Labor unions urged in broad view of labor problem
John S. Kent of Brockton Massachusetts president of the New England Shoe and Leather association urged that wages rise and dividends fall until capital and labor share profits fairly. He called for recognizing organized labor and using arbitration while praising some unions and condemning others. He argued public sentiment drives industrial peace and urged support for responsible labor organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Kent
Brockton
Mass
New England Shoe and Leather Association
Massachusetts Real Estate Exchunge
Kent
Wass of Humanity
Trade unions and collective bargaining debated by Labor World
The excerpt criticizes American Industries for opposing collective bargaining calling it illegal and harmful. It argues three million American workers accept collective bargaining as beneficial, view individual bargaining as wage slavery, and predicts unions will endure with higher wages shorter hours and better conditions, while the National Association of Manufacturers fades from memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manufacturers’ Association
Wrights
American Industries
National Association of Manufacturers
Big New York Stores Offer Saturday Paid Holidays
New York department stores including Altman s Lord Taylor McCreery s Vantines Bunw it Tellers Franklin Simons Wanamaker s will grant employees a paid Saturday holiday in July and August. Oppenheim Collins Co will close on Saturdays in August. Stores also offer paid vacations after long service. The Consumers League pressure helped start the change and other stores may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cty
Altman's
Lord & Taylor's
McCreery's
Vantine’s
Bunwit-Teller's
Franklin Simon's
Wanamaker's
Oppenheim, Collins & Co
Addion
Vacaton
James A. Hearn, & Son
New York City
Hearn Store
Fifth Avenue
Consumers’ League
Celly
Printers and Clergymen Wages and Pensions Compared
A report by Methodist Episcopal conference claimants shows preachers average $637 income and $131 pension after 35 years. International Typographical Union members average $1,023 yearly and provide $200 annual superannuated pension. The piece quotes John Stuart Mill condemning labor restriction laws as slavery in labor history context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal
Board of Conference
International Typographical Union
John Stuart Mill
Head and Hand in the Plan of Human Progress
A 1914 verse compares the Head and the Hand, each claiming primacy in thought and labor. The Spirit unites them, declaring Headwork and Handiwork equal partners in creation, progress, and the plan that shapes civilization.
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Unions
Indorsed
House
Peadshand Doem
Robertus Love
American Press Association
Union Store
High St
UNION
Eters
Holbreck Bros
Voss-Holbreck
Holzberger
H.H. Jones Service
East 5Th St
Cincinnati
Ohio Union
Hamilton
Ohio Union Brewing Co
Ohio
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