Unemployment Plague Hits Akron Tire City
The Goodyear and Goodrich plants have cut 15 000 and 12 000 workers respectively, with total layoffs around 30 000 in a city of 200 000. Factories now run a single eight hour shift or skeleton crew, while wages are lowered from 80 cents to a dollar to 88 cents per hour. Amid rising despair, many American workers clash with dwindling earnings as Bulgarian migrants withdraw savings to Europe seeking organized, unbroken labor rights.
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Akron
Tire
Goodyear Company
Goodrich Company
Toilers Bundled Distribution Drive Invites Readers
A call to readers to join an army of subscribers who sell weekly bundles of Toilers in shops, at union meetings, and on streets. Includes bundle rates and a mailing address in Cleveland Ohio for orders and distribution.
Illinois American Legion backs universal military training
At its annual convention the Illinois American Legion unanimously adopts a resolution endorsing universal compulsory military training. The group defends collective bargaining and denounces charges of opposing organized labor. It also advocates alien address registration, tying it to its anti radicalism and Americanization drive.
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Ilinois American Legion
Legion
Tlinois American Legion
Suffer the Little Children and the Labor Conditions
Unearthed excerpts discuss child labor from ages four to thirteen, noting the harsh realities of heads produced per hour and weekly hours. The New York Child Committee highlights urgent needs for clothing shoes and food for workers, with mothers recounting efforts and womanly fatigue. United States reports praise prosperity while Europe faces unrest from similar conditions.
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New York
United States
Europe
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