Howard Urges Maximum 40 Hour Week For Union
President Charles P. Howard urges amending international union law to set a 40 hour maximum work week for the International Typographical Union in its annual report to the 78th convention. He notes five and six shift options and warns four day week proposals could hurt wages while wages under the NRA code have held steady or risen in some contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I.T.U. Head
Chicago
ILNS
International Typographical Union
Charles P. Howard
Howard
NRA Code
Jersey City Judge Signs injunction against Local 23 pickets
In Jersey City AFL Vice-Chancellor Charles M. Egan grants a temporary injunction at the Restful Slipper Company against Local 23 United Shoe and Leather Workers to stop strike activity at 31 Wilkinson Avenue and curb picketing and strike communications. Experts call it the harshest injunction yet against local pickets.
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Jersey City
N. J
AFL
Charles M. Egan
Slipper Company, Inc
United Shoe and Leather Workers
Wilkinson Avenue
Egan
New York Truckers Win $5 Weekly Wage Increase
A wide trucking industry settlement in New York averts a threatened strike as major firms sign a wage deal increasing pay by five dollars weekly. The agreement follows mediation by Elinore Herrick and Ben Golden of the Regional Labor Board and covers members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters locals. Drivers earn 45 to 47.50 dollars per week while helpers receive 36 dollars.
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New York
AFL
Elinore M. Herrick
Ben Golden
Regional Labor Board
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Helpers of America
Pay Slash Triggers Crab Picker Strike in Maryland
In Crisfield Maryland nearly 650 crab pickers walked off the job after a wage cut of five cents a gallon. The foreman then raised the rate to 30 cents a gallon, down from the previous 35 cents, causing the stoppage after about 30 minutes of work.
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Maryland
Crisfield, Md
APS
Strikers Gird For Long Fight Over Arbitration Rejection
Textile workers nationwide brace for a protracted battle after cotton manufacturers rejected arbitration proposals. Francis J. Gorman warned of at least a month of struggle while employers insisted on NRA procedures. The strike threatens widespread job losses as leaders denounce management and call for fair arbitration.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
United Textile Workers of America
Francis J. Gorman
Gorman
George A. Sloan
Sloan
Cotton Textile Code Authority
NRA
Code Authority
Hugh S. Johnson
Leo Wolman
NRA Labor Advisory Board
Nelson Slater
Small Gain Reported In N. Y. Factory Jobs
New York wage earners in state factories rose 0.7 percent from mid July to mid August. Industrial Commissioner Elmer F. Andrews cites August index 70.2 for employment and 56.7 for payrolls, up 6.8 percent and 11.2 percent year over year as revival continues.
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Albany
N. Y
SLNS
New York State
Elmer F. Andrews
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Jersey
IN. Y
Edgar K. Wagner
Schwenn Coal Company
RED Jacket Coal
Pocahontas Anthracite Koppers Coke
W. H. Stephan
Prop
Coal and Coke
Savage Auto Supply Co
Maple
Hamilton
Ohio
Special Mediation Board
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Gormani
Roosevelt
Dern
Ceearae
Wvemands
United Textile Workers
Prien
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