Word: waging
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Last week foreign oil companies, already vastly excited over the expropriation, suddenly heard a rumor that the Board of Arbitration was about to decide in favor of the $7,000,000 wage increase previously ordered. Immediately the oilmen got together, announced that they would "suspend operations" and abandon the country rather than pay it. It was at that point that President Cárdenas, who has plenty of resolute and resourceful Indian blood in his veins, called in representatives of Mexican Eagle Oil Co., affiliate of British Royal Dutch-Shell which already controls 60% of Mexican oil production. He handed...
...gives Great Britain a huge oil reserve which can be reached without passing through the Mediterranean, where she no longer has undisputed control. From the U. S. point of view the move looked like an astute means of splitting the unified stand of the foreign oil companies on the wage question...
Again, in his proposal for a national wage and hours bill, one of the measures on which the Administration was unable to secure action in the last session, Mr. Roosevelt urged that a coordinating agency, with powers of "inspection and investigation to ensure the recognition and enforcement of what the law requires," be set up. This is the same dictatorial body with sweeping powers over all American industry that caused the downfall of the bill last session and should do so at this special meeting...
Problems discussed included an increase over the present wage scale for waitresses, a lounge for the bus boys for the 2:30 to 5:15 o'clock free period, and recognition of the union for all bargaining purposes...
...regard to the possibility of an increased wage scale for dining hall employees it is well to keep in mind the fact that the halls are totally supported by student's term bills, and do not now operate at a profit...