Michigan Strikes End Lift to Jobs and Auto Output
Michigan enjoyed a bright week as nearly 4,000 National Guard youths returned to work and General Motors factories rehired workers after a 44 day strike. State costs ran high with 225000 to Flint relief and wage increases totaling forty million dollars. GM released orders worth twenty five million, enabling about 225000 cars to roll in March.
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National Guard
General Motors
Michigan
Flint
Frank Murphy
William Palmer
Joseph C. Roosevelt
Detroit
Michigan politics and civil service reforms in 1937
Governor Murphy pushes a bipartisan civil service plan and a six year judiciary commission concept amid debates over land contract foreclosures and Roosevelt reform echoes. The piece notes tax and wage issues, state budget moves, and Michigan Bell telephone growth as signs of business confidence.
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Circuit Court
Ira W. Jayne
Wayne County
State Senate
Michigan
Circuit
United States Supreme Court
State Bar of
Judiciary Commission
Supreme Court
State Bar Board of Commissioners
Michigan Bell Telephone Company
Tom Giles Kavanagh
Detroit
Michigan and Ohio siting reforms meet resistance
Report notes lawmakers push for a state labor relations board to oversee collective bargaining while debating judiciary reforms and tax relief measures. Mentions Governor Murphy as presidential candidate in 1940 and various local civic moves alongside court reform shelving.
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Murphy
D. Hale Brake
Senate
Michigan
Ohio
Philip J. Rahoi
Iron Mountain
Commission
Lawmakers Favor Commissions to Run State Functions
The article notes a trend toward government administered by commissions nationwide and in Lan sing with bills creating 3 to 7 member bodies. Salaries range from 2500 to 7500 dollars and many commissions would appoint inspectors, manage travel and staff. A wave of fair trade bills also proposes state commissions, reflecting a broader legislative pattern.
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Labor Relations Commission
Lansing
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