Seventeen National Bodies Appeal for Constitutional Bar Against Child Slavery
Seventeen national organizations including the American Federation of Labor and the National Women's Trade Union League unite to urge a constitutional amendment granting congress power to end child labor. The appeal cites high child labor rates, weak state laws, and the need for a national minimum standard to protect all children, with earlier federal laws deemed unconstitutional. It notes one in twelve U.S. children work and calls for action by the next Congress and state ratification.
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Washington, D. C
American Federation of Labor
National Women’s Trade Union League
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
United States
Congress
Supreme Court
Judiciary Committees
Belgium
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Roumania
Switzerland
India
China
Japan
Labor Gains Big Victory Exposing Prison Contract Graft
Washington reports a major Labor led victory as the prison contract system faces collapse. The Reliance Manufacturing Company of Chicago vows not to renew government contracts, joining forces with union allies and the Associates for Government Service to push a government centered prison labor program. The move aims to shift production to state needs and curb private exploitation, guided by labor leaders and the government service agency.
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Labor News Service
A. F. OF L
Washington, D. C
Convict Labor “Trust
International Labor News Service
National Committee On Prisons and Prison Labor
American Federation of Labor
Reliance Manufacturing Company
Chicago
Jin
Daily News Record
The
Journal of Commerce
Reliance Company
Government Service, Inc
International Association of Garment Manufacturers
BE. Stagg Whitin
National Committee On Prisons
Government Service Agency
New York State
Organized Labor
Hugh Frayne
New York
War Labor Section
War Industries Board
Maurice Schulze
Associates For Government Service, Inc
Senator Adams Frames Labor as Americanizing Force
In Pueblo on Labor Day Senator Adams praised organized labor as the nation’s principal force for Americanization. He urged strict immigration limits, urged home charity first, and criticized bribery and absenteeism while stressing those profiting from wartime sacrifice must be Americanized.
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Pueblo
United States
Adams
Gary
Steel Workers Urged to Comb Bat Garyism
In Pittsburgh, Secretary-Treasurer Davis of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers urges affiliates to aid in organizing the steel industry. He calls for local committees to cooperate with central bodies, arguing that collective bargaining replaces oppression and autocracy as union power grows.
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Ttsburgh
Davis
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
United Action
Carpenters Raise Wages in New Haven
Carpenters in New Haven Connecticut have raised wages from 90 cents an hour to one dollar, signaling improved pay in the local trades and potential impact on construction costs and labor conditions.
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New Haven
Conn
Governor Pinchot Acts On Own Initiative Over Coal Strike
Governor Pinchot of Pennsylvania moved to end the coal strike on his own initiative after Atlantic City talks broke down. He wrote to President Coolidge, arranged a Washington interview, and pursued a plan with miners and mine owners to avert federal action. Officials noted a focus on bituminous substitutes, while Pinchot sought broad support.
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Gov. Pinchot
International Labor News Service
Washington, D. C
Pennsylvania
President Coolidge
White House
Atlantic City
Pinchhot
Washington
Pound Coolidge
Pinchot
Wieswat
Tluuse Ae
Guthrie
Alan
Tran
Milk Drivers Win 10 Percent Pay Increase Across Railed Firms
More than 600 milk drivers affiliated with the Brotherhood of Teamsters across 18 railroads gain a ten percent wage increase. Weekly earnings rise from 32.50 to 38.75 for retail drivers and from 42.00 to 50.00 for route foremen. The move affects workers nationwide as a part of joint bargaining. Net operating incomes for the country in the period reached 26,148,956, down from 28,075,261 the year prior.
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St Louis
Brotherhood of Teameters
New York
Furniture workers win rate increase in New York
More than 2,000 furniture workers allied with the Brotherhood of Carpenters secured an hourly rate of 21.25 after ongoing strikes. Settlements remain limited, with several hundred workers still on strike and seeking similar gains.
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New York
Brotherhood of Carpenters
Record rail employes on class railroads climbs in June
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission records 1 983 029 employees on the class railroads in June this year the highest for any month since November 1870 or 1874 based on the text provided.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commubrion
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