers’ Association and Allied Interests
State Federation of Labor
Cossack Proposal Faces Repeated Rejections in Illinois
Springfield, Ill. The general assembly rejects the state cossack bill for the fifth time. The measure would replace local police with a central head appointed by the governor, a point stressed by trade unionists.
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Springfield
Ill
General Assembly
Miners Stand Firm as Certificate Laws Block Strike Breakers
Indianapolis reports miners decline wage cuts and refuse to return to work while the strike persists. Miners in Illinois and Ohio cite certificate laws and union solidarity, while operators face waning profits and a cautious outlook. President Harry Fishwick notes independent mines joining the DuQuoin field, increasing production to 1,500 tons daily. The dispute risks a prolonged suspension with no near resolution anticipated.
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International Labor News Service
Indianapolis
Ind
Jacksonville
Mlinois
West Virginia
Illinois
Harry Fishwick
Tilinvis
Tilinaia
Fishwick
DuQuoin
Equal Sex Plan Sparks Colorado Union Debate
Denver trade union women oppose the national women's party call for a constitutional amendment to erase all reference to males in the federal constitution. They criticize the move as undermining protective labor laws, arguing state legislatures could handle reforms while warning the change would nullify existing women’s protections. The Women's party alleges broader effects, though its members rarely work in wage labor.
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Denver
National Women's Party
Colorado Springs
Colorado Labor Advocate
Women’s Party
Republican Party
Coolidge
Black Hills
Injunction Denied in Portland Taxi Strike Case
Judge Ste venson dissolved a temporary injunction against the Taxi Drivers' Union. The court ruled the strikers have the right to picket and to advertise anti union firms. Made by Hamilton union men, Standard 5c cigar.
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Portland
Ore
John H. Stevenson
Hamilton Union
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