Economists Back Wagner Labor Bill in Senate Hearing
University of Wisconsin economist Edwin E. Witte and Petroleum Labor Policy Board chair Dr. William M. Leiserson endorsed the Wagner labor disputes bill during Senate Education and Labor Committee hearings. They said the measure outlaws company unions, lets a majority of workers choose bargaining reps, and legalizes the National Labor Board with power to settle disputes, while not imposing a compulsory closed shop. They warned employers favor company unions and noted large scale industrial espionage fueling unrest.
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Edwin E. Witte
University of Wisconsin
William M. Leiserson
Petroleum Labor Policy Board
Senate Committee On Education and Labor
National Labor Board
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St Louis Auto Workers Seek Collective Bargaining Vote
A St Louis delegation representing General Motors employees organized in a local of the United Automobile Workers Federal Labor Union and presenting 1526 names to the National Labor Board requests a vote to determine bargaining representatives. They also seek enforcement of the St Louis Regional Labor Board decision issued February 13.
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Washington, D. C
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General Motors Companies
St. Louis
United Automobile Workers’ Federal Labor Union
American Federation of Labor
National Labor Board
Wagner names new leaders to San Francisco Regional Labor Board
Senator Robert F. Wagner announced on March 19 the resignation of George Creel as chairman of the San Francisco Regional Labor Board. He named Dr. Francis Grady from the University of California as chairman and Robert J. Calkins as vice chairman, citing Creel’s duties as state director of compliance.
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Washington, D. C
SLNS
Robert F. Wagner
George Creel
San Francisco
Wagner
Francis Grady
School of Economics
University of California
Robert J. Calkins
Greer
Compliance
Auto Workers Enroll in A F L Unions En masse
Washington reports a strong stance by William Green president of the American Federation of Labor denying a strike motive by manufacturers and asserting that workers choose representation freely. He accuses auto makers of pressuring for a company union and promotes industrial peace through collective bargaining and arbitration.
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Washington
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
American Federation of Labor
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William Green
Automobile Manufacturers
Employment gains third of million
About 345000 workers returned to gainful employment from January 15 to February 15 in combined manufacturing and nonmanufacturing sectors per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Purchasing power rose $12 million. factory employment up 6.1 percent and payrolls up 12.6 percent. Since March 15, 1938, 2.4 million workers have been re-employed.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Hosiery Workers Push Wagner Bills To Strengthen Labor Rights
The American Federation of Hosiery Workers launches a nationwide campaign to pass Senator Wagner’s bills revising Section 7-A of the National Recovery Act and enlarging the National Labor Board. Emil Rieve says the bills would remove legal handicaps and give unions a fairer chance to secure workers rights without costly litigation.
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Philadelphia
ILNS
Wagner
National Labor Board
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
Emil Rieve
Labor Board
Espionage allegations surface at Real Silk hearing
At a National Labor Board hearing in Washington Edelman of the AFL Hosiery Workers accuses Real Silk Hosiery Co of Indianapolis of maintaining an espionage system. He cites two union dismissals Nellie Savage and Estel Taylor amid a dispute over union activity and a threatened factory closure to block a AF of L union presence. The board took the case under advisement.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
National Labor Board
John W. Edelman
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
Real Silk Hosiery Company of
Indianapolis
Edelman
Real Silk Company Management
Nellie W. Savage
Estel Taylor
B. Foster
Savage
Employe Mutual Benefit Association
Foster
Taylor
Poster
J. A. Goodman
A. FP. of L. Union
The
Labor Board
Millinery Workers Win Wage Increase Strike
Two thousand millinery workers ended a brief strike in Los Angeles after negotiations by the NRA Labor Board secured a 10 percent wage increase and a 37 1/2 hour workweek. Employers granted two paid holidays.
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Tos Angeles
Calif
NRA Labor Board
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