New York Labor Holds Record Convention and Call for Action
Rochester report describes the largest and most harmonious State Federation of Labor session in 65 years. The convention endorsed Governor Smith for president, reelecting John Sullivan president and John M. Hanlon vice president. It urged anti injury and unemployment measures, warned against old age discrimination, pressed bonds for compensation payments, and urged militancy to defend unions. Senator Wagner urged anti injunction principles and government action on unemployment.
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Rochester
N. Y
State Federation of Labor
Smith
John Sullivan
John M. Hanlon
William Green
A. F. of L
Tobin
Thomas J. Curtis
Federation
George R. Lunn
Organized Labor Movement
Wagner
Dem
New York
Congress
Judiciary Committee
United States Senate
Washington socialist? Rail consolidation vs government ownership
Senator Fess warned Washington will face a choice between railroad consolidation and government operation. Carriers may consolidate under the 1920 Esch-Cumming act, but non paying short lines cannot be kept or abandoned. public opinion will not allow drastic action. He opposes compulsory consolidation and expects an evolutionary shift.
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Washington
Fess
Senator Fose
Ohio
Spray Machine Painters Debate Health Risks in Washington
The Public Health Service says masks offer partial protection from poisonous vapors, backing organized painters who oppose spray machines over health concerns. Employers argue spray is not dangerous despite warnings from the Health Bureau about residual danger.
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Washington
United States Public Health Service
Health Bureau
Labor-Saving Machinery Cuts Farm Labor Costs at Campbell
Campbell Farming Corporation controls 95,000 acres in Montana and reports sharply reduced labor costs on farm tasks. Engine operators earn $6 per day, compared with $26 a month and board two decades ago. Plowing costs fall to 27 cents per acre, seeding 7 cents, double-disk 10 cents, and harvesting 40 cents per acre, enabling big corporations to outpace smallholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Campbell Farming Corporation
Montana
Millions for schools in New York budget report
New York City spent 125 258 403 22 dollars on its school system last year per the Board of Education annual report. The figure rose by 10 million from the prior year but fell short of 1924 and 1925 totals by 32 million and 18 million respectively.
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New York
Board of Education
Reds Move to Organize Dual Unions in Open Campaign
Matthew Woll charges a Moscow financed effort to form dual unions in the United States. He cites open shop allies and widespread sectors including needle trades and miners as the new push expands beyond covert organizing to public alliance with Moscow.
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Fiella
Comunists
America
New York
Soviet Russia
Moscow
American Federation of Labor
Ameri
Moscow i
Employers of America
Illinois unemployment improves amid agricultural demand
Illinois reports a July drop in unemployment with a 0.7 percent decline in overall factory employment yet stronger hiring in agricultural districts aided by favorable weather. The Rock Island Moline region notes orders for farm implements and Rockford reports rising furniture orders. Unemployment ratios fall from 168 in June to 141 in July as offices show more job openings while workers remain plentiful.
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Chicago
IL. N. S
Illinois
Ilinois Department of Labor
George B. Arnold
Rock Island
Moline
Rockford
Indiana union to push ban on paint spray machines
The Indiana State Federation of Labor will back legislation to outlaw paint spray machines except under strict conditions. A conference of Indiana union painters in Evansville on September 9 will address the plan after a six months survey showed only one of 100 painters could continue work after five years using the device due to deadly effects.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Ul. L. N
Indiana State Federation of Labor
Indiana
Indiana Union
Evansville
Painters’ Union
Communists Press Funds as They Denounce American Freedom
The speaker condemns communist fundraising as hostile anti-American activity. He argues that wealth from such groups matters less than the danger posed to American freedoms and institutions. He states the need to defeat the effort as one would repel an invading force.
Labor rally backs Shipstead in Minnesota bid for Senate
At Winona Minnesota a three day Labor Federation convention lauded Senator Shipstead and unseated Communist aligned official Big Bill Watkins. Victor Olander of Illinois Labor noted the strong turnout of about 2 000 at Lakeside Park and predicted Shipstead’s strong reelection chances despite Communist tactics.
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Chicago
L. N
United States
Henrik Shipstead
Minnesota
Minnesota State Federation of Labor
Victor A. Olander
Illinois State Federation of Labor
Winona
Shipstead
Olander
Lakeside Park
George Hall
Big Bill Watkins
Switchmen’s Union
Watkins
Workers’ (Communist) Party
Farmer-Labor
Parry
Labor Movement of
Displacing Labor With The Combine In Agriculture
F M Russell assistant to the Secretary of Agriculture writes in Forbes about the combine reducing labor in Kansas wheat and statewide harvests. He notes wide use in Texas Oklahoma and other wheat areas with two men harvesting 400 500 acres in 16 days and 400 acres requiring 80 days of man labor. He cites larger machine units revamping the cotton belt allowing one man to tend 75 acres and the spread of cotton sleds and strippers in the south.
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New York
F. M. Russell
Secretary of Agriculture
Forbes
Kansas
Combine
Texas
Oklahoma
Cotton
Mr. Russell
South
Mechanical cotton picker touted as labor saving device
The article describes a new device that enables one man to harvest as much cotton in a day as eight to ten hand pickers, highlighting its efficiency and potential impact on labor.
Muscle Shoals Veto Question Sparks Supreme Court Debate
The Muscle Shoals resolution, passed by Congress before adjournment, is claimed to be law despite Coolidge's pocket veto. Senator Norris and supporters argue the current Congress is the same as the one that adjourned, challenging veto provisions. The case heads to the Supreme Court for ruling.
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Washington
Muscle Shoals
Congress
Norvis
Coolidge
United States Supreme Court
Norris
Potters Board Wins Two Year Contract in Liverpool
The National Brotherhood of Operative Potters and organized employers renewed their agreement for two years in Liverpool. Agreement covers wages hours and working conditions governing potters in the region.
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Potters
Liverpool
Ohw
National Brotherhood of Operative Potters and Organized
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John J. Leary JR
U.S
Reds
York City
Matthew Woll
Winson Labor Life Insurance Company
Photo Engravers’ International Union
International Union
Cincinnati
Mr. Woll
Russia
Thrift Shoe Basement
Oxfords
Dow
Indiana Labor
Senate
Rockers
Krebs
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