Labor Wins Big Victory As Coal Code Is Signed
Washington reports labor triumph as President Roosevelt signs the bituminous coal code ending the disputed clause of the recovery act. The code unites the soft coal industry, recognizes the United Mine Workers amid broader unionization, and sets a 40 hour week with wage terms and checkweigh provisions.
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Labor
Washington, D. C
ILNS
Roosevelt
William Green
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
United Mine Workers
West
Virginia
Wage Increase Ends Shoe Strike in Carthage Plant
An agreement to grant 200 Carmo Shoe Company workers an 82 percent wage increase, effective August 8, ends a strike by 600 employees at the Carthage plant. The move accompanies the president's reemployment policy.
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Carthage
Carmo Shoe Company
Proof of NRA Labor Section Evasion Laid Before Recovery Administrator
President Green of the American Federation of Labor submitted two dozen documents to General Hugh S. Johnson showing evasions of the national industrial recovery act by large employers. Plans for company unions and works councils in firms such as E. I. Dupont de Nemours and Company, Mellon-dominated Aluminum Company of America, and others force employee representation on company property during working hours with pay, violating Section 7a protections. Green argues such schemes are frauds and in direct conflict with true trade unions. Johnson is urged to take drastic action.
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Labor Board
NRA Labor Advisory Board
Leo Wolman
Green
Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
NRA
Dr. Wolman
American Federation of Labor
General Johnson
Washington
National Industrial Recovery Act
Hugh S. Johnson
William Green
Johnson
E. I. Dupont de Nemours and Company of Delaware
Works
Works Councils
Ausminum Company of America
Dupont
Aluminum Company
Remington Rand, Inc
Ion
N. Y
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
RCA Victor Company
Camden
N. J
Larson & Sessions Company
Kent Ohio
George 8. Case
United Rubber Company
Detroit
Union Growth in Pennsylvania Alters Small Town Life
Readin Pa union organizing gains in Pennsylvania cities once closed to labor, transforming social and political life. Police, religious and educational authorities show courage as workers gain standing, breaking long entrenched fear and economic barriers in formerly feudal wage relations.
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Mnin
Serae
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Public Works Delays Blamed on Local Agencies
Washington reports that Interior Secretary Tekes and Public Works Administrator Ickes defend the program against charges of slow job creation. They cite local agencies' failure to spend allotted funds, political sniping, and municipal negligence in applying, while denying bureaucracy. Officials say outside interference and bid suppression also hinder progress. Conscience questions union-made goods and patronage.
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Washington, D.C
I.ns
Secretary of the Interior
Tekes
Rotary Ickes
Public Works Administration
Biggest A. F. L. Convention Since 1917 Predicted
Washington D C ILNS The American Federation of Labor plans the largest convention since 1917 in Buffalo. President Green says the council adjourned after 10 days of work on the annual report and recovery act impact. The union aims to enroll more workers, oppose suppression of labor, and push for labor representation in new industrial codes.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Woodrow Wilson
Buffalo
Green
Ben
Wotkers
National Industrial Recovery Act
Council
United States
London A warns of rising fascism and union fight
A. G. Walkden told the Brighton Trades Union Congress that Hitlerism is not isolated in Germany and that powerful forces at home aim to restore dominance in politics and industry. He warned organized labor faces a determined bid to undermine democracy and reassert control as freedom erodes.
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London
A. G. Walkden
Trades Union Concress
Brighton
Germany
Seling
Code Proves Benefit To Overworked Scribe
Washington reports that labor writer Louis Stark of the New York Times logged 80 hours overtime during coal code negotiations. The piece notes the chief’s offer of a 12 day paid layoff, while commentators reflect on the heavy strains on newsroom staff and the value of time off.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
Louis Stark
New York Times
Stark
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