Labor federation plan to revive building industry
Washington reports the St. Louis building trades council touts a plan to restart construction by unions and owners agreeing to work without strikes or delays. Maurice J. Cassidy says moderate-interest loans and union-only contracts cut costs and speed completion, with apartments, a hotel, and a hospital already underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
St. Louis Building Trades Council
Maurice J. Cassidy
Gompers
St. Louis
Cassidy
Strike Settled After Six Week Cincinnati Pressmen Pact
After six weeks of strike the Cincinnati pressmen and press assistants in closed shops resume work under a two year agreement with the Printers' League book and job shops. The deal follows New York hours with a 44 hour week and keeps wages as of September. George L. Berry helped mediate the conference and hailed amicable settlement and cooperative productivity as guiding principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Printers’ League
Monlay
George L. Berry
Pressmen’s Home
Tenn
Pressment
New York
Berry
International Union
Road Contracts Should Be Let in Fall, Say Engineers
Washington promoters argue fall road contracts boost efficiency and curb waste. Engineers cite 142 spring grading days and 104 spring concreting days versus 207 fall grading and 142 fall concreting days, claiming better service, stable output, and fuller highway programs. fall starts align with peak transport demand. New York prosecutors see gouging firms slipping free as Justice McAvoy sustains demurrers, effectively dismissing conspiracy charges against about fifty contractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Gompers
A. F. of L
Middle West
New York
Lockwood Committee
Justice McAvoy
Supreme Court
Opening Session of Ohio Labor Federation Held in Hamilton
Hamilton hosts the thirty eighth annual Ohio State Federation of Labor convention with nearly 400 delegates. Mayor C J Smith greets the crowd and praises labor unity with the Chamber of Commerce and Y M C A while criticizing national business interests. Speakers from unions and labor groups discuss unemployment and labor conditions as the week’s sessions continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Ministry
Happy Family
Moore
M.C
Ministry and Labor
Ohio State Federation of Labor
Olock Stanley Owe
Trades Council
C.J. Smith
Smith
Ogg
Danor
Federation
Hamilton
Herbert Hoover
Washington
Mr. Hoover
Hamton
West Virginia
Thomas Beckett
Beckett
Hamilton Chamber of Commerce
Hubert Cowley-Carroll
Carroll
Labor
Mayor Smith
General Assembly of Ohio
Ohio
Chambers of Commerce
United States
Cowley Carroll
Prosser
Y. M. CA
National Chambers of Commerce
U. S. Steel Corporation
Donnelly
Moose Lodge
Angles' Lodge
Rome
Tregard
State Federation
Cowley-Carroll
Nida Pangle
Waitress Union of
Toledo
John W. Slayton
Pittsburg
John A. Voll
Glass Bottle Blowers’ Association of America
Honest
John
Voll
Max Hayes
International Typographical Union
Jeff Davis
Herbert S. Bigelow
Cincinnati
H. DeWire Martin
Pollak Steel Co
Hugh Martin
Columbus
American Legion
William Prout
Co- Operative Cigar Manufacturers of
John P. Frey
Mold
Officials Are Czars
Madisonville Kentucky reports that the State Federation of Labor condemned a sedition of syndicalist law passed amid claims of threat to national institutions. The law allows town marshals or constables to halt speakers deemed potentially unrestful, barring union critique of child labor in affected areas. Governor Morrow questioned legality and has since urged repeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madisonville
State Federation of Labor
Morrow
Armistice Day Demonstrations Planned Across Nation
Washington reports and central labor bodies outline Armistice Day parades and mass meetings from New York to Philadelphia and beyond. Cities like New York Madison Square Garden seat 15000, with unions donating venues. others plan large gatherings to press disarmament aims ahead of international talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
Gonspers
New York City
Histor Madizon Square
Turden
Tex Rickard
Trades Anl Labor Council
Washington, D. GC
Fry
Central Rieh High School
Louisville
Philadelphia
A. Pool L
Mason City
Iowa
Somerset
Uniontown
Pac
du Quoin
Bera
Junta
Cole
Spina
Ark
Zaneseille
Ohio
Ashbing
Minas LaPayette
Ind
Clinton
Tampa
Fla
South Richmond
van Aurom
Tih
Pekin
Ils
Jackson
Miss
Atlanta
Wilmington
N. U. Mibfesters
Columbus
Ohios
Mulberry
Karsas
Penn
Joliet, MI
Aflantown
Moberly, Missar
Alliance
Oho
Thurber
Tex
Lemwinworth
Kansas
Wichita
Kanasa
Grind Forks
N. C
Fairmont
W. Wing
Haweucket
Terrendaurs
Weetville
Everete
Wash
Sydonw
Ashland
Wis
Doughis, Ariz
Waterloo
Soway
Edswirdeville
Des Moines
Town
Toledo
Pottsaite
Lewiswilly Rye South Stillwater
Minn Kirt
Leavenworth
Tes
Eldorane
Arh
Burnsville
Bugsvilly
Watertown
Paternalism vs Trade Unionism in Pension Plans
Indianapolis reports compare Pennsylvania railroad pension practices with the International Typographical Union system. Rail workers receive 1 percent of last decade pay times service years, with a minimum, while union printers get a fixed weekly pension after 60 years old and 20 years in good standing, independent of earnings. The piece contrasts corporate funding and publicized generosity with union self funding and worker security, noting union pensions survive strikes and earn less publicity. A separate note warns of unemployment concerns in Portland tied to a 1925 exposition claim, with officials saying jobs will be scarce for a year or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Organized Labor
International Typographical Union
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pamade
Washington
A. J. Berres
Metal Trade Department
A. F. of L
Portland
Ore
Also Mentioned on This Page
Federation OF Labor
John Lee
M. GC
John B. Moore
Indianapolis
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