Army Heads Ordered to Co-operate With Labor by Fair Pay Standards
Washington, D. C. ILNS. Assistant Secretary of War Patterson ordered full cooperation with labor while maintaining fair pay and hour standards for defense projects. He cited World War policy, eight hour days, and union wage scales, warning that overtime and 40 hour weeks must adapt for war plant needs. The policy aims for mutual Labor-Army cooperation with no delays to defense work.
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War Department
Newton D. Baker
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Cantonment Adjustment Commission
Fort Meade
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National Defense Commission
Walter Citrine
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A F of L Clerks Win Pay Raises and End Strike
Seven thousand clerks of the Retail Clerks International Protective Association ended a strike across 1500 stores of Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea, American Stores, and Food Fair in eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Delaware after accepting a compromise. The contract includes general wage increases, $20 to $21.50 for some, union shop, sick benefits, and overtime pay, with a 51 hour week remaining unchanged.
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American Federation of Labor
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Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
American Stores Company
Pood Fair Markets
Pennsylvania
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Delaware
Food Fair
AFL Ready to Talk Labor Peace with CIO
Washington report notes William Green, in talks with President Roosevelt, says the American Federation of Labor is prepared to resume peace negotiations with the Congress of Industrial Organizations. He cites a 1937 agreement framework aimed at uniting labor, returning several international unions, and forming a committee to craft admission formulas for CIO allies under acceptable terms.
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Government hires exceed one million in August payroll
The Civil Service Commission reported 1,038,229 government employees at the end of August, reflecting wartime defense demands. The monthly payroll stood at $169,218,015, with 14,077 new hires added during the month.
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Washington, D. C
Civil Service Commission
National Defense Program
Sixtieth Annual Meeting Seen as Momentous for Labor
New Orleans hosts the sixtieth annual AFL convention with the Metal Trades Department urging strong action against racketeering. President Green delivers the keynote as leaders from 106 unions gather. speakers include Sir Walter Citrine and others, with Roosevelt invited.
Overtime Evading Illegal Warns Employers in New Rule
Washington ILNS Colonel Fleming of the Wage and Hour Division warned employers that paying the same salary for a 42 hour week after October 24 violates the Fair Labor Standards Act even if bookkeeping shows compliance. Overtime must be paid at the actual rate of pay, not a fictitious rate.
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Washington, D. C
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Fleming
U. S. Department of Labor
Colonel Fleming
Buying Power Boost Urged For Low-Income Families
Washington D C Milo Perkins director of marketing of the Department of Agriculture estimates that 80 6 million persons in this land of plenty get by on an average cash income of 692 dollars per month for the whole family He says two thirds of families need twice that income for a minimum standard of living and urges imagination to build a more prosperous America In Middletown Conn Professor Clyde Olin Fisher of Wesleyan University is named chair of a wage industry committee to recommend a minimum wage for the jewelry industry under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act
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Washington, D. C
Milo Perkins
Department of Agriculture
America
Middletown, Conn
ILNS
Clyde Olin Fisher
Department of Economics
Wesleyan University
New York Mayor Approves Painters Pay Raise Report
New York City twelve thousand union painters in three boroughs will get a 10 cent hourly raise to 1.60 under an arbitration award by Mayor La Guardia. Referee Louis S. Posner, after five weeks of data collection, urged stability plans and an impartial industry chairman. He noted average annual earnings under 1.50 were about 800 dollars.
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New York City
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