Unions Ask Hoover Help In Fight Against Wage Cuts
Twenty one railroad labor organizations urged President Hoover to condition Reconstruction Finance Corporation aid on holding current wages. They cited a 10 percent cut expired February 1 and warned further reductions would threaten living standards and industrial recovery. The Labor Executive Association pressed that unemployment relief should not fund wage cuts. Doak said Hoover favored deferring wage-reduction decisions until year end.
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Hoover
Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Railway Labor Executives’ Association
United States
White House
Doak
Levee and Labor: 30 Hour Work Week Sparks Delta Debate
Greenville Mississippi reports reveal contractors resist federal 30 hour week for common labor on levee contracts to be bid in October. They warn of reduced jobs as workers would cycle between sites every three days. Other local firms adjust wages and shifts to avoid idle time.
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New Orleans
JLNS
South
United States
Greenville
Miss
Mississippi River
Friar Point
Stovall
Delta
Coahoma County
Lawrence Construction Company
Jackson
Lidell-Lacombe
Bogalusa Paper Company
Gaylord Corrugated Box Company
Hoover appeals to rail executives to pause wage cuts
President Hoover urged rail executives to delay wage reductions and allow a recovery in rail operations. The move split the rail industry’s public sentiment ahead of a wage-cutting campaign and appeared to ease pressure on wage reductions in other sectors. Soon after the announcement August traffic gains were reported and operating revenue losses declined. A five member board including Calvin Coolidge Alfred E. Smith Bernard Baruch Alexander Legge Clarke Howell Sr was named to study the railroad situation and propose legislative steps.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Alfred E. Smith
Bernard Baruch
Alexander P. Legge
Clarke Howell
Home Ownership Share Rises in United States
The U S Census Bureau reports 46.8 percent of U S families own homes after a nationwide door to door census. Home-owning families grew faster than total families, rising from 44.6 percent in 1920.
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United States
U. S
Wages as Basis of Recovery Urged by A F L
The A F L argues wages must rise to revive US consumer buying. The Monthly Summary cites rising unemployment, coal and car activity, and price gains, but points to low wage growth and credit gaps as the main drag. It calls for a 40 hour week and wage increases to restore purchasing power and avoid winter shocks.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
A. F. of L
Federation
Business Week
Wall Street
Tom
Middle West
Chamber backs 40 hour week push for American industry
The United States Chamber of Commerce announced a campaign to establish a 40 hour work week for the maximum. It urged all employers to adopt a 40 hour week during the low mood, noting it would end the 48 and 44 hour weeks, a move welcomed by some trade unionists as a step forward.
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Walter S. Gifford
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Walter ©. Teagle
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Henry I. Harriman
New England
P. W. Litchfield
Goodrich Tire & Rubber Company
Silas H. Strawn
Chamber
Lewis E. Pearson
New York
Fred W. Sargent
W. Railroad
Litchfield
Wshington
D. C
ILNS
United States Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Workers in Mail Campaign Aims to Grow Union
Cincinnati dispatch notes a mail campaign by the Hotel and Restaurant Employes Union to boost membership. Over 750 letters to central labor councils and state federations accompany 500 cards promoting the union to hotel and restaurant patrons, with guiding instructions for organizers.
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Cincinnati, O
ILNS
Central Labor Councils
Robert B. Hesketh
Central Labor Councila
Fewer Commercial Failures Reported Across United States
Reports compiled by R. G. Dun & Co. show a weekly decline in commercial failures across the United States. Insolvencies are down for five consecutive weeks as the economy shows signs of stabilization.
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United States
R. G. Dun & Co
Chronolog claims new edge in time study with electric jigger
The Chronolog from National Acmeo Cleveland promises precise timing of work on presses and small machines, recording idle time and production. Trials show 20 to 83 percent gains, with tapes visible to workers and foremen and alarms for shutdowns guiding alibis and faster output.
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Acmeo
Cleveland
Taylor
Union Jobs Rise in August and Early September
Union membership gained some during August and the first part of September but total unemployment rose from 11,400,000 to 11,500,000. The AFL unemployment report notes widespread layoffs with small industries cutting workers including about 100,000 in agriculture. President William Green warns of a harsh winter and slow job recovery despite government reconstruction efforts.
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Washinton
D. C
ILNS
A. F. of L
Willian Green
Charges Near Peonage In Mississippi Camps
Miss Helen Boardman a former Red Cross worker alleges virtual peonage on Mississippi flood control work. Her charges, echoed by organized labor, were presented to Brig Gen George Br Pillsbury who is investigating for the War Departments.
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New York City
TLNL
Mississippi
Helen Boardman
Red Cross
Organized Labor
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Woods
Heatrola
Estate Store Co
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