Consumers Blame Shared For High Distribution Costs
Washington dispatch reports a pamphlet by the Public Affairs Committee summarizing the Twentieth Century Fund study on distribution costs. It argues consumers bear much responsibility for rising costs through demand for small packages branded goods and extensive services, while noting middlemen contribute little.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
ILNS
Public Affairs Committee
Rockefeller Plaza
New York
T. R. Carskadon
Twentieth Century Fund
Fund Committee
Fund
Wages in New York hotels too low says labor head
New York City report shows half of women and minors in state hotels earn less than 10.19 a week. Industrial Commissioner Frieda Miller told the Hotel Minimum Wage Board that wages are inadequate and urged swift action under the State Minimum Wage Law. The panel, incl workers, employers and public reps, must prepare a report in 60 days.
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New York City
ILNS
New York State
Frieda
Miller
Miss Miller
Women In Industry
State Department of Labor
Department of Labor
Jack Davis
Albany
Hotel and Restaurant Employees’ Union
A. F. of L
Helen Blanchard
New York Women's Trade Union League
Minnie Schwartz
Labor Executives At Conference Debate 80 Hour Week
Labor leaders at a New York conference weighed shortening the work week to curb unemployment. Thomas J. Lyons urged reducing hours even with wage cuts, while others argued for maintaining wages. Meany stressed the plan as a key unemployment remedy, with debates on feasibility and impact on production. The meeting also aligned Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish groups toward coordinated action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Federation of Labor
New York City
SLNS
Organized Labor
Thomas J. Lyons
New York
William Collins
A. F. of L
Meany
A. F
L. St
George Meany
Lyons
United Will Aims to Abolish Unemployment
Interfaith groups in New York City call for a Washington conference June 4 to 6 1940 to form a united will to abolish unemployment. Leaders from Federal Council of Churches National Catholic Welfare Conference and Rabbinical Assembly seek 1000 church participants and plan to include local congregations with church official endorsements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
ILNS
Washington, D. C
Industrial Division
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Social Action Department
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Socal Justice Commission
Central Conference of American Rabbis and Social Justice Committee
Rabbinical
USHA program aid to private building near public housing
A USHA survey reports that about 15 million dollars of new residential and commercial construction occurred in neighborhoods around 78 public housing projects. Of this, around 8.84 million funded private building improvements including 2,600 privately owned structures, plus over 100 stores built and 119 improved or repaired.
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Washington, D. C
Nathan Straus
United States Housing Authority
USHA
England
Wales
Straus
Public Works Administration
Conference urges action on unemployment ethics and policy
The text outlines aims to stress ethical issues and moral consequences of unemployment on American life and to urge religious bodies employers labor farmers consumers and political parties to address the problem more adequately. It also calls for studying proposed remedies and referring them for further action by religious bodies, with findings held by the conference.
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Henry
Big Factor
N. Y
GEO. Kappel
David Webb & Sons
Ross
William Cross
Photo-Engravers’ Union
Spencer Miller, Jr
Workers Education Bureau of America
Walter Peabody
Rutgers University
United States
United Will
Washington
Flow Ie
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