Postal Clerks Back Kelly and Demand 6 Day Week
Congressman M Clyde Kelly told postal worker unions in Indianapolis that the post office can be profitable if costs of free services are covered by the system. He urged higher pensions, backed a six day week, and promoted a national postal workers council. Leo George was reelected NFPC president.
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Kelly
George
International Labor News Service
Indianapolis
Ind
M. Clyde Kelly
Pennsylvania
Post Office Committee
House
National Federation of Postoffice Clerks
National Federation of Rural Letter Carriers
Leo E. George
Chicago
Thomas F. Flaherty
San Francisco
William Otte
Lincoln
Neb
Ince
Washinghonton
Frank Willis
Charles Englehart
Patterson
N. J
American Federation of Labor
New York City
National Postal Workers’ Council
National Federation of Postal Employes of
United States
Garrett Opposed by Tennessee Labor for Senate Run
Nashville Tenn Finlay Garrett, a congressman and House minority leader, is opposed by the joint Tennessee Federation of Labor and Railroad Brotherhoods in his bid to unseat Senator Mel Keller. Unionists criticize his record as a foe to progressive proposals.
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Nashville
Tenn
Finlay
Garrett
Tennessee Federation of Labor
The
Railroad Brotherhoods
House of Representatives
Mel Kellar
Garratt
Coal Owners Seek to Force Striking Miners From Homes
Pittsburgh coal dispute heats court battle as owners seek eviction of miners from company houses while miners defend rights to stay. AFL council pledges full support to United Mine Workers amid injunctions and legal obstacles. Assessment for striking miners in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick begins at $4 per capita.
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International Labor News Service
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Company
United Mine Workers
Powell
Pennsylvania
Tor
F. of
L. Council
Wledges Federation
International Labor News
Servic
Washington
D. C
American Federation of Labor
America
Phillip Murray
Thomas Kennedy
Mellon and Steel Trust
Tthe
Organized Labor
Los Angeles
Halifax
N. S
United States
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Union Painters Win Wage Increase With School Board
Minneapolis union painters employed by the school board secure a wage increase after bargaining. The settlement affirmed higher pay scales and standard rates, signaling improved compensation for craft workers in district facilities.
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Minneapolis
No Extra Session Viewed Amid Election Turmoil
Washington argues against an extra session to tackle flood relief and contested elections in Illinois and Pennsylvania. Debate over farm relief, the federal reserve system, prohibition and Boulder Dam would arise. Prospect of turmoil worries backers who favor ending the session quickly before the presidential election.
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Washington
Congress
Ilinois
Pennsylvania
Federal Reserve System
Postal workers press fair pay and hours in Railway Mail meet
The Railway Mail Association convention urged service oriented post office operation with salaries and work conditions aligned to American standards. It backed a 44 hour week for specific clerks, night differential, and a $1200 retirement annuity with widow benefit. The executive committee re elected Henry W Strickland editor and W M Collins president.
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Boston
National Convention of the
Railway Mail Association
AFP
Henry W. Strickland
Railway Post Office
Association
Strickland
W. M. Collins
Mr. Strickland
J. F. Bennett
R. E. Ross
Low hospital wages trigger turnover in New York
Bird S Coler commissioner of the department of public welfare says low wages in city hospitals cause high labor turnover. He reports 2,012 of 5,200 employees earn 40 dollars a month or less and warns that without higher pay the department cannot improve efficiency or the quality of its staff.
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New York
Bird S. Coler
Department of Public Welfare
Theatre Strike Averts as LA Unions Win Wage Increase
In Los Angeles negotiations end after nearly a month, securing a three year contract. The new agreement raises wages and averts a strike affecting over 200 theatres.
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Los Angeles
Communists Seize Chicago Garment Union Headquarters
Chicago-Communist officers oust the joint board of the ILGWU and establish a secessionist HQ at 28 South Wells Street near the legitimate offices. Leaders Davidson and Levin, cited as the Third International’s Chicago representatives, use English and Yiddish appeals to provoke revolt while most workers stay loyal. A brief walkout followed a wage-cut bid, with officers promising to expel the pair as scabs after trials.
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International Labor News Service
Chicago
International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
South Wells Street
West van Buren Street
J. Davidson
Joseph Levin
Moscow
Russia
Davidson
Third International
Garment Workers of
Levin
International Union
Mollie Kreaman
Davidson and Levin
Hyman Bros
South Market Street
Starvation in London and Wales as coal miners face poverty
Unemployed coal miners in London and Wales total nearly 350000 and grow daily. Miners cannot buy food or clothes as wages fell after last year’s strike. Unemployment benefits exist but about one third are dropped from the fund due to prolonged unemployment.
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London
England
Wales
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Union
A. F. of L
Che Dan Tohento
High Street
Stearns & Foster
Chicago Market Co
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