Recognition of U S labor salute Mexico ties in 1921 and 1928
Organized labor in the United States hails the recognition of the Mexican government as a milestone in bilateral relations. Telegrams from Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor and Eduardo Moneda of the Mexican Federation of Labor praised renewed diplomatic ties and mutual cooperation for human freedom and democracy.
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International Labor News Service
Washington, D. C
United States
Gompers
Executive Council
The
A. F. of L
Mexican Federation of Labor
New York City
Eduardo Moneda
Confederacion Regional Obrera Mexicana
Apartada
Mexico
D. F
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
President Gompers
Mexico City
An Federation of Labor
Organized Workers of Mexico
Beginning of Eight Hour Day in Steel Industry
The Federal Council of Churches says the switch from a twelve to an eight hour day in steel mills will be easier than expected. Workers face wage cuts from 4.80 to 4.00 a day but gains include a shorter work period and shift to three shifts as plants move toward full operation.
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International Labor News Service
New York
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Pittsburgh
New York Evening Post
Navy officers opposed Teapot Dome lease before signing
Confidential sources reveal naval officers including Admiral Griffin and others protested the Teapot Dome lease and were reassigned away from Washington or sent to distant posts. The disclosures tie to Senate Teapot Dome hearings and suggest pressure influenced the lease by Secretary Denby. The piece links naval resistance, administrative moves, and ongoing inquiry.
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International Labor News Service
Washington, D. C
U. S. Naval Oil Reserve
Sinclair
Teapot Dome Reserve
Wyoming
Secretary of the Navy
Denby
Washington
U. S
Senate Committee On Public Lands
Teapot Dome
Congress
R. Griffin
Steuart
Wright
Hallivan
Canal Zone
Pacific
Atlantic Fleet
Public Lands Committee
la Follette
Walsh
Learoot
Nortis
Albert Fall
The
United
Fall
Senate
Sunday Law Fails to Stop Molders Organizing in Cleveland
In Cleveland Tennessee union organizer J J Giglio faced arrest under a Sunday law after a peaceful organizing meeting. A sheriff's repeated appearances culminated in Giglio being fined $25 for assembly, which he refused to pay. The case exposed anti union tactics as organizers press on with molders to form the International Molders Union. A plant strike followed as organizing continued amid local murders in Cleveland.
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International Labor News Service
Cleveland
Tenn
International Molders’ Union
J. J. Giglio
Molders’ Union
Molders
Giglio
Hardwick
Sherif
Anil
Labor Day Speech Urges Worker Rights to Organize
Rev F J Haas of St Francis Seminary Milwaukee argues for industrial peace through workers rights to organize and freely choose representatives. He calls collective bargaining natural and necessary to prevent unjust wage contracts driven by force or need, warning against unequal market power.
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Oshkosh
Wis .W
F. J. Haas
St. Francis Seminary
Milwaukee
Turu
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NAVY
Sohngen- Ahman
J. Z
Brooklyn
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