Labor Urges Health Laws Fight by Exploited Toil
New York report from the workers health bureau of America claims profits from exploited labor fund efforts to defeat health measures backed by organized labor. It cites tactics nationwide, urges stronger union research and expansion of the workers health bureau to adequately safeguard health standards. The bureau lists 160 unions in 22 states and British Columbia already affiliated, with a drive to recruit all unions.
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International Labor News Service
New York City
Health Buresu of America
Wisconsin
New York
Rhode Island
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Workers’ Health Bureau
States
British Columbia
Broadway
Ludlow Massacre Remembered by Miners Observe Anniversary
Denver reports the twelfth anniversary of the Ludlow Massacre observed by District 15 United Mine Workers who placed a wreath on the monument to honor 11 children two women and five men killed during the strike at Colorado Fuel and Iron Company. Gunfire from state militia in tent colony led to tents being burned and the episode influenced later worker representation efforts.
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Denver
Cotton Mills Face Probe Over Night Work for Women and Children
Charlotte N C business leader Robert Lassiter, tied to the Richmond Federal Reserve, praises Governor McLean for ordering an investigation into night work of women and children in southern cotton mills. He argues the practice harms industry and calls for elimination as essential to the cotton sector’s salvation amid state agitation by women's groups and unions.
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Charlotte
N. C
Robert Lassiter
Richmond Federal Reserve Bank
Lassiter
McLean
Lausiter
Tam
University of North Carolina
Housing Board Promotes Slum Clearance in State Bill
Albany reports the legislature, after adjournment, passed a housing bill and rejected the 48 hour week for women and children. The housing measure creates a state board to promote slum clearance and build moderate priced dwellings. It authorizes state supervised limited dividend corporations for the work.
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Albany
N. J
Alleged Fate of Paint Guns Spurs Labor Debate
The American Contractor article claims three paint guns were sold to three contractors at a convention. One gun exploded and the job was wrecked, another was found coated in asphalt, and the third remained in its crate. It argues the truth about who damaged them is unproven while noting rising violence in rival business wars and health concerns about machine spraying.
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Chicago
Hicago
New York
Gond
Illinois Banks End Bank Robberies With Town Guard System
Illinois bankers claim to have nearly eliminated bank robberies within a year by forming town guards in each community. Volunteers act as deputy sheriffs with alarm buzzers linking banks to guards who rush to the scene with shotguns. The plan mimics Iowa’s success, reducing burglary costs and deterring criminals, with labor leaders endorsing local protection over a state police solution.
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International Labor News Service
Chicago
Illinois Bankers’ Association
Illinois
Minois
Iowa
Bankers’ Association
Illinois State Federation of Labor
State Police Auxiliary Committee
Ilinois
Victor A. Olander
Mr. Olander
Trial rights questioned as Baumes bills mocked by judge
Judge McIntyre of New York general sessions questions the constitutionality of the Baumes crimes bills. He says defendants are not required to open address until evidence is shown and that the act is clearly unconstitutional. The law, set to take effect July 1, would force defense opening remarks after the state presents its case.
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New York
McIntyre
General Sessions
Melntyore
United States
Directors function to accept rail passes
New York reports a IC C hearing on the wreck of the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul line where John D. Ryan of Anaconda Copper says influential businessmen are placed on railroad boards to obtain passes. He recalls being made a director of the Gary railroad during its takeover as a courtesy.
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New York
John D. Ryan
Anaconda Copper Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Gary
Milwaukee Round
Carpenters Win Union Shop in Los Angeles County
Union carpenters in Los Angeles county will work only with union peers from May 17, ending years of mixed labor. The move aims to raise wages and preserve the Saturday half holiday, with contractors risking job removal if they hire non union men. Support comes from local business groups but the measure is expected to meet resistance as unions push to standardize all Los Angeles carpentry work.
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Carpenters
Los Angeles
International Labor News Service
Cal
Los Angeles County
Southern California Labor Press
United States
Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
Peoples National Bank
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cleveland
San Francisco
Eee
Union printers earnings rise 12.6 percent over 1924–25 period
The International Typographical Union reports United States and Canada printers earned 12.6 percent more in the 14 months from November 1, 1924, than in the prior 17 months. Total earnings reached 231,464,789 dollars, with 25,920,958 dollars more than the previous period. Wage gains spread across 525 local unions, and membership rose by 8,962 amid a labor-label drive.
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International Labor News Service
Indianapolis
Ind
International Typographical Union
United States
Canada
Lynch
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