Federal Workers Press for Higher Pay Increases
President Roosevelt pledged to restore the 5 percent pay cut by July 1 1935 as federal workers demand across the board raises. E Claude Babcock of the American Federation of Federal Employees criticized the living cost index and urged 15 percent increases plus grade boosts to remove pay inequities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
ILNS
Roosevelt
White House
E. Claude Babcock
American Federation of Federal Employes
American Federation of Labor
Labor Department
Babcock
Waist Firm Pays Back Wages In Dress Code Case
The Fair Waist and Dress Company, 1400 Broadway New York city, deposited 12500 to cover restitution of back wages under the dress manufacturing industry code. Judge John G Knox signed an injunction October 26 in the Southern District of New York enjoining further violations and requiring monthly accounting checks by the code authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
ILNS
Fair Waist and Dress Company
Ing
Broadway
N. Y
John G. Knox
United States District Court
Southern District of New York
Code Authority
Big Shots Aid Weirton in 7 A Recovery Act Suit
In federal court at Wilmington Delaware the defense in the government suit against Weirton Steel to block interference with unionization under Section 7 A of the Recovery Act receives help from steel industry leaders. Executives including Eugene G Grace Walter C Teagle Charles R Hook and William W Holloway testify as witnesses in a trial that has drawn national attention for its significance to employers and employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F
L. News Service
Wilmington
Del
Weirton Steel Company
Weirton Concern
John P. Neilds
Eugene G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel Company
Walter C. Teagle
Standard Oil Company
Fof New Jersey
Charles R. Hook
American Rolling Mill Company
William W. Holloway
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Fining for Calling Workers Scabs in New Haven Court
In New Haven, Judge Larash fined Leonard J. Greene ten dollars plus costs for using the term scab when addressing workers at the American Mills Company. The ruling held the word breached the peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven, Conn
ILNS
Larash
West Haven
Leonard J. Greene
Greene
American Mills Company
First Prize For Gouging of Labor Goes to Giant Tobacco Companies
A critical exposé targets the Big Four tobacco firms American Tobacco R J Reynolds Liggett and Myers and P Lorillard for high labor profits. It cites Moody's figures showing per worker profits soaring across 1980 to 1938 and highlights board members tied to national policy bodies. The piece also notes a Berlin dispatch reporting Hitler's Labor Front ordinance redefining labor roles and dispute arbitration within a state controlled framework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Tobacco
R. J. Reynolds
Liggett & Meyrs
P. Lorillard
Moody's
Liggett & Myers
Labor Front
Employers’ Association
Glass Workers Face National Strike Threat
Pittsburgh plate glass workers may strike after the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company rejected a fair settlement. The Federation of Flat Glass Workers voted against the company’s counter proposal, seeking recognition contracts and a check-off system. G. W. McCabe, federation president, said talks depend on the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F
L. News Service
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Federation of
Flat Glass Workers
Glass Company
G. W. McCabe
American Federation of Labor
Government regulation sparks debate over private vs public controls
Secretary Wallace remarks on government interference with business and private regulation. He says the United States has suffered just as much from private regulatory actions as from direct government regulation, framing the issue as a shared burden in an era of industrial power.
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Wallace
United States
Living Ottawa Report Signals Decline in Living Standards
Official indexes show Canada’s living standard slipping as food and clothing consumption falls. Eight months into the year groceries and meats up 3 percent in spend but 7.7 percent lower in quantity. clothing sales near flat with prices up about 6 percent, a 4 percent drop in clothing purchases. Fish consumption down 5-6 percent. prices higher across essentials. Employment contracts after a brief summer expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
Ruling on election at Tiffin plant by NLRB
The National Labor Relations Board reserved its decision after a hearing on whether an election will be held at the Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company plant in Tiffin Ohio. The National Brotherhood of Operative Potters petitioned for the election, opposed by the Employees' Representation Plan. Union delegates included Frank Hull and other local officials who asserted jurisdiction over skilled workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
ILNS
National Labor Relations Board
Tiffin
Ohio
Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company
National Brotherhood of Operative Potters
Frank Hull
E. L. Wheatley
Edison Foght
Utility Workers Strike Called Off
Indianapolis ILNS reports a threatened utility workers strike that could cripple electric power in over 800 Indiana towns was halted after Gov. McNutt mediated. Workers will stay at work while a mediating board to be named by the governor negotiates wage and shift changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
ILNS
Indiana
Trewin Knott
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
McNutt
Knott
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Weirton Steel
Edgar K. Wagner
Schwenn Coal Company
W. H. Stephan
Prop
RED Jacket Coal
Pocahontas Anthracite Koppers Coke
Coal and Coke
Savage Auto Supply CO
Maple Avenue
Hitler
Big Four
George L. Knapp
Reynold
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Clay Williams
National Industrial Recovery Board
General Johnson
American Tobacco Company
Omon
A. Fyof I
News Service
Berlin
Germany
CREB
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