Retail Store Wage Scale To Be Set By Ohio
Ohio labor news outlines a plan to establish a minimum wage for women in retail stores. A nine member board will be appointed by Director C. B. Chapman to study wage data, hold hearings, and draft a code within 90 days. Penalties range from 25 to 200 dollars for noncompliance.
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Ohio
Ohio Labor News Service
Columbus
C. B. Chapman
Department of Industrial Relations
Elaine Sheffier
Chapman
Ohio Teachers Oppose CTO Affiliate Referendum At AFT Meet
Delegates to the 21st annual AFT convention in Madison Wisconsin voted 50 to 34 against a referendum on CTO affiliation. The convention favored a CIO affiliation referendum by 286 to 227 but delayed action to February 1938. An assessment of $1 was levied to fund organizing nationwide with a drive planned in Ohio to double federation membership and grow local unions. Michael J Eck was elected VP for the Ohio West Virginia Kentucky area.
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Cleveland
Ohio State Federation of Teachers
American Federation of Teachers
CTO
Michael J. Eck
Ohio Group
American Federation of Labor
Madison
Wisconsin
CIO
National Executive Council
Meat Cutters Organize Richmond Packing Workers
The Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen report rapid union growth in Richmond with Local 361 for white workers and Local 432 for Negro workers. Delegates cross attendances, a joint executive board meets monthly, and a separate Central Trades and Labor Council for Negroes is planned.
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A. F
L. News Service
Richmond
Walter Hegeman
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher
Central Trades and Labor Council
State Job Service Enters New Field
Ohio CCC applicants must register with the local or nearest State Employment Service office to be eligible for enlistment. Director W. T. Doe announced that identification cards issued by the employment service are required as evidence of registration. Enrollees will receive aid in obtaining private employment after enrollment. A new ruling limits enrollee terms to two years and ages to 24, effective after September 30.
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Lambus
Civilian Conservation Corps
Ohio State Employment Service
W. T. Doe
CCC
Ohio
NLRB Fights Court Over A F of L Union Pact
The National Labor Relations Board seeks exclusive jurisdiction over interstate labor matters and upholds its stance that a federal judge cannot issue a decree in such cases. The dispute centers on Ambridge Pennsylvania plant workers and a May agreement recognizing Local 1,078-B of the A F L as the sole bargaining agent. The board finds improper union enlistment and orders an election to choose the bargaining agency.
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Pennsylvania Company
Washington, D. C
ILNS
National Labor Relations Board
District Court
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
A. F. of L
United Electrical and Radio Workers of America
CIO
National Electric Products Corporation
Ambridge
Brotherhood
L. Oroganiation
Federal District Court of Western Pennsylvania
National Labor Relations Act
Circuit Court of Appeals
Business Urged to Cut Relief Rolls by 4 Million
Assistant Secretary of Commerce Ernest G. Draper urged 20th annual industrial relations conference that U S business associations unite to create permanent jobs. He proposed removing about 4,000,000 people from relief rolls between September 1, 1937, and September 1, 1939 through inter-related committees.
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Silver Bay
N.Y
ILNS
Ernest G. Draper
Draper
Housing bill outlined by AFL research staff
The AFL research staff estimates the housing bill will create vast benefits, including slum clearance and extensive construction, with about 240 million dollars for materials and 510 million for loans. A federal capital fund of 500 million supports loans to local authorities for projects, covering up to 90 percent of costs and enabling financing for projects over one million.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
American Federation of Labor
Wuarner-Steegall
United States Housings Authority
New Jersey Sets Laundry Wage Rates by Zone
State administrator fixes minimum pay for laundry industry in New Jersey effective September 6. Wages vary by zone with Zone A 23 cents, Zone B 80 cents, Zone C 26 cents per hour for 40 hours weekly, yielding about 10.40 to 12.20 dollars weekly. Expect broad wage boosts for many laundry workers. other industries to follow with wage decrees.
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Trenton
N. J
New Torney
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