Labor Leading, Not Following In Modification Fight
Matthew Woll of the AFL defends labor’s push to modify the Volstead act and denounces the National Prohibition Board of Strategy for calling labor blind to a wet millionaire trap. He notes Baruch’s shift on beer and wine and asserts labor’s unified campaign against Prohibition remains steadfast and pro-prosperity.
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New York City
ILNS
Matthew Woll
American Federation of Labor
Labor
National Committee For
National Prohibition Board of Strategy
Bernard M. Baruch
Baruch
Woll
Board of Strategy
Iam
Bonus system reduces wages in manufacturing plants
General President of the Stove Moun ters' International Union of North America condemns the bonus system used in many industries to boost output while lowering pay. He describes a scheme where workers are paid per piece up to a limit, then half rate on all further output, cutting daily earnings and shortening plant operation days.
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The
Stove Mounters' International Union of North America
A F L Urges Shorter Work Day and Week to Cut Unemployment
The American Federation of Labor calls for a universal move to a 35 hour week or six hour day to reduce unemployment. The survey cites losses in wage income, bank and business failures, and a 23 percent drop in purchasing power since 1929, urging firms like Kellogg and DuPont to expand employment through shorter hours.
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Washington, D. C
American Federation of Labor
Wall Street
Federation
Department of Labor
Industrial Standards Corporation
Kellogg Company
Dupont Powder
General Electric
E. R. Squibbs ,& Sons
New Jersey Telephone Company
Dun
American Woolen Mills To Eliminate Radicals
Lawrence mass report says American Woolen Company will use selective employment after a prolonged strike over wage cuts. Radicals then will be refused work. returning workers received passes and job-division cards. The piece notes two signs of scarce money: borrowing and selling a used phonograph.
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Lawrence
Mass
American Woolen Company
Culinary workers fight to maintain pay levels across cities
Cincinnati reports union cooks waiters and waitresses fight to preserve wage standards built up over years. General Secretary Robert B. Hesketh of the Hotel and Restaurant Employes and Beverage Dispensers International Alliance notes a strong fighting spirit across Denver Dallas Portland and St Louis.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
ILNL
Denver
Dallas
Portland
St. Louis
Robert B. Hesketh
International Alliance
American workers in Russia face dire wage and remittance issues
Secretary-Treasurer of the Metal Trades Department warns U S workers who went to Russia under Soviet contracts risk starvation and financial ruin as ruble wages fail to cover basic needs. Remittance bans and bootleg ruble values worsen hardship for dependents at home. Contracts paying in American dollars offer protected pay, while those without dollar provisions endanger workers and their families.
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John P. Frey
Metal Trades Department
American Federation of Labor
Washington
DC. C
W:ton
Rusia
New York City
United States
Russia
West Virginia workers killed in October total 32
Charleston report shows 32 industrial workers killed on the job in October and 3,584 non fatal accidents, per State Compensation Commissioner Lee Ott. The figures reflect occupational hazards in the state’s industries.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Lee Ott
Dividing Up of Business Proposed in Steel Plan
A proposed Swope style cartel in steel fabrication would divide the United States into districts with quotas and penalties for overproduction. It would fund central operations with an advance deposit and aim to curb overcapacity while potentially easing unemployment.
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Pittsburgh, Pa
ILNS
American Institute of Steel Construction
White Sulphur Springs
Kansas City
Plantas
Attorney General
Supreme Court
Congress
Unions Organize Labor College In Allentown
In Allentown Pennsylvania the Central Trades and Labor Council with Rev Willis D Mathis organized a labor college. The first meeting was May 10 at the labor temple 1 North Sixth Street. Courses in the first semester include public speaking and parliamentary law open to non union and union workers. A second semester is planned after January 1 1932 with six week terms. Information from Central Trades and Labor Council offices and A Pammerce secretary of the Labour College committee Meadow street Allentown.
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Allentown
Labor College
Labor Temple
North Sixth Street
Central Trades and Labor Council of
Vilelatty
Willis D. Mathis
Central Trades and Labor Council
A. Pamimersecreary
Labour College Committee
Meadow Street
Bomb Shatters Porch At Dave Evans Home In Chicago
A bomb from a passing car shattered the porch and cracked windows at the home of Dave Evans a former secretary treasurer of the International Union of Operating Engineers Evans faces indictment in DC on embezzling over 29000 dollars in union funds
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Chicago
Ilns
Dave Evans
International Union of Operating Engineers
Evans S
District of Columbia
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Million Dollar Fund
Unions Organize Labor College
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