Roosevelt Promises U S Aid to States Labor Legislation
President Roosevelt pledges federal support for state labor laws as governors and representatives from 39 states convene in Washington for the third National Conference on Labor Legislation. Secretary Perkins notes rapid progress, highlighting new state labor departments and workmen’s compensation enactments across multiple states.
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U. S
Washington, D. C
ILNS
Washington
Roosevelt
Perkins
Alabama
Kentucky
Louisiana
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Florida
Mississippi
Arkansas
State Federations of Labor
Labor's Non Partisan League to be permanent in structure
Washington DC ILNL announces by Maj George L Berry that the Labor's Non Partisan League will continue on a permanent basis with a national staff in Washington and intact state organizations. After re election of Roosevelt, the league aims to tolerate liberalism and promote liberal legislation nationally and in states.
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Washington, D. C
ILNL
George L. Berry
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
America
Labor's Interest in Consumers' Cooperation
William Green of the AFL speaks at the Tenth Biennial Congress in New York City. He argues workers must receive ten dollars of value for their wages and urges education and collaboration with unions to build a strong consumers cooperation movement.
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New York City
Cooperative League of the U. S. A
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Florsheim Shoe Plant Renews Union Contract in Chicago
The Florsheim Shoe Company Chicago plant announces renewal of its union contract after talks with union leaders. The agreement covers wages and hours with no changes. Workers earn from 66 rents to $1.20 per hour and a 44 hour work week.
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Chicago
AFLNS
Florsheim Shoe Company
Florsheim
Workers Must Keep Abreast of National Progress
Tampa as the 6th annual A F of L convention opens with a report urging intensified organizing and education to keep workers informed of national progress. The executive council notes aggressive campaigns, union drive across cement aluminum and other industries, and 25 percent productivity gains from 1924 to 1932 with a further 13 percent from 1938 to 1935.
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Tampa
Fla
ILNS
Executive Council of the American Federation
A. Ff. of L
Gulf Oil Tax Shuffle Draws Senate Scrutiny
The Mellon family considers a 100 percent stock dividend by Gulf Oil to dodge taxes by doubling surplus exemptions, though no new investment is planned. Senator Couzens leads a probe into alleged excessive depletion allowances granted to Gulf Oil, seen as discriminatory to the oil industry.
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Andrew W. Mtetton
Treasury
Gulf Oil Corporation
Couzens
Michigan
Senate
Gas Oil Corporation
Colorado restaurant law upheld by Supreme Court
The U S Supreme Court approved Colorado's restaurant law aimed at ending drug store competition by requiring state licenses and limiting non meal sales. The law's supporters include the Hotel and Restaurant Employees' International Alliance and Bartenders' International League of America. Opponents led by H. J. Newberry Co Woolworth and others sought to strike it as unconstitutional but the district court and the Supreme Court declined. The court granted the motion to affirm the lower decree.
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Washington, D. C
U. S. Supreme Court
Colorado
International Alliance
International League of America
H. Kress & Co
F. W. Woolworth & Co
J. J. Newberry & Co
Federal District Court For
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of State of Colorado
Appellees
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American Federation of State
Gulf Oil CO
Henry Dreyfuss
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