Union Pay Scales Continue To Rise In 1927 Review
Washington report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows union wage scales advancing from May 1926 to May 1927 across 66 cities with 862,208 members. Building trades average hourly rates rose from 1.278 to 1.823, bricklayers from 1.565 to 1.603, carpenters 1.267 to 1.311, and painters 1.305 to 1.349, while some groups like granite cutters and stone cutters saw small declines.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States Department of Labor
United States
RIGHT TO STRIKE TORONTO JUDGMENT EXPANDS UNION ACTION
Justice Logie ruling on injunction against Toronto employers restricting international locals tied to the Building Trades Council enables strikes by any worker group against dual unions. William Jenoves, head of the Ontario Provincial Conference of Bricklayers and related trades, comments on broad implications. The conference opposes the proposed apprenticeship law but urges Ontario participation in the Dominion old age pension plan.
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Toronto
Justice Logie
Building Trades Council
William Jenoves
Ontario
Labor Suit Clears 24 Hosiery Workers of Contempt
Milwaukee. A federal jury in Judge Geiger's court cleared 24 striking members of the Full Fashioned Hosiery Workers' Union of contempt of court. They were charged with violating an injunction for Aflen-A Company of Nenasha, Wis. The jury found no conspiracy to violate the order, while testimony showed picketing had been ignored. The case discusses Clayton Act provisions and the precedent involving shopmen in 1924.
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Milwaukee
Geiger
Aflen-A
Nenasha
Wis
United States Supreme Court
Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis and Omaha
Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
State Board Orders Oil Output Cut in Winkler County
The Texas railroad commission ordered Winkler county oil producers to reduce daily output from 227000 barrels to 150000. Producers, arguing for independent operation, blame overproduction and disunity, and now face a rule allowing only one well per ten acres to be drilled.
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Austin
Texas
State Railroad Commission
Winkler County
State Commission
Farm wages low amid labor scarcity in nearby states
Memphis Tennessee reports farm labor shortages push wages to 1.64 dollars per day exclusive of board. The article notes the trend across neighboring states, detailing depressed labor availability and rising costs for agricultural work.
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Memphis
Tenn
Unemployment Debate Faces Machinery Driven Wealth
William J. Bowen argues in the Journal of the Bricklayers Union that permanent unemployment worsens as invention and machine use displace workers. He notes profits rise while more men are on the streets, urging sustained wage growth and reduced hours to cure unemployment. He criticizes management and politicians, praising labor’s duty to push for lasting change.
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Washington, D. C. Ue
William J. Bowen
Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers’ International Union
Bowen
America
Republic
United States Senate
Senate
Religious Bodies Back Five Day Week Effort in NYC
Representatives from the Federal Council of Churches and the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations joined labor leaders in New York City to back a five day workweek. Rabbi Herbert S. Goldstein urged a dual holiday plan on religious grounds, noting many already practice the system. Dr Worth M. Tippy endorsed religious labor collaboration, forming a joint committee to push the idea, while AFL official Edward F. McGrady predicted broad national adoption within five years.
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New York City
LL. N
Federal Council of Churches
Union of Orthodox Jewish
Herbert S. Goldstein
Goldstein
Worth M. Tippy
Edward F. McGrady
American Federation of Labor
William Green
A. F. of L
Miners National Relief Association forms to dodge union ban
Indianapolis dispatch reports PL & O relief committee leaders rename as Miners National Relief Association to escape the international United Mine Workers order. Officials label the rebranding as futile and say the action fits dual unfamiliar organizations. Albert Wastenknoeht, longtime PL & O chair, is cited as the instigator.
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Indianapolis
Ind
International Executive Board
Unite Mine Workers
Save the Union’ Outfit
PL & O. Relief Committee
United Mine Workers
PL & O
Miners National Relief Association
Payroll declines in New York factories hit new lows in 1928
Albany reports first quarter 1928 payrolls across New York state factories fell to levels not seen since 1922. Industrial Commissioner James A. Hamilton notes per capita earnings remained fairly steady, though total payrolls in March were about 3.5 million dollars lower than March 1926 and over two million below March 1927. Factories employed 20 percent fewer workers, while average earnings rose as lower paid workers were laid off first.
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Albany
N. Y
New York State
James A. Hamilton
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