Bricklayers Press Congress for Prevailing Wage Law
Bricklayers push H. R. 9232 to require contractors on government contracts to pay the prevailing local wage. Secretary John J. Gleeson says the bill sets fair standards without creating a union wage monopoly and aims to stop underpayment by unorganized Southern workers.
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Congress
Washington, D. C
ILNS
John J. Gleeson
The
Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers’ International Union
Woien
House of Representatives
Gleeson
Secret Gleeson
American Federation of Labor
Father
Committee On Labor
Old Age Relief Plan Advances in Bay State
The Massachusetts House approved a pension bill on third reading by 202 to 27. The minimum age was set at 60 for women and 65 for men, with children required to support parents before state payments. The plan directs the tax commissioner to study revenue sources including taxes on amusements proprietary articles and luxuries to fund the act.
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Boxton
House of Representatives
House
Stove workers discharged for joining union in Alabama
In Birmingham a plant with about 60 colored moulders fired after they joined the Molders Union. The discharged workers struck for reinstatement, claiming constitutional rights to unionize, while federal labor commissioner Van Fleet was sent to mediate but was refused any discussion by management. The plant continues operation with new workers.
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Birmingham
Ala
ILNS
Unit Stove and Furnace Company
Molders’ Union
Leopold
American Federation of Labor
George H. van Fleet
City contracts to require union wage scale on school work
Minneapolis board of education passed a resolution forcing contracts for school building work under city engineer direction to include a clause that contractors pay wages not less than the city minimum wage. The move was urged by organized labor.
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Minneapolis
Board of Education
Employment Still Decreasing and Profits Falling
The April 1930 employment slightly rose per the U S Bureau of Labor Statistics, yet overall industrial reports show 306 firms in major groups with an average income drop of 18.6 percent from April 1929. Net employment fell two tenths of a percent across about 5 million workers, with declines in manufacturing, mining, petroleum, communications, wholesale trade, and hotels.
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Washington, D. C
ALNS
United Sta Bureau of Labor Statistics
Standard Statistics Co
New York
Bureau of Labor
Unions Seek Funds to Oppose Nazareth Injunction
Nazareth Pa unions appeal to Pennsylvania workers for donations to defeat an injunction filed against the Kraemer Hosiery Mill strike. The federation says funds will back legal fights over picketing rights and protect public opinion from suppression. The case threatens broader labor protections and statewide labor organizers.
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Nazareth
LNS
Pennsylvania
Lahr
Kraemer
American Federation of
James E. Kelley
Pennsylvania Supremie Court
Kelley
State Federation of Labor
Labor organizers visit Opelika for union support
Vice President Francis J. Gorman and Organizer George Googe visited Opelika after workers appealed for organizers. The Pep pel Mills Company owns mills in Biddlevord and Lewiston Maine, a rival of Pequot mills in Salem Massachusetts where 2000 United Textile Workers members produce Pequot sheets and pillow cases under a trade union agreement. The American Federation of Labor urges support for products from Pequot mills.
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Opelika, Ala
ILNS
Francis J. Gorman
George Googe
Opelika
Pepperel Manufacturing Company
Biddleford
Lewiston
Maine
Pequot Mills
Salem
Mass
United Textile Workers of America
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor and Friends
Buffalo Stores Adapt to 48 Hour Week for Women and Minors
Buffalo merchants respond to the new state 48 hour week law by staggering hours for women and minors in stores and factories. Some groups start at 11 or noon to meet weekly hours, with no wage reductions for weekly workers while commission earners may feel a slight impact. Retailers' association members debate the plan during recent conferences.
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New York State
Buffalo
N. Y
ILNS
Retail Merchants’ Association
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