Green Approves Establishment of Defense Strike Board
President Roosevelt creates an 11 member National Defense Mediation Board to keep defense work moving. Dykstra to chair with three public members Dr. Frank P. Graham William Hammat Davis and Clarence A. Dykstra named. Labor members include Meany Harrison Murray and Kennedy. Employer representatives include Teagle Lapham Meyer and Ching.
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Green
Defense Strike Board
National Defense Mediation Board
American Federation of Labor
Clarence A. Dykstra
Selective Service
Tary of Labor
Department of Labor
Dykstra
Frank P. Graham
University of North Carolina
William Hammat Davis
New York State Mediation Board
George Meany
George M. Harrison
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Philip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Thomas Kennedy
United Mine Workers of America
Detroit Unions Buy New Club at Colony Club
The Detroit and Wayne County Federation of Labor has purchased the Colony Club, once a downtown society women’s venue, to become a labor temple. The seven story building, begun in 1928, faced depression, a 1925 auction of furnishings, and a 1988 tax foreclosure before the federation acquired it with ten years to pay.
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Detroit
ILNS
Detroit and Wayne County Federation of Labor
Colony Club
Frank X. Martel
Federation
America
Labor Federation
AFL Insurance Agents Win Another Election
Officials of the American Federation of Industrial and Ordinary Insurance Agents report a victory as agents of Virginia Life and Casualty Insurance Company in Richmond vote 23 to 2 by secret ballot to have the AFL represent them in collective bargaining, marking another union win in Washington, D. C.
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Washington, D. C
American Federation of Industrial and Ordinary Insurance
Virginia Life and Casualty Insurance Company
Richmond
American Federation of Labor
A. F. of L
$75 Fine For Violating N J Child Labor Law
Newark officials report the first conviction under the New Jersey child labor law in effect since September 1. The stationery store owner was fined $75 for employing a 13 year old girl from 9 AM to 10 PM on three January days with two hours for meals, paid at $34 weekly.
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Newark
N.J
Thomas Guthrie
State Labor Department
Oregon Sees 50 Percent Drop in Unemployed
Portland officials and federal statistics reported a 50 percent fall in Oregon unemployed over the past year. The decline follows a general industrial boom and defense contracts, reducing jobless from 55,000 to 82,000 with workers on WPA and other federal projects included.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Large Wage Increases Gained By Machinists
The International Association of Machinists announced wage gains totaling several million dollars annually through contracts signed with more than 36 employers in a week. A notable deal with Curtiss-Wright Airplane Company of St. Louis, Missouri raised pay 8 to 17 cents per hour for 85 percent of its several thousand employees and added improved working conditions, with coverage expanding to 10,000 workers by late summer.
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Washington, D. C
International Association of Machinists
Curtiss-Wright Airplane Company
St. Louis
Labor Board Move Probed by Qualitative View of Defense Strikes
The piece argues President Roosevelt’s plan for a defense labor mediation board reflects a shift from counting strikes to judging their quality. It contends most CIO strikes are organized and confrontational, while AFL strikes focus on wages and conditions and are resolved through mediation. The article cites Philip Murray, William Green, and the AFL’s support for a federal board to shield defense production.
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C.I.0
A. F
L.philip Murray
New Mediation Board
Louis Stark
New York Times
Roosevelt
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Philip Murray
Mediation Board
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council
Defense Labor Mediation Board
William Green
White House
Green
People of America
Sardine Gasoline Reported by Japanese Company
Reports from Tokyo say the Japanese High Frequency Industry Company announced sardine gasoline production after lengthy experiments. It is claimed sardine fuel will be produced on a large scale by summer though no further details were provided.
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Washington, D. C
Tokyo
Signing Of Anti-Injunction Bill By Gov Edison
In Trenton New Jersey Gov Charles Edison signed a bill curbing Chancery Court injunctions in industrial disputes. Representatives of organized labor including the New Jersey Federation of Labor and affiliated groups witnessed the ceremony.
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Trenton
N. J
TSNS
Charles Edison
New Jersey Federation of Labor and Affiliated Organizations
Workers Entitled To Saving Wage Opinion Speech
Reverend William Revitjus told the Labor Institute that every working man has a natural right to a wage sufficient for himself and his family. He said three parties—employee, employer, and the public—have a direct interest in every wage contract and urged wages high enough to save and build future property.
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New Orleans
ILNS
William Revitjus
Labor Institute
Dress Firm Signs Two Year Union Pact In Fall River
A two year agreement between the International Ladies garment Workers Union and Har Lee Manufacturing Company of Fall River Massachusetts the nation's largest cotton dress firm was signed after an all day conference The pact creates a union shop and raises the weekly minimum wage to 15 dollars with expected upward readjustment by the industry committee under the Fair Labor Standards Act The wage boost adds about 100000 dollars to the payroll Union leaders involved include David Dubinsky Elias Reisberg Elias Lieberman and George Roener with Massachusetts Labor Commissioner James Moriarity also taking part.
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New York City
LNL
International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
Har-Lee Manufacturing Company
Fall River
Mass
David Dubinsky
Elias Reisberg
Elias Lieberman
George E. Roener
James Moriarity
Massachusetts
Defense work boosts Carpenters Local 1846 membership
New Orleans reports a 300 percent rise in Carpenters Local 1846 membership after national defense work begins. At the army bombardment base about 2,000 men are employed with plans to reach 3,000 in the next thirty days at a wage of 1.25 dollars per hour for an eight hour day.
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New Orleans
ILNS
Carpenters’ Union
National Defense
Cotton Oil Mill Workers Strike for Higher Pay
Five hundred employees of Southern Cotton Oil Mill at Gretna near New Orleans walk out demanding 50 cents an hour and a union shop. The mill is closed pending settlement. The men are members of the A. P. of L.
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New Orleans
ILNS
Southern Cotton Oil Mill
Gretna
A. P. of L
Temporary pact ends strike at Ingall Shipbuilding yard
After a week of bargaining 150 workers at Ingall Shipbuilding in Pascagoula return to their jobs under a temporary agreement. The firm has a contract to build nineteen ships designated A F or L and will hold further talks later.
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Pascagoula, Miss
Ingall Shipbuilding Corporation
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Walter C. Teagle
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Roger D. Lapham
Hawaiian- American Steamship Company
Eugene Meyer
the Washington Post
Cyrus Ching
United States Rubber Companys
AFL
Geo. Kappel
North
David Webb & Sons
Ross
Carpenters
Pries
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