Wagner Mediation Bill Aims to Promote Voluntary Settlements
Senator Robert F. Wagner proposes a United States Mediation Board of three members to aid employers and workers in settling labor disputes through direct negotiation mediation and voluntary arbitration. The measure, lacking penalties or compulsion, would encourage agreements on pay rules and grievances while relying on voluntary processes to minimize interstate disruptions.
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Wagner
Bill
United States Mediation Board
U.S. Labor Department
Conciliation Service
Washington, D. C
ILNS
Robert F. Wagner
New York
United States Labor Department
Mediation Board
Railway Labor Executives' Assn names new chairman
George M. Harrison resigns after six years as chairman of the Railway Labor Executives Association. J. A. Phillips of Cedar Rapids Iowa, president of the Order of Railway Conductors, is elected successor. A. E. Lyons of Chicago becomes vice chairman as the body represents 20 of 21 railroad labor groups.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
George M. Harrison
Railway Labor Executives’ Association
J. A. Phillips
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Harrison
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Phillips
Order of Railway Conductors
A. E. Lyons
Chicago
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
Swiss workers appeal to aid Finland in fight for freedom
Swiss Trade Union Center urges support for Finland amid Russian aggression praising Finnish independence and resilience. The appeal highlights a small nation resisting imperialist demands and calls on Swiss workers to back Finland in its struggle.
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Berne
ILNS
Finland
Swiss Trade Union Center
Finland at twenty years of independence
The text lauds twentieth century progress in Finland with rising living standards and strong native industry. It notes social reform attempts and strong workers’ organizations but warns of threatened extinction amid invasion. Swiss readers are urged to support refugees, especially women and children, facing winter hardship.
New Union Contract Signed By N Y Millinery Workers
A three year contract covering 21000 millinery workers in the New York metropolitan area was signed at a luncheon. Walter K Marks of the Eastern Women's Headwear Association praised the Millinery Workers Union for establishing uniform standards to reduce labor costs. Nathaniel Spector, manager of the union's joint board, pledged strict adherence and said workers' welfare depends on industry prosperity.
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N. Y. Millinery
New York City
ILNL
New York Metropolitan Area
Walter K. Marks
Eastern Women’s Headwear Association
Millinery Workers’ Union
A. F. of L
Nathaniel Spector
Racketeering lawyers face disbarment in Ohio probe
A half dozen Columbus attorneys before the State Industrial Commission face disbarment after a Franklin County Bar Association investigation. The probe found lawyers and non attorneys preying on claimants with contingent fees up to 50 percent, violating Supreme Court rulings and commission fee standards. The study, aided by the commission, targets Columbus restaurateurs auto dealers and clerical firms, with wider checks planned in Hamilton Cuyahoga and Lucas Counties.
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Columbus
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
Columbus, C
CLNS
State Industrial Commission
Columbus Bar Association
Bar Committee
State Supreme Court
Bar Association of
Franklin County
Evan I. Evans
Commission
Hamilton
Cuyahoga
Lucas Counties
Labor leaders press for resumption of talks with CIO
President William Green of the AFL said the federation stands ready to resume negotiations with the CIO after a religious leaders appeal urged renewed labor peace talks. The appeal, signed by Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish representatives, urged settlement through collective bargaining and negotiated agreements.
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Washington, D. C
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William Green
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
John L. Lewis
C. I.0
Lewis
Green
John A. Ryan
National Catholic Welfare Conference
James Myers
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Edward L. Israel
Social Justice Commission
Central Conference of American Rabbis
Emma Goldman Stricken in Toronto Visit
Emma Goldman the 70 year old anarchist and writer suffered a stroke during a visit to friends in Toronto. She was hospitalized in serious condition. She was deported from the United States in 1919 for opposing the WWI draft and urging revolution and later quarreled with Lenin and Trotsky before fleeing Russia.
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Toronto
ILNS
Emma Goldman
Friends
Russia
United States
Lenin
Trotsky
Retail sales rise tied to job gains in January
The National Retail Credit Association reports that improved employment drove higher store sales and collections in January. Data from 8,372 stores nationwide indicate broader consumer demand strengthened along with wage conditions.
Green speech to be broadcast from Southern Labor Conference
President William Green of the AFL will deliver his address on Union Management Co operation at a duty dinner in the Ansley Hotel Atlanta. Gov E D Rivers will introduce Green. The event honors Frank Morrison and George Meany. About 700 attendees from Southern states and union groups expected.
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Atlanta, Ga
ILNS
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Southern Labor Conference
George T. Googe
A. F. of L
Green
Ansley Hotel
E. D. Rivers
Atlanta Federation of Trades
State Federations of Labor
Frank Morrison
George Meany
South
Why The Labor Act
William Green cites long fought for freedom and bargaining equality as the reason Americans supported the National Labor Relations Act. He argues workers seek equal voice with management in wages hours and conditions, emphasizing independence and free contracting.
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Ameren
William Green
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