Half Billion Handout to Railroads Questioned by Brotherhood Chief
W S Carter president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen challenged Senate Bill No 2837 at the presidents unemployment conference arguing that 500 million dollars will not spur employment. He said railroads would treat such funds as capital or deferred dividends rather than job creation and that workers would not automatically gain new positions. He warned funds would be diverted to capital accounts and deferred payments rather than immediate payroll expansion.
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Washington
W. S. Carter
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Brotherhood
Carter
Congress
Turn in Road Is at Hand Open Shop Movement on the Down Grade
A long tirade argues that organized labor has withstood a sustained attack by Big Business. The piece claims unions gained strength despite mass propaganda, layoffs, and intensified production demands. It lauds workers and veterans while predicting labor will endure and eventually force employer recognition.
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Army of Organized Labor
Samson
Fake Co-ops Quit New York State
A New York probe prompts the Co-operative Society of America to stop doing business in the state. Promoters ran a scheme with three trustees holding 10 acres in Michigan at about 25 dollars per acre, issuing millions in securities without governance by certificate buyers. Federal Judge Landis previously enjoined sales in Illinois, calling the affair unclean. Genuine cooperators seek to expose the methods of these alleged co operators.
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New York
Co-operative Society of America
Michigan
Landis
Bonded Labor Opposed Ban Seen by California Labor
Paul Scharrenberg of the California State Federation of Labor warns against Congress granting special privileges to Hawaiian sugar planters. He argues the push for coolie labor would threaten the U S sugar industry and lead to a wider demand for cheap bonded labor.
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Ban Jose
Cal
Congress
Organized Workers of
California
Paul Scharrenberg
California State Federation of Labor
Hawaiian Islands
Labor unions rally against bonded cook labor threat
The text condemns slave labor and urges union action across the continent. It laments possible acceptance by employers and warns against internal decay, citing the California Japanese exclusion league's nonresponse to a protest against bonded cook labor for Hawaii.
Metal Workers Unemployed Higher Now Than 1914 in Philadelphia
The Metal Manufacturers Association reports greater unemployment among metal workers in its district than during 1908 and 1914 lows. They note 1908 a 44.7 percent drop, 1914 a 38.5 percent fall, and by September 1 this year a 54.7 percent decline with 1908 unemployment at 34.5 percent, 1914 at 27 percent, and 1921 at 48.8 percent.
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Philadephia
Metal Manufacturers’ Association
Association
Armistice Day demonstrations grow across the nation
Washington reports armistice and disarmament rallies spreading nationwide. Baltimore, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and other cities organize mass meetings and parades with labor groups aiding planning and funding. The movement urges relief from military taxation and an era of peace, backed by widespread literature on military waste.
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Solilly
Baltimore
Labor
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Pickatelphia
Tlorkshure, Pa Central Labor Une
Witleene
Cleveland Peterwclon
Keith’ Theaun
Gade
Congress
Citixens
Hm Wars
Federal ruling ties railroad employee liability to switch crew deaths
The U S Supreme Court ruled the Federal Employees' Liability Act covers railroad workers during switching duties. A Buffalo switchman’s widow sued Lehigh Valley Railroad for $20,000 after his death. The court held the switchman’s movement not interstate commerce, limiting the action.
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United States Cupreme
Buffalo
Lehigh Valley Railrooad
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