Thirty Hours Week Objective of Printers Declared
Washington reports Charles P. Howard of the International Typographical Union calls for a 30-hour work week to absorb unemployed printers. He notes prior 40-hour codes and seeks NRA code revision to implement four eight or seven and a half hour days with employer option, aiming to restore pay later.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
International Typographical Union
Charles P. Howard
Howard
PRA
Planta
National Recovery Administration
Jobs For Strikers Won By Shoe Workers' Union
Milwaukee five weeks strike of the Boot and Shoe Workers' Union against B. B. Shoe Co. ends with a compromise. Strikers vote to discharge all strikebreakers and rehire 19 in the main plant immediately. Thirty strikers in a second plant will be given employment when the plant reopens and future grievances will be settled with company committees. An injunction request to stop picketing was withdrawn.
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Milwaukee
Wis
B. B. Shoe Co
F. A. Geiger
Rhode Island Bans Penal-Produced Goods From Market
The Rhode Island legislature passed a law approved by the governor prohibiting the sale of goods manufactured in penal institutions. The act applies Hawes-Cooper provisions to goods from other states transported into Rhode Island, banning open market sale of convict-made products and treating them as state-produced for regulatory purposes.
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Providence
R. L
Rhode Island
Hawes- Cooper
Strike at Cowpens Manufacturing sparks textile dispute
Greenville report cites strike at Cowpens Manufacturing caused by management’s increased loads and alleged below minimum wages. John Peel of United Textile Workers accuses mill management of dismissals and retaliation after workers filed complaints with the State Industrial Board. No negotiations have begun.
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Greenville
S. C
SLNS
Cotton Textile Industrial Relations Board
Cowpens Manufacturing Company
John Peel
United Textile Workers
Peel
State Industrial Board
NRA
Police Kill Workers For Protecting Jobs
In Kalamata Harbor Greece police and troops opened machine gun fire on strikers opposing new grain loading devices. Six workers were killed and many injured as authorities destroyed labor-protecting efforts amid fears of mass unemployment. The strikers reportedly remained in place despite the attack.
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Athens
Greece
Kalamata
Congress Sees Labor Bills Blocked as Privilege Fights Rages
In Washington five major moves strike at privilege while vital labor measures are blocked. The Wagner labor disputes act and Wagner Lewis unemployment bill face opposition with no White House promise of passage before adjournment. labor leaders blame big business and political obstruction for the stagnation.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
Washington
Senate
Federal Trade Commission
NRA
White House
Congress
American Federation of Labor
William Green
Federation
Paper Workers Win Wage Boost in Canada Strike Showdown
International Brotherhood of Paper Workers pressured mills in Ottawa Hull and Masonville to seek NRA aligned wages. Before notices, J R Booth BE Eddy James MacLean mills reached settlements tied to 1932 scales with a minimum of 40 cents an hour, some rates previously 25 to 30 cents.
Nova Scotia Miners End Strike With Wage Rebate Plan
In Pic Tou county Nova Scotia two thirds of United Mine Workers vote to return to three month idle soft coal mines at Acadia Coal Company. A plan to apply weekly rebates from miners to cover the company deficit is accepted with minor changes. The move affects about 1 500 miners and their families. Separately Boston Bridge Tenders Union asks Massachusetts to restore wage cuts for state drawtenders.
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St. John, N. S
ILNS
United Mine Workers
Acadia Coal Company
Pictou County
N. S
Boston
Tendlers’ Union
State Administration of
Massachusetts
Police clash as Real Silk strike turns Indianapolis violent
Three day strike turmoil ends with an injunction by Judge Cox halting police and strikebreakers from further interference. Police, thugs, and bystanders faced gunfire and beatings amid claims of framing a bombing. Lawsuits seek $25,000 against Chief Morrissey and Real Silk Mills.
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Indianapolis
Ind
ILNS
Mike” Morrissey
Real Silk Mills
Foster
Papa
J. A. Goodman
Warren Township
Police Department
Goodman
Morrissey
Garriba Quote About Facing Light and Shadow
A Garriba aphorism warns against standing with back to the sun and grumbling at shadows. It emphasizes perspective and resilience as a guiding mindset.
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Garriba
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C. J. Parrish
Secy
Southern Mill Workers
Green
House
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Garvin
Fay Patrick
B. Foster
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
William Smith
Sues
Loveli
Mts
Thor
Ula
Ty -Lawr
Prien
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