Union Labor Aids in Operation of New York Prison Industries
New York state partners organized labor and manufacturers to run prison shops under Hawes-Cooper reforms beginning 1934. A market survey and comprehensive study will map supplies and distribution for state institutions, aiming at efficient prisoner employment and minimal private-industry interference. Committees on production, wages, training, business organization, maintenance, legislation, farm activities, and market standards are named, with leaders from labor, industry, and AFL affiliates.
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New York
New York City
SLNS
New York State
Hawes-Cooper
Congress
Governor's Advisory Committee On
George Gordon Battle
Battle
Messrs
John Sullivan
New York State Federation of Labor
A. F. Allison
International Association of German Manufacturers
E. J. Volz
International Photo-Engravers’ Union
Sidney Detmers
Walter D. Jones
Utica Knitting Company
Miss Jane Hoey
J. H. McCormick
Thomas I. Sheridan
Jared van Wagenen
A. F P. Allison
Hugh Frayne
American Federation of Labor
Sam A. Lewisohn
Chicago union print shops vote to keep five day week
Chicago printers reaffirm the five day week under a 1929 contract after Franklin Association employers urged abrogation or reduced hours. The International Typographical Union backed the decision, maintaining wage structure while noting broader labor movement morale amid wage-cut pressures.
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Chicago Union
Chicago
SLNS
Franklin Association
Employers’ Group
Charles P. Howard
International Typographical Union
Typographical Union No
Photo cell uses span multiple fields across cities
The passage notes varied uses of the photo-cell from Texas oil prospecting to a police truth test, a Holland tunnel counter for cars, Pittsburgh schoolroom lighting, and Youngstown heavy ingots reacting to shadows, with about 600 uses already found.
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Texas
Holland Tunnel
Pittsburgh
Youngstown
Justice Hughes Decision May Change Labor Injunctions
Washington DC reports that the Supreme Court's ruling in the Minnesota gag law challenges the use of prior restraint, signaling a potential shift in anti-labor injunctions. The decision upholds press freedom and argues for due process after violations, suggesting unions may gain similar protection for free speech and publication, reshaping labor case law.
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Washington, D. C
TLNS
United States Supreme Court
Minnesota
Gage Law
Maghes
Hughes
Justice Hughes
Holmes
Brandeis and Stone
Roberts
Supreme Court
States Begin Big Concentration in Volstead Battle
The Maryland and District of Columbia Federation of Labor leads state labor bodies in demanding modification of the Volstead act. The resolution cites destruction of the sixth largest US industry and massive unemployment, argues enforcement costs are huge, and claims Prohibition has created unregulated distilleries and health harms.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
Federations of Labor
Maryland
Wage Cuts Across 195 Establishments in 47 Industries
Washington bureau of labor statistics notes wage reductions in 195 establishments across 47 industries for the month ending April 15, affecting 22 543 workers. The average decline was 10.1 percent, with five establishments reporting increases. Textile, iron and steel, and lumber sectors show the most activity in the latter period.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Asl
Textile
Iron and Steel
Traimen Limit Hours To Assist Unemployed
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen at a Houston convention voted to limit work days to reduce unemployment. Over 10,000 trainmen are idle. Yard service capped at 200 hours monthly, freight at 3,500 miles, passenger at 5,500 miles. effective within 30 days or once negotiated with railroad managers.
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Traimen
Houston
Texas
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Brotherhood
Five Year Plan Seen Making Slow Progress
The memorandum from the Bureau of Research on Russian Economic Conditions linked to Birmingham University notes 1929-1930 industrial output up 24 percent, agriculture growing slower, and livestock 77.5 percent of 2016 levels. It cites the Alle Union conference in Moscow and criticizes quality lapses in goods, with losses in the tens of millions of roubles and 7 percent due to inefficient workmanship. It projects 1,212,000 new specialists needed and questions aligning technical progress with centralized administration.
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Tondon
ILNS
Bureau of Research On
Birmingham University
Russia
Alle Union
Moscow
Wml
Kuibysher Ax
Phan
Temurindun
Pennsylvania Senate Approves Equity Regulation Bill
Harrisburg Pa The senate passed a bill creating compulsory jury trials in contempt cases tied to alleged Tabor injunction violations. Judges who issued the order may be removed from the case and are barred from issuing preliminary orders without a hearing in open court. Time limits range up to five days.
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Harrisburg
Senate
We House
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Richman
Hamilton
Ohio
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Tabor
Philadelphia
Hglslative
D. C
National Committee
London Times
Riga
Labor Administration
MacDonald
Havin
Henderson
Pennsylvania
Hoover
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