Word: strike
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...eleventh hour meeting, held in the Kirkland House Dining room, was called by Moriarty after news of the intended strike reached his office yesterday morning...
These papers are headaches: Milwaukee News-Sentinel, Atlanta Georgian (Sunday American), Chicago American (which lost $500,000 last year) and Herald & Examiner. Badgered by the Guild strike (which, however, appeared near settlement last week), the Herex has lost $500,000 in advertising since December. For years the Herex has been able to pay interest on its bonds only because it collects $750,000 a year rent from the American. But its Sunday edition sells 1,000,000 American Weeklies. Joe Connolly is working desperately to save Chicago for Hearst, and his success or failure may determine whether Hearst remains...
...have no kick about working conditions at Harvard, but we feel that the college can and should pay us more," a House dining-hall waitress and A.F. of L. member, said yesterday concerning her local's threat to strike Monday unless the University makes certain concessions...
Possibility that the University will be forced to make concessions to the A.F. of L. cooks and waitresses rather than risk the embarrassment of a strike in all the dining halls appeared strong last night after a conferences between College officers and union executives...
...walk-out will be the complete breakdown of the dining hall systems in the Houses, at the Union and graduate school eating places, Stefani announced that A.F. of L. teamsters had pledged their support and will refuse to deliver food to the College. At the same time the strike will have the active backing of the Cambridge Central Labor Union, an organization of 30,000 workers in the city...