WORKERS WILL FIGHT BAN ON 45 YEAR AGES
WORKERS WILL FIGHT BAN ON 45 YEAR AGES Men in Textile Mills TO Protest Junking Men At Early Age of 45 NEW YORK.—Opposition to insurance companies that favor the 45-year ban on workers was...
...This policy was agreed to by the A. F. of L. Executive council and the A. F. of L. Non-partisan Political Campaign committee...
...The executive committee of the latter group are President Green, Secretary Frank Morrison, Treasurer Martin F. Ryan, Vice Presidents Matthew Woll and Thos...
...but the scheme failed...
...Injunction Abuse To Be Made a Campaign Issue Laboratories Will Force Issue Into Fall Election Campaigns Over Entire Nation ATLANTIC CITY.—organized labor will force the labor injunction into the Jail campaign as a leading issue...
...Danville, Va„ was reported as seething with unrest because of mill management opposition to organized labor...
...The convention instructed officials to start a campaign in Eastern States against the 56-hour week...
...WORKERS WILL FIGHT BAN ON 45 YEAR AGES Men in Textile Mills TO Protest Junking Men At Early Age of 45 NEW YORK.—Opposition to insurance companies that favor the 45-year ban on workers was registered by the United Textile Workers' convention...
...which was rejected by the senate Judiciary committee by a vole of 10 to 7. The minority, who presented strong arguments for injunction relief are: Senators Norris, Blaine, Walsh (Mont...
...It was stated, are a menace to that Industry...
...President Thomas T. McMahon, secretary-treasurer James Starr and other officials were re-elected without opposition...
...The resolution called on labor to combat efforts of these concerns to prevent unemployment of middle-aged workers because of their poor risk in group insurance policies...
...The convention called for shorter hours to cope with general idleness...
...Wages as low as 22 cents an hour in Allcntown, Pa., silk mills...
...The bill outlaws the "yellow dog" and would prohibit federal judges from issuing Injunctions except In certain emergencies...
...An elaborate company "union" was set up in these mills after the World war...
...Dele, gates were agreed that automatic machinery is rapidly displacing weavers and other craftsmen and that the remedy for resultant unemployment is .shorter hours...
...Forestry has been aded to the curriculum of public schools in Mississippi this yetr...
...To secure reljef we will apply the full force and power of •organized labor as has never been done before...
...Relief from equity courts Is a legislative matter of major importance," said President Green...
...Borah, Ashurst, Caraway, and Dill...
...A. Rlckert of the A. F. of L., and James O'Connell, president Metal Trades Department, A. F. of L. Trade unionists will a«k candidates for congress to state their position on the bill prepared by Senators Norris, Blaine and Walsh (Mont...
Vol. 1 • September 1930 • No. 43