Federal Council of Churches Urges Reform on Labor Injunctions
The Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America urges curbs on labor injunctions in disputes over union recognition and peaceful picketing. It calls for pre hearing reviews, plain language orders, jury trials in contempt cases, and faster appeals with a summary of proposed federal legislation by the AFL.
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Federal Council of Churches
New York City
Nesses
Council
American Federation of Labor
Women urged to back night work for women in restaurants
Albany reports the national women's party joined with anti union manufacturers and restaurant employers to urge support for the Kirkland Jenks bill allowing women to work nights in restaurants. Feminists claim the night work ban amounts to a male driven plot to bar women from favored employment.
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Albany
N. Y
National Woman’s Party
Thousands Swayed by A F O L Spokesman at Carl Mackley Funeral
Philadelphia witnessed a record crowd exceeding 35,000 at the Carl Mackley funeral, a hosiery worker killed by H. Aberle Hosiery Company gunmen. Edward F. McGrady called on all to pledge their lives in the fight against poverty and industrial oppression, signaling a dramatic union-led protest.
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Philadelphia
McPherson Square
Carl Mackley
Union
H. ©. Aberle
Edward F. McGrady
A.F. of
Green
McGrady
Green Scores Employers Who Discharge Men For Joining Union
President Green of the American Federation of Labor tours the South blasting employer retaliation against unionizers. He cites textile mills in the South cutting wages, lengthening hours, and firing workers for union activity while northern mills pay higher wages. He urges cooperation and criticizes mill village ownership as un-American.
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Green
Birmingham
Ala
ILNL
South
Organization of Labor
American Federation of Labor
Atlanta
Mr. Green
Greenville
Mass
American Labor Movement
Naumkeag Mills
Salem
N. C
Montgomery
A. F. of
L. Ison
Danville
Durham
Greensboro
Columbia
Macon
Jackson
Miss
Bibb Graves
Alabama
Executive
A. F. of L
Plan Aims to End Jurisdiction Conflicts in Building Trades
Washington date plan to prevent jurisdictional disputes in the building industry was agreed at a city meeting of the building trades department A F of L and the Building Trades Employers Association. The plan goes to a joint conference formed at Tampa for employers and employees. McDonough warns disputes harm the industry and both sides seek elimination.
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Washington
Building Trades Department
A. F. of L
Building ‘Trades Employers’ Association
Tampa
M. J. McDonough
Green urges workmen's compensation at Mississippi legislature
William Green president of the A F of L argues to the Mississippi legislature that workmen's compensation speeds relief for injured workers and reduces court delays and attorney fees. He notes 44 states already have such laws and calls for rehabilitation provisions. Senator Barlow counters by calling supporters un American.
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Montgomery
Green
Jackson
Mississippi
Miss
William Green
A. F. of L
Mr. Green
Barlow
All-Welded Ship Trials Impress Charleston
The Carolinian, the first all-welded self propelled steam ship, completed a successful sea test from Charleston. An electric welder replaced the pneumatic hammer reducing weight by 20 percent and cutting construction costs by 25 percent, a method patented worldwide.
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Charleston
S. C
Notable visit ends second tour in Frankfort Kentucky
The speaker concluded his second tour in Frankfort on March 7 addressing a joint session of the legislature, highlighting connections with business and social organizations as well as workers in the South.
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Frankfort
Sheriff Resigns Over Refusal to Fire Union Pickets
Elizabethton Tennessee Sheriff J M Moreland resigned citing orders to shoot pickets during the six strikes at American Bemberg and American Glanzstoff mills. He later repudiated the move but allowed it to take effect, while deputies protected strikebreakers and strikers held peaceful demonstrations.
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Paul W. Fuller
Elizabethton
Tenn
ILNS
J. M. Moreland
Moreland
Carter County
Rayon Mills
Bemberg
American Glanzstoff Corporation
George Dugger
Glanzstoff and
Chamber of Commerce
Mooney Labor Oppose Pardon Denial Stirs San Jose
Frank MacDonald of the California State Building Trades Council rejects labor opposition to a Mooney pardon at a San Jose mass meeting. Speakers include Fremont Older, Rev. B. Sylvester, and Wallace Watson, stressing Mooney and Billings were convicted on perjured testimony.
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San Jose
Cal
Organized Labor
Mooney
Frank ©. MacDonald
California State Building Trades Council
Billings
MacDonald
Fremont Oldler
San Francisco
Public teachers in line Wilkes-Barre Plains township vote union
Teachers in Plains township Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania voted unanimously to affiliate with the American Federation of Teachers, a unit of the AFT. The move aligns local public educators with the national teachers union.
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Wilkes-Barre
Plains Township
The
American Federation of Teachers
A. F. Pot L
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