Plumbers Strike Spurs Workers to Relocate Cities
Journeymen plumbers strike since May 1 after master plumbers rejected demands. Several have left our city for Ashville North Carolina Germantown and Dayton workers start at 75 cents per hour with 80 cents after July 1. Union members dwindling seven remaining. some joining other trades or enlisting in the Army. masters split on new agreement.
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Ashville
North Carolina
Germantown
Dayton
Ohio
United States Army
Donald Metzler
Lindenwald
Plumbers
IRON MOL DERS ADVANCE IN WAGE TALKS
Iron Molders Union No 4 claims victory as wages rise by 1.25 daily. In Kentucky Pe LEAD STRIKE SETTLED at Terrelaneum Mo a six month mill and smelters union strike against St Joe Lead is resolved. Management to recognize grievance committees and the war labor board to adjust pay from workers’ return date.
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Incinnatis
Iron Molders Union No. 4
Re Ky Pe
Tiereulaneum
Mill and Smelters’ Union
St. Joe Lead Company
National War Labor Board
Tampa, Fla
Tampa Dock Company
Shipping Board
Labor Will Do Its Duty Not Be Exploited Says Frayne
Hugh Frayne, head of the American Federation of Labor, told a Win the War for Permanent Peace audience at Independence Hall that labor will loyally support the war without seeking favors or exemptions. He urged fair wages and recognition for workers in mills, mines, and factories, stressing unity of labor and capital and the goal of justice under the American flag. He warned against employers exploiting patriotism and called for a nationwide effort turning workers’ dedication into victory.
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Hugh Frayne
Philadelphia
American Federation of Labor
Independence Hall
Frayne
America
Thiserixix
United States of America
Berlin
Germany
United States
England
France
Red Cross
Knights of Columbus
League For Peace
Li Pe i
Iron Molders 68 War Chest Boost Sparks War Speech
Iron Molders Union No 68 backs the war effort with a $25 contribution and vows further support as applications surge. A packed meeting heard a fervent defense of entering the war and pledged unity with labor behind the nation in production and aid to soldiers.
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Old 68
Iron Molders Union No. 68
Carpenters Union Boosts War Chest With Local Rally
The Carpenters Union Local No. 637 held a meeting last Thursday discussing strong demand for carpenters and displaying patriotic support. Business Agent Swain Carson reported many are in service while locals commit funds to the War Chest. All workers on Bentel and Murgedant shops east of the canal contributed fully to the effort.
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Carpenters Union
Swain Carson
War Chest Fund
Treasury
Bentel and Murgedant
Hamilton
London War Center Awe Inspires Old Soldier Tales
A Westminster Gazette writer praises London as a key World War center with a cosmopolitan army, contrasting harsh colonial experiences. He recalls three desert prison escapes by Union troops near Swakopmund, where captured men fled with little food or water, only to be halted by a patrol. An officious MP then orders the escapees out of town. The Mersey district federation calls for manpower resistance unless wealth conscription and wealth taxes are adopted, as two dentists joke about patients sleeping during extractions.
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England
Westminster Gazette
London
Swakopmund
Mersey
Labor Party
Ananias
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Wilson
MR. Frayne
Applanse
Palm Beach
Panama
Kool Kloth
Oxfords
S’ Shoes
Otis Athletic Union
Boys Athletic Union
Mr. Workingman
the Carpenters
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