Fake Union Scheming Puts Wire Code in Cold Storage
Washington DC. The telegraph code is said to be laid away due to Western Union scheming with its company union the Association of Western Union Employees. NRA says the code has been turned over to the National Industrial Recovery Board. Reports claim a 43 hour week with wage protection missing.
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Washington, DC
ILNS
Western Union
Association of Western Union
NRA
National Industrial Recovery Board
Congress
Federal Communications Commission
Company
Union
Postal
Tr ix
Recovery Board
Frank B. Powers
Commercial ‘Telegraphers’ Union
Roosevelt
NIRA
Union Label Is Key To Prosperity
The article argues the union label proves American goods are made under union conditions and at decent wages. It warns against importing foreign products while many Americans are unemployed, urging readers to buy American and union-made items to boost purchasing power and economic recovery. It emphasizes the label and shop cards as the best guarantee of domestic production and fair labor standards.
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Lincoln
America
NRA
Millions of Handbag Labels Sold Under Code Group Handoff
The code authority reports 25,498,500 ladies' handbag labels distributed from June 1, 1934, to January 1, 1935. November was peak month with 4,310,000 labels, a daily average of 204,616 and a weekly average of 1,310,000.
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Code Group
A. F
L. News Service
New York
Higher Pay Level Only Way to Bring Business Revival
Father Francis J. Haas, Catholic economist and labor advisor, urges higher wages as essential to economic revival. He argues that wage increases expand purchasing power, stimulate demand, and reemploy workers, while noting that wealthier classes bear much of any price rise. He favors compulsory wage increases and stronger union bargaining to promote fair distribution and recovery.
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Hass
New York City
USNS
Francis J. Haas
National Catholic School For Social Service
Labor Advisory Board
NRA
Matthew Woll
American Federation of Labo
Pathor Haag
Faas
Father Haas
Wame
Labor to Continue Fight Over Wages in Work Relief Bill
Washington labor leaders vow ongoing battle to preserve the prevailing wage, after Senate defeated the McCarran amendment 50 to 38 and approved the Russell compromise 53 to 2. President Green of the AFL criticized the Russell change but affirmed labor’s aim to maintain wage scales on federal projects.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Senate
McCarran
Russell
Georgia
Green
Inbor
Lahow
Seriabe Appropriations
Advertisers message from The Press editorials on wages and prosperity
A brief note from Prancis J. Haas expresses a call for intelligent advertising by The Press and notes government supervised wage negotiations to ensure fair levels. The message promises prosperity for both employers and workers under proper oversight and cooperation.
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Silene
Prancis J. Haas
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Tam
Anotha
Cy Maitel
Tex Sages
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