Street Railway Union Heads Arrested in Indianapolis
International Labor News Service reports Amalgamated Association leaders Robert Armstrong and John Parker were detained on vagrancy charges while trying to organize Indianapolis street railway workers. Parker faced a second arrest for liquor, fined $100 and jailed 30 days before a bond appeal. Parker calls it a frame-up by city detectives.
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Street Railway Union
Indianapolis
International Labor News Service
Ind
Robert B. Armstrong
John M. Parker
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes of America
Parker
Coal Barons Target Wage Talks With Arbitration Ahead
United Mine Workers officers told a House committee that railroads and banking interests steer anthracite wage talks. Murray and Kennedy urged government fact finding with miners represented, aiming to curb abuses and boost efficiency while keeping coal prices low for consumers.
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Washington
House
United Mine Workers of America
Murray
Kennedy
Streetcar Workers Renew Pact With Toronto Transit
Toronto street car men renewed their agreement with the Toronto Transportation Commission, solidifying labor terms and continuing service operations in the city.
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Toronto
Ontario
Toronto Transportation Commission
Union Sailors Heroic Fight to Save Fire doomed Paparoa
Four crew members and five stowaways battled inferno aboard the Paparoa off Africa’s west coast for two days. The Barrabool rescued nine men as flames raged end to end and crew and officers faced life threatening heat and gas exposure before boarding the emigrant ship.
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International Labor News Service
London
National Sailors and Firemen's Union of
Great Britain and Ireland
Africa
Liverpool
Australia
Barrabool
Cape Town
Orr
Captain Wild
Burra Shool
Coal Mine Fatalities Rise in March Across US Mines
March fatalities reach 169 workers killed in U S coal mines with 182 in bituminous and 87 in anthracite sectors. Major disasters total seven for 1926, tied to explosion at Keeles West Virginia. Indiana freight tariffs threaten coal regions, with thousands of miners out of work amid rate discrimination claims.
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International Labor News Service
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Mines
United States Department of Commerce
Keeles
West Virginia
Indiana
Chicago
Tyler 1
Lawton
William Mitch
District 11
United Mine Workers
Indiana Coal Interests Push Rate Change Before PSC
Indianapolis coal interests including United Mine Workers members and Indiana Bituminous Coal Association operators urged the public service commission to influence shipping rates. They argue higher rates push Indiana coal from markets while non-union West Virginia Kentucky and other southeastern mines gain. They presented complaints and sought rate adjustments to restore competition.
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International Labor News Service
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
United Mine Workers
Indiana Bituminous Coal Association
Indiana Public Service Commission
Indiana Coal
West Virgini
Kentucky
Southeastern
Yellow dog contract used to curb union rights says labor leader
Charles J. Reed of the Salem Central Labor Union denounces the yellow dog contract as a weapon used by unscrupulous employers to force workers to abandon or refuse union membership. He notes it is widespread in anti union coal fields and has been upheld by the U S supreme court. The contract suppresses workers rights and ties them to their jobs in violation of Massachusetts law.
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New Bedford
Mass
Charles J.reed
Salem Central Labor Union
Central Labor Union
United States Supreme Court
Reed
Massachusetts
Labor Contract Rights Versus Union Action
A speech by Mr. Reed argues that employers may require workers to sign individual contracts banning joining unions as a condition of continued employment. He says courts have barred unions from interfering with those who sign these contracts, effectively blocking collective action to improve working conditions.
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Mr. Reed
Intersfere
New York Governor Signs Nicoll Housing Bill
Governor Smith signs the Nicoll housing bill to create public and private limited dividend corporations to raise capital and build low cost housing under state housing board control. Public bodies may condemn land with board approval for large scale projects.
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New York
Smith
Nicoll
State Housing Board
Milk Drivers Win Wage Increase and Shorter Week
Rochester milk drivers union boosts pay by two dollars weekly and cuts the work week from seven to six days. Non union drivers who stayed out during the dispute begin joining the union.
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Rochester
Women Toilers In Chicago Have Shorter Workday Than Sisters In Smaller Cities
The Illinois survey by the U S Department of Labor shows Chicago women in factories stores and laundries largely work shorter hours than peers in smaller towns. Chicago workers mostly clock 8 hours or less daily and 48 or fewer weekly hours while many outside log longer shifts. Chicago also shows fewer 10 hour days.
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Chicago
International Labor News Service
Tlinois
Ilinois
Women's Bureau
United States Department of Labor
Iago
Illinois
Veterans urged to renew wartime insurance
Washington veterans bureau urges World War I soldiers to file for reinstatement and conversion of wartime insurance before the deadline. Applicants should contact the veterans bureau in the city or regional offices. information can be obtained from postmasters, federal officials, or any American Legion post.
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Washington
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Veterans’ Bureau
American Legion
Mill Men Raise Wages In Chicago Sash and Door Mills
Five thousand to six thousand carpenters in sash and door mills near Chicago secure a union shop contract with a minimum wage of 1.20 dollars an hour. If a worker reports but is not employed, he receives half a day’s pay.
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Chicago
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N. Y
City Police Board
Street Railway Company
Federal
Wonder
UNION
Dunlap Tailors
South Third Street
Paparoa
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