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Newspaper
The Toiler
Location
Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1920
Page
16
The Open Shop Fight says the National Chamber of Commerce approved an open shop plan to weaken unions and lower wages. Cleveland tailors and pattern makers rally for Industrial Freedom as bosses seek to shut shops to union workers. Organize rank and file control. IW W leaders urged to take the lead again.
The piece notes sentiment for industrial unionism among progressive workers but not a single union. It references the I W W and the W I I U and mentions independent unions forming across industries. The One Big Union of Canada is entering the field as a potential consolidator. It envisions uniting all efforts into one organization with AFL backing as a future outcome.
A Minneapolis printer refuse setting for an open shop ad highlights labor action. The piece urges workers to withhold votes, frames Labor Day as a political display, and critiques Wilson and Harding on labor issues with sharp, opinionated language.
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