National Conference Urges Labor Bills in Washington
President William Green of the AFL calls a national labor conference in Washington on April 29 to press for enactment of the Wagner Connery labor disputes bill and other pending measures. Over six million workers directly and ten million indirectly will be represented from national and international unions and state and city bodies. The meeting aims to mobilize support in Congress for swift passage.
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Washington, D
Green
Congress
American Federation of Labor
Federations of Labor
Tive
Labor
Three Southern Railroads to Spend Big on Repairs
Three southwestern lines the Missouri Pacific Frisco and Katy plan about 5 million dollars in 1930 for track repairs new rails signals and box car rebuilds. The Frisco leads with most of the funds including 75 miles of rails and signals and 750 box cars rebuilt with steel bottoms. The Missouri Pacific will spend over a million on rails and track steel. The plan aims to employ thousands, though funding sources remain unclear.
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Washington, D. C
SLNS
Missouri Pacific
St. Lowie
San Francisco
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Frisco
Katy
NRA approves wage agreement for Puerto Rico hat industry
The NRA confirms a pact raising Puerto Rico hat workers wages to 60 percent of the U.S. mainland code minimum. It sets Puerto Rico’s average hourly rate at 84 cents and minimum at 21 cents, improving parity with mainland producers and easing competition. Leading Puerto Rican hat makers signed the code compliance last December.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
National Recovery Administration
United States
NRA
Puerto Rico
Commission Appointed On Handkerchief Homework
A special commission to study home production of handkerchiefs has been appointed by the National Industrial Recovery Board. Labor is represented by Charles Green of the ILGWU in New York. The commission must report findings within 30 days with recommendations for minimum piece work on hourly rates for hand sewing and hand embellishment at home.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
National Industrial Recovery Board
Charles Green
International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
New York
Chicago Labor Protests Wood As Head of Advisory Council
The Chicago Federation of Labor condemns Gev. Robert E. Wood for chairing the Presidents Advisory Council on relief funds and for ties to R. R. Donnelley. They urge federal and state probes into Bell telephone printing contracts and non competitive practices. The federation directs wide distribution of resolutions to lawmakers and regulators urging action.
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Chicago
Wood
Advisory Council
ILNS
Chicago Federation of Labor
Gev
Robert EB. Wood
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
Abor
Sears, Roebuck
J. P. Straube
Federation News
Chicago Labor
Bell Telephone Companies
Chicago Corporation
Federation
Chicago Typographical Union No. 16
Wage Board Sets Minimum Schemes for 60 000 Women and Miners
Albany news reports the newly appointed wage board, formed by Industrial Commissioner Andrews, opening hearings to fix minimum wage schedules for about 60 000 women and minor workers in hotels and restaurants. The board, balanced among public, employees, and employers, reviews a state labor survey on working conditions and oppressive wages.
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Albany
N. Y
ILNS
Andrews
State Department of Labor
Frieda S. Miller
Labor Department
Jobs Payrolls Continue Climb in March
Employment rose for a fourth straight month in March, per figures released by Secretary Perkins. About 121,000 more workers secured jobs and total payrolls increased by roughly 5.4 million dollars compared with February.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
Perkine
Chevrolet Toledo Strike Shuts Plant After Talks Fail
More than two thousand Chevrolet Toledo workers walk out at 6 a.m. after negotiations with United Auto Workers Federal Labor Union and General Motors break down. The union demands include a 5 cent hourly rise, union recognition, and a 40 hour week, while GM refuses. Francis Dillon warns industry leaders that GM must bargain with Toledo workers for peace.
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Toledo
ILNS
Chevrolet Motor Company
United Automobile Workers Federal Labor Union
General Motors
United Auto Workers’ Union
Chevrolet
Auto Industry
Francis J. Dillon
A. F
Automobile
General Motors Corporation
Printing contract switch shocks Donnelley and Sons
Adverse publicity tied to RR Dons nelley and Sons in Chicago prompts a change by Worthington Pump Company of Cleveland. The contract for a six year printing project shifts to The Cuneo Dress, the large tin con printing firm operating in Chicago Milwaukee and Philadelphia. A Sears, Roebuck representative allegedly influenced the decision.
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Chicago
TLNS
RR. Dons Nelley & Sons Company
Tyrographical
Walon No
International Labor
Worthmeton Pump Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Donnelley
Cuneo Dress
Milwaukee
Philadelphi
Worthington Pump Company
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Sales Tax Defeated in Springfield Illinois Legislature
The Illinois House removed from the calendar a proposed 1 percent sales tax aimed at matching federal relief to fund $36 060 000 for jobless care. Observers expect Senate action to reflect the House setback. Illinois currently has a 2 percent tax used to exempt real property from state taxes.
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Springeld
AFLNS
House of Representatives
Washington
Illinois
House
Senate
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