Strikebreaking King Bergoff Seethes Over Georgia Loss
P L Bergoff known as the strike breaking king complains that Georgia governor Eugene Talmadge forced him to quit 800 guards and cost him about 100000 in lost pay. He says the governor did him "dirt" and that labor leaders praise his rival Garrison after October 9 term expires.
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Bergoff
Talmadge
New York
Ilns
P. L. Bergoff
Georgia
Eugene Talmadge
Connecticut
Porterdale
Anderson's Mill
Atlanta
Truce Prevents 40000 Longshoremen Strike Along Atlantic Ports
In New York City the International Longshoremen's Association agreed to suspend a planned 40,000 worker strike from Maine to Virginia. They will await the Roosevelt Arbitration Board’s Pacific coast deliberations, halting the strike set to begin October 1.
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New York City
ILNS
Atlantic
Maine
Virginia
International Longshoremen's Association
Roosevelt
Arbitration Board
Pacific Coast
Green
National Association of Manufacturers
Garrison Quits Post As Labor Board Head
Lloyd Garrison resigns as chairman of the National Labor Relations Board to return as dean of the University of Wisconsin Law School. He defied President Roosevelt’s urging to stay, taking a three month leave to head the Wisconsin law faculty.
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Garrison
Labor Board
Washington, D. C
ILNS
Lloyd Garrison
National Labor Relations Board
University of Wisconsin
Law School
Roosevelt
The
Tobacco Man Sparks Labor Debates Over NRA Board Picks
In San Francisco hotel lobbies members of the American Federation of Labor criticized Clay Williams and A. D. Whiteside joining the NRA governing body. Williams, ex head of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco, was accused of diverting full time work for $7 weekly during boom times. The charges and the push for broader labor representation framed the appointments as a “slap in the face for labor.”
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San Francisco
SLNS
American Federation of Labor
Clay Williams
A. D. Whiteside
National Recovery Administration
Williams
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
NRA
Silk mills in Paterson order wage cuts for returning workers
Paterson silk mills demand reemployment with wage reductions from 20 to 30 percent before workers can return. Companies cited include Commerce Silk, Zimel, S. Fairman, Romain, Prima Donna, and Joe Max. Discrimination claims and non union operation plans are also noted amid NRA code reopenings.
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Paterson, N. J
Commerce Silk Co
Zimel Silk Co
S. Fairman Silk Co
Romain Silk Co
Prima Donna Silk Mills
Joe Max Silk Co
Textile Labor Relations Board
Washington
Friend Bros. Silk Co
S. Cooper Silk C
Peggy Silk Co
The
Klein & Son Silk Co
Shaw Silk Co
Tesson Silk Co
Mart Silk Co
Solomon Silk Co
Eichman Silk Co
Fairmaid Silk Co
Linden Silk Co
Maisel Silk Co
Hayak Silk Co
Thirty Hour Week Main Recovery Hope A F of L Told
President William Green of the American Federation of Labor declares at the 54th annual convention that unemployment must be tackled with a six-hour day and five-day week. He denounces delays to collective bargaining and urges a long term NRA reform.
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A.F. of
L. Told
San Francisco
Roosevelt
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
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O. K
W.D. Anderson
Southern Textile Men’s Association
Organized Labor
Edgar K. Wagner
Schwenn Coal Company
RED Jacket Coal
Pocahontas Koppers Coke
W. H. Stephan
Prop
Coal and Coke
Savage Auto Supply Co
Maple Ave
Hamilton
Ohio
Paterson
Workers’ Union
Amercan
F. of L. Executive Council
Bigelow
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