Senate panel forms to draft substitute end Case strike bill
Washington reports that a Senate Labor Committee subcommittee will draft a substitute to the Case strike control bill. Senator Murray named himself to chair a liberal group including Pepper La Follette Morse Ellender Tunnell and Ball. The move signals the death of the Case measure unless minds shift in the committee.
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Senate
Washington, D. C
ILNL
Senate Labor Committee
Organized Labor
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Thomas E. Murray
Montana
Murray
Pepper
Florida
la Follette
Wisconsin
Morse
Washington
Ellender
Louisiana
Tunnell
Delaware
Ball
Minnesota
Case
South Dakota
Strike Tactics Rally by Unions Draws Police Critique
New York City ILNS reports the American Civil Liberties Union denounces court and police excesses in labor disputes. It cites mass picketing rights and says some injunctions stem from perceived union excesses that block entry to strike sites. The group maintains free entry and mass picketing can coexist with labor tactics.
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New York City
ILNS
American Civil Liberties Union
Civil Liberties Organization
Joseph Curran
Greater New
Former UMWA District Leader Dies at 75
Benjamin McEnany, former president of United Mine Workers District 1, died at his Wilkes Barre home on March 4 at age 75. A key aide to John Mitchell during the 1902 strike, he later served as district auditor from 1904 to 1906 and led the district for a two year term starting in 1907. After retirement nine years ago he was a coal inspector at Ewen Colliery. Born in England, he immigrated to the United States 52 years ago.
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Wilkes-Barre
ILNS
Benjamin McEnany
United Mine Workers of America
McEnany
John Mitchell
Ewen
England
America
Strange Phenomenon Women Piece Work Rates Adjusted
Piece work rates were raised and day-work rates set at eighty percent of average piece work earnings, reflecting a notable shift in compensation practices for women workers.
Senate Committee Backs 65 Cent Minimum Pay
The Education and Labor Committee reports a bill to raise the minimum wage to 65 cents an hour with immediate effect and extend coverage to more employers engaged in interstate commerce. A minority favors 55 cents now and 60 cents later, while several senators urge minimal increases to curb inflationary pressure.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
Senate
Thhe
Education and Labor Committee
Tunnell
Delaware
Pepper
Florida
Ellender
Louisiana
Fulbright
Arkansas
Taft
Ohio
Ball
Minnesota
Donnell
Missouri
Smith
New Jersey
Gains For Upholsterers In New Hampshire Plant
Keene New Hampshire extensive gains for employees of the Sprague Carleton Co won by Local 366 Upholsterers International Union in contract talks led by International Vice President Howard Litchfield USA representative in New England. Improvements include a second week's paid vacation after five years service three paid holidays and minimum rates raised to 65 cents for men and 55 cents for women with longer service.
UMW Official John P Gallagher Dies at 69 in Harrisburg
John P Gallagher former secretary treasurer of the United Mine Workers died in Harrisburg on March 2 at age 69. He served as secretary treasurer from 1898 to 1905 under John Mitchell, later joining the Pennsylvania Department of Mines in 1905.
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Harrisburg
ILNS
John P. Gallagher
United Mine Workers
Miners’ Union
John Mitchell
Gallagher
Pennsylvania Department of Mines
Supreme Court Asked To Approve Naturalization Of Pacifists
The American Civil Liberties Union urges the Supreme Court to grant citizenship to pacifists like James Louis Girouard by reinterpreting the oath to defend the United States. It cites prior oath rulings, wartime non combatant service, and a 1942 naturalization amendment expanding access for those serving in any armed force.
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ILNS
U. S. Supreme Court
American Civil Liberties Union
John W. Davis
James Louis Girouard
Circuit Court of Appeals
Boston
United States
Congress
Civil Liberties Union
Supreme Court
U. S. Civil Service Commission
ACLU
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