Strikebreakers Threaten To Join Danville Walkout
Danville Virginia workers strike at the mills amid shortages as strikebreakers threaten to join the action. Fewer than 500 workers enter the mills daily, many as overseers, with pay deducted for board. Management remains silent while finished goods stock piles up and talks of mediation fail. The winter stance of both sides remains uncertain as conditions grow tense.
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Garrison Danville, Va
ILNS
Dan River
North Carolina
Virginia
Fitzgerald
United Stat
Communists Lose Influence Over Co Operative Stores
At the national convention in Duluth the Co-Operative League sustained cutting off contributions to Reds. The Duluth Superior stores, part of 80 outlets, faced revenue demands from the Communist party rejected by local boards. Carl Reeve spoke for ten minutes but failed to sway the delegates as a procession formed afterward.
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Chicago
ILNS
Communist Party
Duluth
Minn
Superior
Wis
Co-Operative Central Exchange
C. F. Lowrie
Farmers' Union Produce Exchange of
Co-Operative League of the United States
Lowrie
National Organization
Carl Reeve
Ten Million Women Work in 1980 Census Findings
Washington report notes ten million American women work for wages with historically low pay. The Bureau of Labor Statistics cites 149,000 white women in 2,379 workplaces earning under $15 weekly in 15 states, with some under $12. California tops at $16 weekly, about $832 yearly.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
Women’s Bureau
Labor Department
Alabama
Arkansas
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Kansas
Kentucky
Mississippi
Missouri
New Jersey
Ohio
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
California
Labor’s Gains in Congress Call Best Since 1912
Labor leaders hail a wave of pro labor victories in last week’s elections. Senator-elects James J. Davis, Edward Costigan, and others join a shifting Senate and House, while Franklin D. Roosevelt’s reelection as New York governor signals broader labor influence. Morrison predicts the next Congress will be the friendliest to labor since 1912.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
Senate
Parker
House
Green
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Congress
First Son
Roscoe C. McCullough
Ohio
Judge Parker
Tennessee
Norris
Nebraska
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
James J. Davis
Pennsylvania
Edward P. Costigan
Colorado
J. Hamilton Lewis
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Ransdell
Borah
Couzens
Michigan
Dwight P. Morrow
House of Morgan
Mexico
New Jersey
Gifford Pinchot
Labor
Davis
Morrison
Wilson
Six-Hour Day Coming In Factories Says AFL Leader
Toronto report notes quote from William Green head of the AFL suggesting a six hour working day is near. The remark reflects labor movement momentum and union strategy amid ongoing industrial debate.
Child Health Addresses To Be Broadcast Nationwide
Washington. William Green president of the A F of L calls attention of American trade unionists to a nationwide child health address by President Hoover on November 19 and by Secretary Wilbur on November 22. The White House conference on child health and protection nears completion with findings of national interest. Hoover speaks at 9 a.m. EST via coast to coast hook up on National and Columbia networks. Wilbur speaks November 22 at 12 45 p.m. EST as conference chairman. Green urges widest publicity and union cooperation with child health councils.
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Washington
Wm. Green
A. F
Hoover
Interior
Wilbur
White House
National
Columbia Broadcasting
A. F. of L
Jeonenaches
Sia
Green
Labor
Charity Work Costs Rise Across Cities in 1929
Washington reports rising costs for family charitable work. The United States Children's Bureau notes monthly relief nearly doubled in 15 cities in December 1929, with about 1 million dollars spent by public and private welfare agencies. January 1930 shows a 48.6 percent rise across 19 cities from a year earlier.
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Washington
United States
Non Union Hosiery Plant Slashes Wages Deeply in Reading
In Reading, Berkshire Knitting Mills workers face wage cuts over 30 percent with further reductions likely. Carl Holderman of Paterson, N J, warns the industry could see widespread demoralization as unions criticize the move. The cuts follow a year of declines and price pressures amid hosiery price stabilization efforts.
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Reading
ILNS
Berkshire Knitting Mills
Carl Holderman
Paterson
N. J
American Federation of
Labor Lyceum
Berkshire
Holderman
E. F. Callaghan
Earl White
John W. Edelman
End of Longshoremen Strike in Galveston Texas
After six weeks of talks, the Longshoremen's Strike ended November 2 as union officials signed a new labor pact. Gulf district secretary Frank Mellina led the agreement covering foreign trade ships with pay scales for southbound, sugar, cotton, and loading crews. Separate deal with Lykes Brothers for West Indies and Cuban trade ships set rates.
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Lykes
West Indies
Cuba
Lykes Line
Maritime Committee
New Orleans
Galveston
Houston
Texas City
Corpus Christi
Texas
ILNS
Ateike
Frank Mellina
Gulf
Doctor d Herelle reports phage therapy successes
Dr Felix d Herelle of Yale reports phage therapy treated 10 000 dysentery cases in Brazil with only two failures and several hundred cases in the Egyptian Sudan with one failure. The finding highlights the potential of bacteriophages as a disease treatment.
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Felix d'Herelle
Yale
d'Herelle
Brazil
Operators Locked Out In Los Angeles Movie Houses
Moving picture operators in two LA houses were forced onto the streets amid claims that strong anti union forces in the city supported the managers. The action reflects labor tensions affecting local theaters.
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Los Angeles
Cal
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Arthur Meighen
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Toronto
William Green
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