Word: strike
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...closed shop. That meant that every C. I. O. man in National Electric's plant had to join the A. F. of L. union and have union dues deducted from his pay. Since it claimed a majority, C. I. O. was hopping mad, promptly called a strike, complained to the Labor Board...
...final break with William Green, the historic events of the labor year revolved largely about the powerful, leonine figure of the boss of C. I. O. The rise of the Sit-Down, the storming of the automobile industry, the peaceful capitulation of U. S. Steel Corp., the disastrous strike in "Little Steel" were strictly C. I. O. affairs...
Enemies. Nearly one-third of Mr. Lewis' speech was reserved for the enemies he acquired during the strike in "Little Steel," particularly Chicago's Mayor Kelly, whose policemen he said killed ten workers in the Memorial Day massacre at a Republic Steel plant. Conspicuously missing from the Lewis speech was any reference to Steelman Tom Girdler, on whom Mr. Lewis usually lavishes his fine talent for invective. Reason: on the advice of Columbia Broadcasting lawyers he deleted his sulphurous remarks about Mr. Girdler.* Also toned down were some of the phrases about Governor Davey, whose militiamen broke...
...Poland last week, where a ten-day farmers' strike followed by further protests against the dictatorial rule of Poland's boss Marshal Edward Smigly-Rydz, has piled up an impressive casualty list of dead and wounded (TIME, Sept. 6), the revolting farmers found an unexpected ally. From the obscurity of his self-imposed exile in Merges, Switzerland, 76-year-old Pianist Ignace Jan Paderewski cracked out a manifesto...
...train length and increasing train crews will cost $12,000,000. 4) A 5?-an-hour pay raise granted Aug. 1 to 750,000 non-train railroad workers (clerks, signalmen, etc.) will cost $100,000,000. The five big brotherhoods of railway trainmen for a month have threatened to strike unless given a 20% raise. This would add $116,000,000 a year and the roads have refused point-blank to grant the full amount on the grounds that these workers are already very well paid.† A raise similar to that given to all other employes would cost some...