664 Fete August Claessens At Testimonial Dinner
664 Fete August Claessens At Testimonial Dinner Six-hundred and sixty-four New York Social Democrats, trade unionists and Woukmen's »Circle-. members sat .down to dinner ^ the. Hotel.. Capitol on...
...SDF News_ THE National Executive Committee will meet shortly to 1 consider the proposal for a National Conference or Convention in September...
...Claessens, Bromberg, speakers...
...Friday, July 12—Walton Ave...
...Primoff, M. Probstein, A. Robins, A. Schwartz, H. K. Schwartz, S. Schwartz, N. Schwartz, F. Shrager, M. Waldman, and B. Wyle...
...Ashe's reasoning and declared that the salesmen formed a homogeneous unit, and were entitled to recognition and collective bargaining...
...Debs Branch meeting Monday, July 8, at 9:30 P.M., at the headquarters, 96 Ave...
...City Telephone BEgent 4-243S Ask f or booklet 62 Ave...
...Admission, 35<f, including refreshments...
...Claessens, Gellman, Weingart, speakers...
...Capitol on ThuBadtg , evening, Juae 27, and applauded speeches, sopie gray«, some humorous, and all cordial, by Morris Flnestone, Esther Friedman, ; Henry Fruchter, Adolph Held, Dr...
...Ashe further demonstrated that shoe salesmen • form a distinct, craft, requiring specialized experience...
...Resolutions have been adopted by Locals New York, Chicago and communications from other locals and members relative to «BS...
...The City Central Committee meets Wednesday, July 10, 8:30 P.M., at 7 East 15th St...
...Frankle, G. Gellman, R. Katz, H. Kobbe, A. Lee, J. Leventhal, B. Low, S. Maggin, I. Minkoff, M. Metzler, J...
...A message was sent by the gathering to the Hollywood Hotel, where 1,100 members of the Committee to Defend America by Aid to the Allies were in session, wishing that body all success in its work,'"in which we and the organizations to which we belong are also participating...
...the "mike," mounted a chair in lieu of a soapbox,, and made a talk that combined warm and friendly feeling, rollicking fun, and an earnest appeal for redoubled activity in these critical times...
...Alex Schwartz, Rosenblatt, Metzler, Jaffe, speakers...
...Chairman of the City Central Committee, Simon Berlin...
...Charles Polet«, who was appointed N. Y. State Coordinator of defense preparations...
...C., Manhattan...
...Claessens, Epstein, speakers...
...F. of L.) had organized the shoe salesmen of the Franklin Simon department store...
...The State Labor Board accepted condemnation of anyone who continues to sow the seeds of discord, disruption and confusion,, who persists in ever widening the rift in Labor's ranks—be he even John L. Lewis...
...BERTHA H. MAfLLY Director BEN JOSEPHSON Associate Director the same matter have been received...
...Samuel Shore, vice-president of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, speaking for President Dufoinsky as well as for himself, devoted part of his time to an emphatic demand for unity on the trade union field...
...Regular branch meeting of the Morris Hillquit Branch, Monday, July 8, at" 129 Brighton Beach Av...
...Mid-Bronx Branch meeting, Monday, July 8, 8:30 P.M., at 40 West Burnside Ave., Bronx...
...This section, however, is only one of fifty in the store...
...All the department stores in New York have joined in a group to appeal the decision...
...Over $600.00 was contributed to a fund for carrying on the activities of the Social Democratic Federation, of which August Claessens is executive secretary...
...Monday, July 8—Ave...
...The first is on Saturday, July 20th...
...ORGANIZED 1873) A Co-operative Fire Insurance Society Owned and Operated by Workingmen 100% Unionized HOUSEHOLD FIRE INSURANCE AT ACTUAL COST Average Rate 10 Cts...
...When it came time for the guest of honor to respond, he refused to use...
...The firm argued that the appropriate bargaining unit should be all the employees in the department store...
...This deposit will be repaid in full upon withdrawal For farther information < apply to tho Main Gffic* 227 EAST 84th STREET Nnr York...
...We can no longer have patience, we cannot refrain from SLRB Favors Craft Unions In Dept...
...Street Meetings Frida}', July 5—Brighton Beach and Coney Island Aves., BTdyn...
...C and 4th St., Manhattan...
...We must have unity of ideas, unity of purpose, and unity of action...
...Annually for ¦»very $100.00 Insurance Firm LanM Appraised Liberally Upon Admission every member must make a deposit equal to 90 cents for every $100.00 of Insurance...
...Thursday, July 11—Ave...
...Claessens, Gell- * man, Flohr, speakers...
...Saturday, July 6 — Mermaid WORKMEN'S MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY, Inc...
...David I. Ashe, attorney for the union, pointed out that no union has been able to organize all the store's employees, and the result of the employers contention would be to deny the shoe salesmen the right of collective bargaining...
...The second excursion is on Saturday, August 10th...
...Members of the City ^Executive Committee are: S. Berlin, E. Bromberg, E. Friedman, M. H...
...I; Knox, Algernon Lee,' Abraham Miller, Judge Jacob .. Pairicen, Samuel Shore, and Louis Wajd.-* man, welcoming August-Claessens . back from a seven-week speaking ' tour across the continent änd con- * gratulating him -on thirty years . of devoted service to the Socialist and Labor movement...
...Card Party, Social, Tuesday, July 9th...
...His first duty is the setting up of a vocational training program for youth...
...Recording Secretary, Matthew Metzler...
...and West 25th St., BTdyn...
...Important business...
...Messages were read from many other individuals and organizations...
...Two boat rides up the Hudson River to Bear Mountain Park have been arranged under the joint auspices of the Social Democratic Federation and the City Committee of the Jewish Socialist Verband...
...Local 1115-iF (A...
...Executive Secretary, August Claessens...
...branches...
...Tickets are $1.00 for aduü# and 50<t for children under 12, and can be obtainea in Room 505, 7 E. 15th St., or at the Verband office, 175 East Broadway, and at all S.D.F...
...Stores A significant victory' for organized labor was won this week when the State Labor Relations Board ruled that individual departments in large-scale department stores could be organized as a bargaining unit...
...and 170th St., Bronx...
...C and 6th St., Manhattan...
...NEW YORK CITY The officers of Local New York for the new term are: City Chairman, Algernon Lee...
...More than at any other time," he said, "it devolves upon us to have our mfnds clear and our hearts pure...
Vol. 23 • July 1940 • No. 27
