State payroll list costs spark Iow a debate
Des Moines 1939 report on a legislative order to publish a comprehensive list of all state employees. The project faces cost questions, with printing at about 3000 dollars but total costs near 20000 including preparation. Iowa Official Register rework aims to add modern governance features and reduce obsolete tables, with 20000 copies expected by August 1.
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David K. Brown
Brown
Iowa
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State Fair
American Legion
WPA
PWA
Tama
State Council tightens economy as fiscal strain grows
State Executive Council orders strict economy in purchasing for the remaining months of the fiscal year. Pensions show only $1 monthly payments, with about 1,000 new applications monthly and 700 reaching rolls. Patronage canvass seeks more jobs for Republicans as funding pressures rise.
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State Executive Council
Wilson
Executive Council
Kraschel
Byron G Allen
Colman speech sparks CIO backlash over labor act reform
Harrington's letter recounts Colman's March Washington speech supporting amending the National Labor Relations Act after a Sioux City disruption linked to a Swift Packing Plant strike. CIO leaders condemn the talk as stirring labor tension while the AFL backs reform to curb such incidents and bolsters a proposed amendment drive.
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Washington D. C
Colman
National Labor Relations Act
CIO
Swift Packing
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Sioux City
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American Federation of Labor
Labor Board criticized for high handed tactics
Critics say the Labor Board acts as prosecutor, judge, and jury, with no appeal from its firings. They claim the outfit is packed against the American Federation of Labor, employers, and the public.
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Labor Board
American Federation of Laborer
Rural telephone exemption could ease Wage Hour burden
Lawmakers note flaws in court procedure and wage rules as they press to exempt small rural telephone operators under the Wage Hour Act. The measure, referred to committees, would relieve hundreds of county exchanges and thousands of rural subscribers in Iowa from certain compliance burdens while preserving labor organizing rights.
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Labor Committee
Wage-Hom Administration
Towa
New Deal REA Projects Expand Power To 730 Farm Homes
Rural Electrification Administration allotments will extend electricity to about 730 Ninth District farms. Over two dozen miles of new line to reach homes and farms. Debates center on REA effectiveness and related New Deal food and welfare ideas.
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Peter J. de Zeeuw
John de Zeeuw
North Sioux Center
Rock Valley
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