Washington Judge Rules Acquittal in Teamsters Anti-Trust Case
In Washington DC, Associate Justice F Dickin son Letts directed a verdict of not guilty against the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and five local officials under the Sherman act. AFL leaders hail the ruling as a victory, saying Arnold overreached in seeking to prosecute labor unions. Judge Letts found no criminal intent and that workers may strike to support jurisdiction claims without Sherman act violations.
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Labor
Judge Rules
Washington, D. C
ILNS
American Federation of Labor
F. Dickinson Letts
Federal District Court
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Teamsters
International Union of Operating Engineers
Justice Letts
Joseph A. Padway
A. F. of L
A. I. of L
William Green
Thurman Arnold
Green
Davis
St. Louis
United Brotherhood of Carpenters
Letts
District of Columbia
Operating Engineers’ Union
Reds Dominated Negro Congress Randolph Says
A. Philip Randolph, president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, says the Third National Negro Congress in Washington was packed with Communists and CIO members. He claims delegates were swayed by Communist influence and notes CIO unions funded most contributions, citing John P. Davis's remark of $100 monthly.
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Negro Congress
Randolph
New York City
ILNS
Washington
A. Philip Randolph
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
A. F. of
Congress
C.I.0
John P. Davis
New York
Communist Party
Question on Congress and Communist Front Labeling
A quoted remark asks why Congress refuses to clearly tell the American people that it is not a Communist front. The aside implies political tension and demand for transparency in governance.
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Congress
Labor leader labels Arnold a Hitler over anti-trust actions
Matthew Woll of the American Federation of Labor denounces Assistant Attorney General Thurman Arnold as a Hitler in a Central Trades and Labor Council speech. He says Arnold's Sherman act campaign targets labor and favors company unions, urging protests to President Roosevelt and Attorney General Jackson.
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New York City
ILNS
Department of Justice
Matthew Woll
American Federation of Labor
Thurman Arnold
Hitler
Central Trades and Labor Council
Woll
Arnold
C. I.C
Company
Congress
Roosevelt
Robert H. Jackson
Machinists Sign Up 145 More Firms in Three Weeks
The International Association of Machinists announced 145 firms joined or renewed agreements in three weeks. Led by General VP F. D. Laudemann the deals cover 48 cities in 17 states, featuring higher wages, the 40 hour week and paid vacations.
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Washington, D. C
International Association of Machinists
A. F. of L
F. D. Laudemann
Guild Ends Strike Against Hearst Paper in AFL Accord
The Chicago Newspaper Guild has ended its strike against the Hearst Chicago Herald American, signing a joint petition to the National Labor Board for changes sought by AFL unions. The revised board ruling now grants full AFL voting rights, restores union protections, and allows guild wages under the AFL contract.
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Guild
Hearst Paper
NLRB
AFL
Chicago
ILNS
Chicago Newspaper Guild
American News Guild
Chicago Herald-American
Hearst
Ilinois State Federation of Labor
Victor A. Olander
C.0
Herald-American
A. F. of L
National Labor Board
Labor Board
Commercial Associates
A. F P. of L
Herald-Examiner
Herald- American
New Leader Warns of Perils Ahead in Labor Split
In an editorial titled Perils Ahead the New Leader urges that the labor movement split endangers a decade of gains. It cites Senator Wagner praising Local 89 and warns reactionary forces with funds and publicity seek to scuttle the Labor Act.
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New York City
ILNL
Socialist
Wagner
International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
Washington
Migrant Labor Survey Planned In Virginia
A conference of federal and state agencies in Norfolk plans a survey of Eastern Virginia migrant labor. Unofficial counts estimate 5,000 to 7,000 workers, most of them colored, traveling from Florida to Maine for strawberry and potato work, often arriving short of funds at their northern terminus. Virginia State Employment Service and the Federal Farm Security Agency field staff will conduct the study.
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Norfolk
ILNS
Virginia
Florida
Maine
Virginia State Employment Service
Federal Farm Security Agency
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Arnold A “Hitler
Chicago Market CO
A. P. of L
Vital Point
Migrant Labor Survey
General Electric
Roue Phonograph
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