Union Right to Refuse Work with Non Members Courts Rules
New York Supreme Court Brooklyn division denies injunction in a tile layer union dispute. It upholds The Sayers Local Union No 52 and asserts unions possess the same rights as individuals to engage or refuse work based on membership. The decision notes threats to withhold labor are lawful and the motion is denied.
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National Protective Association
Cumming
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Ta* Hianapolis
Street Carmen
Groesbeck
Suppression of Engravers Price Fixing Denounced by FTC
The Federal Trade Commission issued an order against the American Photo-Engravers' Association and its clubs for price fixing of photo-engraving products in the United States. The FTC served the order on 231 respondents and dismissed charges against the International Photo-Engravers Union and related bodies. The commission also enjoined the association from unfair practices including agreements setting the standard scale for prices. The case has dragged in hearings for years and may prompt appeals hanging the outcome in the courts.
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International Labor News Service
Washington, D. C
United States
Federal Trade Commission
American Photo- Engravers’ Association
International Photo-Engravers’ Union
American Photo-Engravers' Association
Judge rules governor lacked authority over insurrection order
Federal Judge John F. Symes holds that Governor Adams exceeded his powers by declaring a state of insurrection in Weld and Boulder counties during the coal strike. The ruling overruled the attorney general’s bid to quash a habeas corpus writ for several men jailed during the L W W strike.
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John F. Symes
Adams
Weld
Boulder
Governor's proclamation sparks debate on jail and habeas limits
Judge Symes calls imprisonment without charges or bail a serious, contrary move to English common law. He argues authorities must explain such actions and warns that using proclamations to hold people is an extraordinary remedy needing careful review. He rejects the Attorney General's claim that a signed paper grants broad power.
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Symes
Boston Journeymen Back Licensure For Barbers
Workers and employers in Boston back a state bill to license all barbers emphasizing sanitary features. The proposal aims to regulate the trade and set professional standards for the calling.
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Boston
Shirt Manufacturing Standardization Discussed by Union Lenders
In Los Angeles a conference of union made shirt manufacturers and Pacific coast United Garment Workers locals discussed production and wage scales. Plans, once agreed, will go to each local union with a view to establishing an international shirt scale.
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Los Angeles
Pacific Coast
United Garment Workers of America
Carpenters Win Nine Month Strike in Chicago
Organized carpenters win a nine months strike against two interior finishing firms. Union scale of 1.20 dollars an hour and a 44 hour week restored.
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Chicago
Shadowing Juries Is Common Practice
A notice highlights that shadowing juries is common practice, urging readers to subscribe for the Press and stay informed on courtroom procedures and public access to trials.
Groesbeck Claims Indy Injunctions Framed Union Leaders
Governor Groesbeck testifies in Senate inquiry on the Shipstead bill and Indianapolis injunction. He says officers Parker and Armstrong were framed and sentenced for contempt, cites multiple arrests as a manipulation by the traction company, and urges amendments to address the Clayton act.
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Carmen
Groesbeck
Senate
International Labor News Service
Washington, D. C
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Alexander J. Groesbeck
Michigan
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employee of America
Indianapolis
American Federation of Labor
Armstrong
Parker
Baltzell
Norris
Noris
Vernor
Congress
Traction Company
Boggs
Court of Appeals
Unemployment Growing in U. S. Unions Reveals A F L Analysis
Washington reports rising unemployment among union members based on A F of L statistics. The three months ending 1927 show 13.8 percent unemployed, rising to 17.8 percent by January and likely higher in February. The report notes auto, iron and steel gains but textile declines and mixed factory conditions.
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Washington, D. C
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American Federation of Labor
A. F P. of L
Iron and Steel Mills
Labor Department
Meeting on Unemployment Draws 200 Charitable Groups
More than two hundred charitable organizations attended a New York gathering to address rising unemployment in the city. The call noted an unusual surge of jobless people, worsened by incoming unemployed workers from Pennsylvania coal regions and New England textile districts.
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New York
Pennsylvania
New England
Comment on killings as public indifference in Colorado
The Colorado Labor Advocate condemns murders of striking minors by Colorado Cossacks. The piece notes eight men have been sacrificed while the public debates electrocution in New York, urging action against local patrols and violence.
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Denver
Colorado Labor Advocate
Colorado Federation of Labor
New York
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