Cigar Makers Fight Bill Threatening U.S. Industry
The Cigar Makers International Union opposes House Resolution 9195 to allow Cuba cigars in parcels under 3,000 units. The bill, backed by mail order interests, would boost small parcel post sales and harm American cigar businesses, according to union president I M Ornburn. He urges members to contact lawmakers to oppose passage, citing expected injury to the industry and recent administrative support for the bill.
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Cigar Makers’ International Union
I. M. Ornburn
United States
House
Cuba
Congress
Custom House
House Committee On
Cigar Makers’ Internation
Ornburn
Committee On Ways
House of Representatives
United States Senate
Post Office Department of
Committee On
Cigar Industry
Chicago unionists seek Republican slate for Sanitary District trustees
Four prominent Chicago labor leaders vie for Republican nominations to the Sanitary District board which oversees Chicago and Cook County drainage. The board faces a $58 million annual budget and a $7500 salary, with one unexpired four-year seat due to a death. Candidates include Edwin R. Wright, Oscar F. Nelson, Edward F. Moore, and A. S. Fuller, each bringing long union and public service credentials.
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Chicago
N. S
Sanitary District
Cook County
Edwin R. Wright
Chicago Typographical Union No. 16
Illinois State Federation of Labor
Illinois
United States Shipping Board
Oscar F. Nelson
Chicago Federation of Labor
Thompson
Nelson
United States Department of Labor
Edward F. Moore
A. S. Fuller
200 Stores Unite In Furniture Syndicate Of America
More than 200 retail furniture dealers form the Furniture Syndicate of America Inc. They will affiliate with 100 manufacturers to obtain merchandise at maximum discounts. Standardized newspaper advertisements are planned to reduce competition and costs.
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New York
Furniture Syndicate of America, Inc
Dictatorship Persists In Cuba Under Machado
William English Walling, I L N S writer, declares Cuba under Machado is as repressive as in the terror days. He cites suppressed press and assembly, feared assassinations, and a constitutional convention aimed at extending Machado’s rule. Labor groups, though harassed, retain fighting spirit and growing strength aided by Santiago Iglesias and Pan American Federation of Labor.
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Walling
International Labor News Service
Washington, D. C
Pan-American Congress
Cuba
William English Walling
Machado
Italy
Santiago Iglesias
Pan-American Federation of Labor
Five Day Work Week Urged In Building Trades
Chicago craftsmen push for a five day week as unions campaign while most contracts run through next year. Painters vote 7000 to 2000 in favor and seek action from the Chicago Building Trades Council. Contractors warn the move will wreck the industry and force workers into shacks or Mexican adobes, echoing past forecasts about shorter hours.
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Chicago
Painters’ District Council
Chicago Building Trades Council
Injunction Attacked As Labor Rights Thief In House Hearing
The American Federation of Labor faces stiff opposition as it presses Shipstead anti injunction legislation before the House Judiciary Committee. Andrew Furuseth and John P Frey testified detailing how injunctions harm workers rights while Green spoke at an earlier session. Opponents, led by the National Association of Manufacturers, argue the bill oversteps needed protections and fear paralysis of action in this session.
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International Labor News Service
Washington, D. C
American Federation of Labor
House Committee On Judiciary
Shipstead
Senate
House
Andrew Furuseth
International Seamen's Union
John P. Frey
A. F. of L. Metal Trades Department
House Committee
Ameria
Green
Labor
Congressional Committee
National Association of Manufacturers
Trade At Retail in 1927 Slightly Higher Than 1926
Washington reports retail trade in 1927 edged up over 1926 with department store sales about one percent higher in December and full year 1927 totaling roughly one half of one percent above 1926. Final figures may shift, but demand held firm as shoppers spent freely nationwide.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Federal Reserve Board
Senate passes lobbyist bill requiring monthly expense filings
Washington Senate approves a bill by Senator Caraway mandating lobbyists file monthly expense reports with both the senate and house detailing money spent on advocacy work.
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Washington
Senate
Caraway
House
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