Reports on wage cuts and labor losses in U S plants
Washington reports from the U S Labor Department and the National Industrial Conference Board show wage cuts of 11.1 percent affecting 1,573,666 workers while 825,983 were fired in 1,286 plants. The total annual wage loss reaches 1.82 billion dollars with average weekly pay down from 28.63 to 16.21 since 1929, signaling deflationary pressure and banker influence.
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Labor Department and Conference Board
Washington, D. C
ILNL
U. S. Labor Department
National Industrial Conference Board
U.S
Conference Board
Senate
Wall Street
Rail workers mourn death of Sir Henry W Thornton
Sir Henry Worth Thornton 61 former head of the Canadian National Railway and Great Eastern Railway died after an operation in New York City. He was to be guest of honor at a March 25 union dinner with William Green presiding. Railway labor leaders praised his service to workers and society.
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New York City
SLNS
Sir Henry W. Thornton
Organized Railroad
Canadian National Railway
Sir Henry
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
A. F. Whitney
Railway Labor Executives’ Association
United States
Canada
Sir Henry Worth Thornton
Great Eastern Railway
England
Canadian National Railways
Great Britain
Great Eastern
Cord Wins Control Of Aviation Corporation Board
E L Cord, noted labor foe and head of Cord and Auburn interests, has gained full control of the Aviation Corporation after additional stock purchases and has been elected chairman. The old board resigned upon his securing a controlling stake. AFL President Green denounced Cord as an enemy of labor, warning that Cord’s control could threaten organized workers in the industries he dominates and labor would resist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Ilns
E. L. Cord
Cord
Auburn
Aviation Corporation
The
Green
American Federation of Labor
American Airways, Inc
LaMotte T. Cohn
Interests in control fairer to organized workers than Cord
Fragmentary note quotes a view that the interests then in control were fairer to organized workers than to Cord, reflecting tensions between labor groups and the Cord faction within the period.
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Cord
Despair among white collar relief workers in New York City
William H. Matthews of the Emergency Work and Relief Bureau reports that single women in white collar jobs face despair after being laid off due to funding shortages. Appeals describe anxiety outside offices and pay envelopes ending, with one noting a looming "death notice" as work ends next week.
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New York City
SLNS
Emergency Work and Relief Bureau
William H. Matthews
Bureau
Matthews
Women as family financial managers urged by expert
Chicago based Household Finance Corporation research director Burr Blackburn argues wives handle 85 percent of consumer buying among 29 million homemakers. He says couples without debt worries follow a plan with the husband as chairman and the wife as general manager and treasurer, a modern household finance model.
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Chicago
ILNS
Burr Blackburn
Household Finance Corporation
Blackburn
Bourn
Labor leader condemns wage cuts and bank control
Wilkes-Barre Pa ILNS reports President William Green of the American Federation of Labor denounces wage-cutting, market-destroying policies by banks and industry. He urges organization to halt universal wage cuts and save industry, warning of economic chaos and rising unemployment.
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Wilkes-Barre, Pa
ILNS
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Fela
Green
Wilkes-Barre
Entire Alien Deportation Force Ousted by Perkins
The Labor Department division enforcing immigration law, which last year set deportation records under Doak, was abolished by Frances Perkins. Eighty-one workers lost their jobs. The move follows Perkins stance against alien deportations, raising questions about future immigration enforcement and port-of-entry operations amid a broader debate on wage cuts and economic policy.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
Department of Labor
Doak
Frances Perkins
Perkine
United Stat
Green Greets Justice Holmes on 92nd Birthday
William Green president of the American Federation of Labor sends a birthday greeting to Associate Judge Oliver Wendell Holmes retired of the U S Supreme Court on his ninety second birthday. He extends sincere greetings and wishes for continued health and happiness, expressing esteem from millions of workers in the United States.
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Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Oliver Wendell Holmes
United States Supreme Court
United States
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Control Aviation Corporation
Goethe
Labor
Perkins
Labor Department
American Federation
Justice Holmes
Krebs
Fampus
Illinois
Philco
Majestic Electric
Axminster
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