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Labor Notes From the Nation's Factories and Unions
A montage of labor unrest and union actions across the United States and Canada. Reports include wage debates, wage scale disputes, and plant shutdowns at Inland Steel Indiana Harbor. Chicago strikes by woodworkers and machinists. union campaigns in Hammond and Springfield. and organizing efforts by railroad clerks, steam shovel dredge engineers, and cement workers. International union activities and labor policy debates are noted, with funding drives and calls for policy reforms shaping the era's labor movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingman
W. J. Smith
Chicago
National Association of Steamfitters
American Federation of Labor
United Association of Plumbers
Inland Steel Company
Indiana Harbor
Clarence Dar Tow
Springfield
Springfeld
Hammond
Ind
W. D. Conkey
Untenn
Kansas City
International Organization
Employers’ Association
Dan Richmond
International Association of Railroad Clerks
Sheboygan
Milwaukee
Fondy Lac
Oshkosh
Manitowoc
Belfast
Ireland
Thomas J. Dolan, Jr
International Brotherhood of Steam Shovel
Cranemen of America
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Crafta
Hibbing
Eydeth
Minn
Allis-Chalmers
Scranton
Chicago and Northwestern
Machinists’ Union
Western Federation of Minors
Denver
Garment Workers
Indianapolis
Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Jotners
Manchester
England
England and Wales
Scotland
United States
Canada
New Zealand
Australasia
South Africa
Baker
Gary
Corn Products Company
Waukegan
Glucose Company
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Cement Workers
San Francisco
American Brotherhood of Cement Workers
St Louis
Frank Gengenbach
Carpenters and
Woodworkers
Gompers
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Carpenters
Inalde
Amalgamated Wood Workers’ Union