AFL CIO talks deadlock in labor unity controversy
Washington conference ends another round of rejections as AFL and CIO fail to agree. The unions adjourn and plan to reconvene November 4 after both sides reject the other's proposals. The CIO says the AFL plan would dissolve the CIO and betray 28 national unions. The AFL defends its bid for a unified labor movement with industrial and craft drives.
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Afl-Cio
A. F. of L
A. P. of L
George M. Harrison
Matthew Woll
G. M. Bugniazer
CIO
CSO
Orginal Cio
Plan
Peace appeals flood two committees
The rank and file of American labor sends telegrams letters and cards to Washington urging peace in the CIO AF of L war. Messages target the CIO ten man peace committee and the federation three delegates as the committees adjourn for a week’s recess.
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Washington
CIO
A. F. of L
Federation
A. P. of L
Roosevelt dedicates new Federal Reserve Building in Washington
President Roosevelt addresses the dedication ceremony in Washington praising Woodrow Wilson and Carter Glass while criticizing neglect to remodel the system before the 1929 crash. He asserts the Fed's role in improving the well being of all workers and dedicates the building to progress and rising living standards.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Federal Reserve
Wall Street
Wilson
Carter Glass
Federal Reserve System
America
Age No Barrier to Jobs in Furniture Industry
Grand Rapids workers prove age does not bar employment in furniture making. An employer notes artisans begin to excel at fifty, citing a plant of 164 workers where 27 percent are 60 to 76 and 45 percent are 50 to 59. Seventy-two percent are over 50, with many men at the same bench for five decades and owning costly personal tools.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
ILNS
Wage and Hours Legislation to Lead Special Session Agenda
Washington labor outlook centers on wage and hour controls as the special session opens November 16. The AFL faces a fight over enforcement style and neutrality disputes may trigger a heated debate that could stall other measures including regional planning authorities and government reorganizations.
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Oliver F. Carruth
Washington, DC
ILNS
Congress
TVA
American Federation of Labor
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Tinkham
Massachusetts
Nye
North Dakota
Shipstead
Minnesota
Fire Fighters' Success Shows Value of Organization
Ottawa ISNS reports at the 29th annual civil service assembly convention George J. Richardson with the International Association of Fire Fighters cites 100 percent collective bargaining as beneficial to both sides. Arnold Zandos of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employes notes gains from AFL affiliation and urges continued ties amid a push for civil service ideology.
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Ottawa
ISNS
International Association of Fire Fighters
George J. Richardson
Civil Service Assembly
United States
Canada
Arnold Zandos
American Federation of States
Ounly
American Federation of Labor
Zander
Labor unity urged to push federal wage and hour reform
The piece notes calls for federal wage and hour revisions and new employment standards at an Atlantic City meeting. It reflects pressure from labor groups to enact a basic minimum wage and cardinal principles to boost employment, while warning that a split between A F of L and CIO could jeopardize passage.
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Cafite Iw
Committee For Industrial Organization
Atlantic City
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Ohio
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