Short Work Week for Women Found More Effective Than Long Week
English industry has found a shorter work week for women more effective than longer hours. The annual report of England's chief inspector notes hours reduced to 44 to 48 weekly without new legislation. Wartime overhours and home work declined as experiments showed rest periods boost output, leading to a five day week and rare overtime.
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International Labor News Service
London
England
Price fixing would harm farmers, says Farm Bureau
Officials of the American Farm Bureau Federation oppose government price fixing for wheat and other commodities. They warn it would be impossible to set a fair price for producers of varying costs and would lead to a government price making commission. They advocate the law of supply and demand with government support to store and finance crops for orderly release to meet public needs.
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Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
Pennsylvania plan of employe representation attacked
The article condemns the Pennsylvania railroad plan of employee representation as undemocratic and anti union. It alleges management blocked majority rule, used coercion against workers, and favored company unions like the Pennsylvania System Fraternity over bona fide unions such as the Shop Crafts and Clerks Brotherhood. It cites hearings, furloughs, and public statements arguing the plan threatens freedom and democratic labor rights.
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Antiunion
Pennsylvania Railroad System
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Railrod System
Federated Shop Crafts
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks
Shop Crafts
Clerks’ Brotherhood
United States Railroad Labor Board
United States
Pennsyvania Railroad
Pennsylva
Sytem Federation 90
American Fe Eration
Federation
Delaware Bankers' Association
Elisha Lee
Pennsylvania’ Railroad
American Federation of Labor
Ameri
Can Federation of Labor
Pennsylvania Management Wa
Labor Board
Clerks' Brotherhood
The
Eimiployes
Lan
Pennsylvania System Fraternity
United States of America
ElectrotTypers Win Nine Wage Raise Contracts
Omaha officials of the International Electrotypers and Stereotypers Union announce new wage scale contracts in nine jurisdictions carrying wage increases up to 3. The unions include Cincinnati New Orleans Denver Springfield Elmira Niagara Falls Worcester Memphis and San Antonio. Journeymen rates rise to 6 to 7 dollars a day and 40 to 44.50 dollars per week.
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Omaha
Neb
International Electrotypers and Stereotypers’ Union
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Denver
Springfield
Ill
Elmira
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Worcester
Mass
Memphis
High Wages in America Maintained Prosperity Says English Labor Man
Frank Hodges of the Coal Miners Federation of Great Britain praised American trade unionism at AFL convention in Portland Oregon for keeping workers purchasing power high. He asserted that Americans enjoy a higher standard of living than any civilized country due to sustained peak wages and reduced unemployment, contrasting with Europe where wages fell and industries languished.
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America
International Labor News Service
Washington, D. C
Frank Hodges
Coal Miners’ Federation of Great Britain
Amera Federation of Labor
Portland
Ore
Hedges
England
Europe
Creas
Ottawa insistence on handling immigrant workers stirred protest
The 1929 Canadian Trades and Labor Congress denounces Canada’s immigration policy as harmful. It claims about 12 000 men were brought to work in western harvests, many unfit for labor, risking homelessness and public charges. The congress calls on the federal government to repatriate unemployed workers or provide sustenance until they obtain proper employment. Organized labor says immigration officials use farm labor labels to protect manufacturers and depress wages and hours.
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Ottawa
CitherOne
Canadian Trades and Labor Congress
Canada
Congress
Umut
Organized Labor
Bakery Workers Union Fights for Wages and Hours
Chicago reports the Bakery and Confectionery Workers International Union has mounted 15 percent strikes in three years to guard wages and hours amid anti labor actions. The effort affected 392 shops and 2,742 members, costing $89,344 in strike benefits. Since 1909 the union paid $262,602 in sick and death benefits, averaging 42 cents per member monthly. Membership rose from 5,000 in 1898 to 27,969 in 1923.
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Chicago, Ill
International Union of America
International Union
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T. J. Duffy
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Wm. Green
Donnelly
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