Strike Goes On Until All Mills Close, Gorman Says
Washington reports that ten strikers were shot and killed in the South as the textile strike grows, with many mills shutting down across the nation. Francis J. Gorman of the United Textile Workers of America declares the strike unbroken and argues arbitration hinges on both sides’ willingness. He condemns violence by peace officers and supports Roosevelt's board as a step toward settlement.
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Gorman
Washington, D. C
SLNS
Roosevelt
Francis J. Gorman
United Textile Workers of America
Infants and Children's Wear Code Slashes Hours
Washington NRA announces the code authority will cut industry work hours from 40 to 36 with a 10 percent wage rise. Effective around October 15, the move aligns with most garment firms. An exemptions committee will grant justified relief, subject to NRA approval if unjustified.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
National Recovery Administration
Code Authority
Infants and Children’s Wear Industry
Sol A. Rosenblatt
NRA
Recovery Administration
Strike Averted On Mobile & Ohio Railwage Pact
A threatened walkout by about 2,500 Mobile & Ohio railroad workers was averted by a temporary wage agreement in St. Louis Missouri. The pact runs to March 31 1985 and restores half of a 20 percent cut while preserving a 5 percent restoration already in place. James W. Carmalt of the National Mediation Board helped secure the deal after August 17 jurisdiction acceptance. Hi M Van Sant chaired the employees committee.
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St. Louis, Mo
AFL
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Hi. M. van Sant
James W. Carmalt
National Mediation Board
Untitled tax restoration schedule through 1936
The text describes a phased restoration plan: during 1935 a 7 percent total restoration begins and runs until January 1, 1936, after which an additional 2 percent is added. The restoration resumes or extends until October 1 with a further 24 percent restoration noted.
Worth Steel to Reinstate Unionist Slater in Settlement
Worth Steel Company of Claymont Delaware has abandoned further challenge to Section 7a of the Recovery Act. The Steel Labor Relations Board announces Slater, an Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers member, will be reinstated as a sheet mill finisher. The company had charged he was inefficient while the union alleged his dismissal was for union activity. The agreement follows a hearing on the union complaint and preserves Slater’s future advancement without discrimination.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
Worth Steel Company
Claymont
Del
Steel Labor Relations Relations Board
John T. Slater
Amalgamated Association of Tron, Steel and Tin Wrkers
Slater
Worth Company
Steel Board
Hosiery Union Renews Contract With Manufacturers
Philadelphia officials of the American Federation of Hosiery Workers say the federation has renewed the national contract with Full-Fashioned Hosiery Manufacturers of America for one year starting September 1. Wage rates stay the same, but workers can seek advances if living costs rise. The union claims more manufacturers joined and about 20 000 workers are affected. The union urges buyers to seek the union label.
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Philadelphia
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
30 Hour Week Urged as Cure for Unemployment in Labor Day Address
William Green president of the American Federation of Labor in Wichita argues for a compulsory 30 hour week across industry under NRA fair practice codes and direct relief payments to 10 million unemployed and 40 million dependents, citing the need to distribute work and buying power through shorter hours and higher wages. He cites 10,772,000 unemployed and 2,131,000 on emergency work, urging restoration of civil works and public housing programs to avert social upheaval.
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A. F
L. Weeky News Service
NRA
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Wichita
Kans
Wichita Trades and Labor Assembly
American Legion
Green
Ior
United States
Labor
CWA
Federal Housing Administration
Oil Workers Move to Remove Beaty From Code Panel
The International Association of Oil Field, Gas Well and Refinery Workers calls for Judge Amos L. Beaty’s removal from the petrol eum code planning and co ordination committee citing Phillips Petroleum as a principal violator. Union president H C Fremming condemns the company and accuses it of flagrant code violations and intimidation, arguing Beaty should not be linked to a firm undermining President Roosevelts recovery program.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
International Association of Oil Field, Gas Well and Refinery Workers
Amos L. Beaty
Beaty
Phillips Petroleum Company
H. C. Fremming
Labor Policy Board
Phillips ‘Company
Roosevelt
Pay Increase Averts Gotham Truck Strike
A $5 weekly wage rise was approved after a conference between employers and union leaders with the Regional Labor Board, ending a threatened strike by about 10,000 truck drivers in New York City. The move restores a $5 cut taken 18 months ago, claimed as harmful during tough business conditions.
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New York City
ILNS
Regional Labor Board
International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Chauffeurs
Chicago Traction Workers Rally for General Strike
Representatives of 15,000 street car operators empower union officers to order a sympathetic strike with Chicago Motor Coach Co bus drivers. Speakers say 5,000 elevated workers will join, as the men start a strike fund with a 50 cent per member assessment.
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Chicago
ILNS
Chicago Motor Coach Co
AFL Plan Seeks Federal Aid to Meet Winter Relief Needs
Text notes the American Federation of Labor intends to urge the federal government to accept a plan to adequately address relief needs as winter approaches, highlighting idle or public-supported workers and the need for assistance.
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American Federation of Labor
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W. H. Stephan
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