Miserably Low Wages in Cotton and Woolen Mills Revealed
Government study shows wages in cotton, woolen and worsted mills remain very low despite some increases since 1913. 1920 peak, 1926 declines, with Northern vs Southern gaps. wages as low as 11 to 12 dollars weekly for some workers. Senate inquiry requested but stalled by filibuster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Labor News Service
Washington, D. C
United States Department of Labor
New England
North
South
David I. Walsh
Massachusetts
Walsh
Senate
Meeting Called to Organize Auto Industry Workers in D C
Under the American Federation of Labor, a March 24 meeting will gather at the A B P L building in Washington to plan the organization of automobile industry workers. The session continues December’s adjourned talks to unite representatives with authority to overcome jurisdictional barriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Labor News Service
Washington, D. C
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
A. B P. of L
Washington
Prison Ship in Havana Harbor Terrorizes Cuban Workers
Deportation without trial on the Maximo Gomez ships foreigners and Cubans alike to Cadiz or unknown fates in a Havana harbor nightmare. The ship, seized from Germany, has no legal recourse or habeas corpus, with deportations carried out as official orders and hidden from public view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester M. Wright
International Labor News Service
Washington, D. C
Maximo Gomez
Havana
Cuba
Maxima Gomez
Machado
Cadiz
Spain
New York
Cubanil
Federation of Workers of the Ports
Union Carpenters End California Bay District Strike
Union carpenters of the District Council ratified a settlement with the Industrial Association of the Bay region. The vote was 1 722 to 628 ending the strike. The agreement ends the material business on both sides of the Bay and abolishes the material permit system except where contractors refuse the 94 daily wage scale to carpenters.
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Indianparks
Ind
Carpenters of Th District Council of Carpenters of California
Industrial Association of the
Bay Region
Bay
Industrial Association
International Union
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United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
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West Side Building and Loan Association
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