05 Dec 1947
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Newspaper
Labor World
Location
Alton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1947
Page
1
A report by Dr. Roland H. Cross shows Alton’s eateries categorized as fair, poor, or not, amid sanitation efforts. City aldermen drive public interest with 19 restaurant files on a clean, wholesome basis, reflecting wide civic concern for dining safety.
A Williams family of thirteen lived in a barn by a garbage pit amid poverty and filth. Reporters documented squalor, stench, and mud, as a public appeal grew for aid and relief for the distressed household.
The Chairman of the Madison County Jail Committee responds to a Labor World editorial. He criticizes the quoted passage about jail conditions, cites named committee members Louis E. Walter Harry Teake John G. Graham Harry Reedy and Orville Eaton, and questions the adequacy of repainting as a solution to prison facility failures. The letter references Urbaniak’s death and notes the editorial’s continuation on page 5.
A U S Department of Labor official says salaried employees may not automatically be exempt from overtime. Regional director D O Malley notes exemptions depend on executive, administrative, professional, or outside salesman status and meet salary and duties tests. Regulations detail exemptions and can be obtained from the division's office.
A stressed essay defends individual freedom against compulsory servitude and criticizes the Taft Hartley provisions. It argues the duty of free people is to safeguard liberty for themselves and others, labeling the “right to refrain” to join unions as a slave proposal. It cites Chief Justice Taft’s view on worker helplessness and notes Taft’s lineage to Senator Taft of Ohio.
New York City Local 8 of the AFL International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers announced that members will vote on reducing semi annual dues from 42 to 34 for about 6500 Class A members. The union also said it has reached a pension and health insurance agreement with the New York Electrical Contractors Association benefiting members and their families.
City officials clash over the Citizens' Coach Company amid a November 26 session led by Mayor Wacow. Frank A. Blenkenship lambasts the pay-as-you-leave plan while alleging safety risks and charter violations. He cites 100 Upper Alton students on a single 86 passenger bus and questions rear-exit safety, urging better equipment and interurban links.
A damaged notice appeals to the public for aid after a Steele family home was destroyed by fire and their child died. It questions the delay in aid and asks where the organizations are that should help disaster sufferers, urging people to donate.
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