Memphis Cosmetic Workers Union Wins Higher Pay Shorter Hours
An amicable settlement ends a 10 day strike at Plough Inc Memphis plant. Union No 20047 affiliated with AFL signs the agreement with the company. Workers return under improved wages and shorter hours. Boycott lifted as plant uses union labor. Plough denies starvation wages and commits to cooperative labor relations.
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Memphis Cosmetic Workers’ Union
Memphis, Tenn
ILNS
Memphis
Plough, Inc
Cosmetic Workers’ Union
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
R. S. McCann
Memphis Trades and Labor Council
Tennessee Federation of Labor
Helen Murray
Cosmetic Workers’ Union No
Plough Produvte
Ityene
PWA Contractor Guilty of Falsifying Payroll in Medford
Nicholas J. Civitarese of Boston pleaded guilty in federal court to false payrolls on a Medford Massachusetts PWA project. He allegedly logged 48 hours weekly for himself, avoiding extra workers, by falsifying payrolls. Hyde Park Construction Company led by Civitarese held a $30,787 drainage contract. Investigators had charged the contractor earlier. he received one year probation from Judge George C. Sweeney after the plea.
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Boston
ILNS
Nicholas J. Civitaresse
PWA
Medford
Mass
Civitaresse
Vieilaresse
Hyde Park Construction Company
Grand
George C. Sweeney
Atlantic City delegates reelect William Green president AFL
The Atlantic City convention of the American Federation of Labor unanimously re elected William Green to the federation presidency. Frank Morrison named secretary treasurer. Thirteen of fifteen vice presidents were re elected without contest. New executive council includes Morrison Duffy Rickert Woll Coefield Wharton Weber Bugninger Morrison Hutcheson Mahon Lewis Dubinsky Gainor. Biloxi WPA laborers strike for higher wages demanding 22 for 128 hours, 22 for 60 hours, and 48 for skilled labor.
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A. P
L. News Service
Atlantic City
American Federaton
Willianson
Federation
Frank Morrison
Matthew Woll
Eronl Costello
Red Workers' Union
Kenoaha
Wisbur
George L. Berry
International Printing Pressmen and Assistants’ Union of North America
W. D. Mahon
Amalgamated Association of Silvet and Electric Railway Employes of America
Charlea P. Hower
International,Typographical Union
Exvcntive Council
William Green
Fir
Frank Duffy
T. A. Rickert
John Coefield
Arthur O. Wharton
Joseph N. Weber
G. M. Bugninger
Geo. M. Morrison
Daniel J. Tobin
William L. Hutcheson
John L. Lewis
David Dubinsky
Harry ©. Bates
Edward Joe Gainor
New Orleans
ILNS
Biloxi
Evil of Industrial Home Work Revealed in All Its Ugliness
Washington reports detail harsh pay and conditions in industrial home work across the United States. Inspectors describe low piece rates, frequent fines, and families earning pennies weekly while contractors take a cut. The study covers Rhode Island to Tennessee and New England to the Great Lakes region.
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Maine
California
Lakes
Gulf
Country
Rhode Island
Tennessee
New England
Great Lakes
Kentucky Hills
Connecticut
North Carolina
Philadelphia
Arbitration at Wood River Shoe Plant Sparks Labor Action
About 1,000 workers at the Wood River Illinois International Shoe Company cannery strike four months, alleging discrimination against union members. Governor Horner intervened October 1 and the company agreed to arbitration the next day. Col. Robert W. Davis of Carbondale was named mediator by both sides.
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Atlantic City
Suns
Wood River
Vimety
International Shoe Company
Bothind
William &. Bogan
United Leather Workers International One
Americant Federation of Labor
Gav. Horner
Robert W. Davis
Carbondale
Illinois National Guard
Woods River
Wagner Act Violation Charged to United Fruit Company
NLRB files complaint in New York against United Fruit Company for discharging three banana handlers who joined the International Longshoremen's Association. The action cites unfair labor practices under the Wagner Act and marks the board’s second suit since its creation, following a prior case against Pennsylvania Greyhound Bus Lines.
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Washington, D. C
SLNL
National Labor Relations Board
United Fruit Company
New York City
International Longshoremen's Association
Pennsylvania Greyhound Bus Lines
New York Construction Employment Falls 1.1 Percent
Employment in New York state's construction sector declined 1.1 percent from August to September per Industrial Commissioner Elmer F. Andrews. Man-hours dropped 21 percent while payrolls held steady. Reports come from about 1,800 contractors monthly.
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Albany, N. Y
ILNS
New York State
Elmer F. Andrews
Textile mill closes in Guineaville leaving 760 jobless
The Chicopee Cotton Mill in Guineaville Ga ended last week with 760 workers and officials discharged without notice after a prior August strike. An posted order states the mill is closed and employment terms terminate today. The community store will stay open 30 days with limited credit to aid workers seeking new jobs.
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Guineaville
ILNS
Chicopee
N. L. Smith
Chicopee Manufacturing Corp
Johnson and Johnson Surgical Dressings
Complete Business Recovery Tied to Fair Wages Says Perkins
Anderson Ind ILNS Frances Perkins declares the nation’s business recovery hinges on fair wages for workers and fair incomes for farmers. She praises Social Security Act and pensions, urges child labor amendment ratification by twelve states, and hopes for increased contentment in the future.
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Anderson
Ind
ILNS
Secretary of
Frances
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