NRA Urged to Remove Blue Eagle from Prison Goods
The Cotton Garment code authority asks the NRA to withdraw the Blue Eagle label from convict made products immediately. If not acted on, the authority warns it may relinquish its enforcement role. The resolution accuses the prison system of protecting prison interests and undermining fair competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotton Garment Authority
New York City
ILNS
Cotton Garment Code Authority
NRA
Roosevelt
R. B. Paddock
Code Authority
Thomas A. Rickert
United Garment Workers of America
American Federation of Labor
Prison Compact Authority
National Industrial Recovery Administration
International union ties cited in Canada US labor message
James Simpson of the Trades and Labor Congress lauds cross border solidarity and notes large Canadian contributions to international unions. He cites Typographical and mine workers funds and benefits, stressing the need for foresight as international labor groups counter big finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
ILNS
United States
Workers of
Canada
James Simpson
Trades and Labor Congress
International Typographical Union
International
United Mine Workers
Cape Breton
N .C
Simpson
Santa Barbara Court House: A Labor Showpiece and 5 Day Week Pioneer
The Santa Barbara county court house is praised as a top labor monument built with local union labor for 1.26 million dollars. It notes the city’s early adoption of a 5 day 7 hour work week in 1929 and being first in the West to operate under NRA rules without pay cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P
L. News Service
Santa Barbara
Calif
Santa Barbara County Court House
Royal Contractors
California
C. L. Priesher
Board of Supervisors
NRA
Tighe Re-Elected Steel Workers Chief in 55th Convention
Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers re-elects M F Tighe as president after report from the International Canvassing Board. Louis Leonard also re-elected secretary treasurer amid early opposition claims. Other officers named include William Gray Ben I Davis Thomas G Gillis E W Miller J K Gaither John Savage A W Armour and H J Rose with positions across divisions and trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P
I. News Service
Pittsburgh
M. F. Tighe
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
International
Thomas G. Gillis
E. W. Miller
J. K. Gaither
John Savage
A. W. Armour
H. J. Rose
Cigarette Wages Proposal Outlines 38 Hour Work Week
The national recovery administration drafts wages and hours rules for the cigarette industry. The revised code section sets a 38 hour work week and minimum wages across divisions for cigarette workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Recovery Administration
Hearing on Revoking Bergoff License for Strikebreakers
Industrial Commissioner El mer F. Andrews urged a hearing to revoke the Bergoff Detective Service Inc license after eight complaints alleged illegal wage practices and misrepresentation of employment to workers sent from New York to Georgia to act as guards and deputy sheriffs during a textile strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bergoff
New York
Andrews
New York City
ILNS
Bergoff Service Bureau
Bibb Manufacturing Co
Georgia
Elmer F. Andrews
Secretary of State
Bergoff Detective Service, Inc
Columbus Circle
Bureau of Labor Welfare
State Department of Labor
Manhattan
Bergoff Bureau
P. L. Bergoff
J. C. Hackett
New York Post
Department of Labor
Chicago
South
Milwaukee
Talmadge
W. D. Anderson
National Guard
Butler decries war as international racket in NYC address
Major General Smedley D. Butler labeled World War I a great international racket and debt-collecting scheme. He blasted profiteering by insiders, citing the Nickel Company and inflated war costs, and urged constitutional change to keep the U.S. out of war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
ILNS
Smedley D. Butler
United States Marines
B'nai Jeshurun
Butler
U. S. Marine Corps
France
International Nickel Company
Waller Named Medical Director for FERA Relief Efforts
Harry L. Hopkins announces Dr. Clifford E. Waller named medical director for FERA. Former assistant surgeon general and head of state relations for the Bureau of Public Health, he will direct medical relief policies and activities for the needy this winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Clifford E. Waller
PERA
Waller
Bureau of Public Health
FERA
Prominent Prescott Car Painter Joins Regional Labor Board
It is announced that H. M. Watson, a noted union carpenter from Prescott, and Frank Brown, ex organizer for the Western Federation of Miners active in Maricopa county, have accepted appointments to membership on the Regional Labor Board here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Aviz
H. M. Watson
Prescott
Frank Brown
Western Federation of Miners
Maricopa County
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Sanda
Court House
Tighe
Steel Men
Savage Auto Supply CO
Maple Avenue
Pearl L. Bergoff
Public Telephone
Erie Railroad
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation
Irvin
Cobb
Smedley Butler
Congress
Clara Des
Must
John
BNE Gi “Less
John T Cuana
Nanme
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