Bethlehem plant machine shop workers seek retroactive pay
National War Labor Board and Ordnance Dept. compute retroactive pay for Bethlehem Steel Co. machine shop employees from August 1, 1918, to March 1, 1919. About 9,000 workers laid off since the armistice, as the Employees' Committee asks for names and addresses to file wage claims. Government to pay about two to three million dollars. send former name and address to David Williams, Int. Assn. of Machinists, Allentown PA.
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National War Labor Board
Ordnance Dept
War Department
Bethlehem
Bethlehem Steel Co
David Williams
Care Int. Asso. of Machinists
Hamilton St
Allentown
Six Months Period Of Extra Effort Shall Be Made
The New York State Federation of Labor panel urges six months of halted strikes and increased production to reduce living costs. The report cites President Wilson and Samuel Gompers, argues for unity among labor, business, and government, and warns against agitators seeking industrial warfare. The letter emphasizes eight hour work, higher output, and shared sacrifice to stabilize the economy.
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N. Y. Federation OF Labor
Wilson
New York State Federation of Labor
John F. Pierce
Isedore Epstein
New York
James P. Holland
American Federation of Labor
Othr
United States
Samuel Gompers
Railway Brotherhoods
Cirike
United States of America
The
Tullers
Pattern Makers Rejoin Trades Council After Years Away
At Tuesday night’s Trades Council meeting the credentials of Pattern Makers' representatives Elmer Ortolf and Otto Glauch were read and warmly received, signaling the group’s welcome back to the central body after an extended absence.
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Carpenter Union
Harlan
Nein Realty Company
Sippel Avenue
Association
Pattern Makers
Trades Council
Madras
Fall Weight Union
the Workingman’s Store
High ST
Coal Service First
Kentucky
West Virginia
Hamilton Ice Delivery Company