Labor Day Rallies Push Unions for Recovery
Washington dispatch reports Labor Day speeches by United States and Canadian labor leaders focus on immediate recovery, with President Green warning of a harsh winter without jobs. Proposals include funding self liquidating projects to create millions of jobs, shorter work weeks, and broad labor management cooperation to spark durable recovery.
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Washington, D. C
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United States
Canada
William Green
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Walter C. Teagle
Canada linked to U S in fortunes
Labor Day address links Canadian and American labor trends through shared immigration policies, branch plants, and industrial methods. Frey argues cross border unions must strengthen as economic depression hits both nations and interdependence grows in finance, industry, and policy.
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Toronto
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United States
John P. Frey
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Metal Trades Department
Frey
American Labor in Fighting Spirit Declares U S Unfazed by Unemployment
Franklin says American labor, though hit by higher unemployment than Britain, remains undiscouraged and will continue its fight against unfair conditions as a fraternal delegate of the American Federation of Labor to the British Trades Union Congress in Newcastle England.
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Franklin
Newcastle, Eng
J. A. Franklin
Amiericott) Federation of Labor
Trades Union Congress
Congress
United States
Great Britain
Jobless storm hits Philadelphia unemployment relief office
Crowds of men and women with children crowded the Philadelphia County Emergency Relief Committee headquarters as applications opened for the new state fund for relief of the jobless. The scene spilled from the offices into surrounding sidewalks as residents sought aid.
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Philadelphia
Unemployment Relief Office
Philadelphia County Emergency Relief Committee
State Fund For the Relief
Musicians reject pay scale proposal in New York theatres
Edward Canavan, president of Local 302, American Federation of Musicians, announced the union rejected a League of New York Theatres proposal on the pay scale. The contract has another year to run.
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Edward Canavan
American Federation of Musicians
League of New York ‘Theatres
Work in Vast Quantities Waits For The Revival
Washington dispatch reports that widespread work is ready in the United States to restart industry and employment. Officials say capital is available and demand will rise with production, urging quick release of funds for the relief and construction act projects to spark a recovery.
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R. C. Clarke
Washington, D. C
ILNS
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Rotary of War
War Department
Mills
Wagner Seeks Speedier Federal Building Program Action
United States Senator Robert F Wagner accuses delays in starting a federal construction program worth 322000000, lodged in a letter to Treasury Secretary Ogden Mills. He notes inquiries dated July 80 about progress under the relief and construction act to create jobs through the 3832 million program and cites similar questions to other executive officers.
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New York City
Ilns
United States
Robert F. Wagner
Secretary of the Treasury
Ogden Mille
Washington
Wagner
Drys Lose Ground As Wet Votes Flood Primary Results
Washington report notes wets sweep Congress with remaining drys weakly positioned for reelection. Labor aims to keep pressure on dry legislators through vigorous post primary campaigning, while noting nine wet incumbents defeated and a broader shift in power expected in the next session.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
Congress
Labor
National Committee For
Sweatshop wages under war contracts spark labor debate
Washington reports reveal army uniforms and hospital wear paid as low as 3.96 dollars per week at the Sigmund Eisner plant in Red Bank New Jersey. Assistant Secretary Payne notes the War Department frowns on sweatshop conditions while labor pushes for contract safeguards and possible wage improvements.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Sigmund Eisner
Red Bank
N. J
Benjamin Eisner
Eisner
Payne
New Coal Treatment Promises Cleaner Smokeless Fuel
A new chemical treatment makes bituminous coal sootless and dustless, reducing clinker formation and smoke. The process yields more heat per dollar than coke, boosting efficiency for users seeking cleaner energy from coal.
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