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War Labor Board: "Little Steel" hearing. Philip Murray, Congress of Industrial Organization (CIO) leader, left, and Harold Ruttenberg, research director for United Steel Workers (USW), at the "Little Steel" hearing held by the War Labor Board, at the in Washington, D.C., July 1. The hearing arose from a wage dispute between union demands and four "Little Steel" companies: Bethlehem Steel, Republic Steel, Youngstown Sheet and Tube, and Inland Steel. The hearing resulted in a fifteen per cent wage increase formula, and set a precedent for future wage adjustments to meet recent increases in the cost of living

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War Labor Board: "Little Steel" hearing. Lee Pressman, Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) counselor; Philip Murray, CIO president; and Harold Ruttenberg (speaking), research director, United Steel Workers (USW), at the "Little Steel" hearing held by the War Labor Board at the Hotel Washington in Washington, D.C., July 1. The hearing arose from a wage dispute between union demands and four "Little Steel" companies: Bethlehem Steel, Republic Steel, Youngstown Sheet and Tube, and Inland Steel. The hearing resulted in a fifteen per cent wage increase formula, setting a precedent for future wage adjustments to meet recent increases in the cost of living

War Labor Board: "Little Steel" hearing. Philip Murray, Congress of Industrial Organization (CIO) leader, left, and Harold Ruttenberg, research director for United Steel Workers (USW), at the "Little Steel" hearing held by the War Labor Board, at the Hotel Washington in Washington, D.C., July 1. The hearing arose from a wage dispute between union demands and four "Little Steel" companies: Bethlehem Steel, Republic Steel, Youngstown Sheet and Tube, and Inland Steel. The hearing resulted in a fifteen per cent wage increase formula, and set a precedent for future wage adjustments to meet recent increases in the cost of living

War Labor Board: "Little Steel" hearing. Philip Murray, Congress of Industrial Organization (CIO) leader, left, and Harold Ruttenberg, research director for United Steel Workers (USW), at the "Little Steel" hearing held by the War Labor Board, at the Hotel Washington in Washington, D.C., July 1. The hearing arose from a wage dispute between union demands and four "Little Steel" companies: Bethlehem Steel, Republic Steel, Youngstown Sheet and Tube, and Inland Steel. The hearing resulted in a fifteen per cent wage increase formula, and set a precedent for future wage adjustments to meet recent increases in the cost of living

War Labor Board: "Little Steel" hearing. Philip Murray, Congress of Industrial Organization leader, speaking at the "Little Steel" hearing held by the War Labor Board, at the Hotel Washington in Washington, D.C., July 1. The hearing arose from a wage in Washington, D.C., July 1. The hearing arose from a wage dispute between union demands and four "Little Steel" companies: Bethlehem Steel, Republic Steel, Youngstown Sheet and Tube, and Inland Steel. The hearing resulted in a fifteen per cent wage increase formula, and set a precedent for future wage adjustments to meet recent increases in the cost of living

War Labor Board: "Little Steel" hearing. Lee Pressman, Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) counselor; Philip Murray, CIO president; and Harold Ruttenberg (speaking), research director, United Steel Workers (USW), at the "Little Steel" hearing held by the War Labor Board at the Hotel Washington in Washington, D.C., July 1. The hearing arose from a wage dispute between union demands and four "Little Steel" companies: Bethlehem Steel, Republic Steel, Youngstown Sheet and Tube, and Inland Steel. The hearing resulted in a fifteen per cent wage increase formula, setting a precedent for future wage adjustments to meet recent increases in the cost of living

War Labor Board anthracite hearing. John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers confers with Thomas Kennedy (left), Secretary-Treasurer of the UMW, labor member of the War Labor Board, and Pery Tetlow (center), President of the United Mine Workers, District 17, at the War Labor Board conference January 15, on the anthracite strike

Rail Labor Head discusses wage controversy with president. Washington, D.C., Oct. 31. George M. Harrison, President of the Brotherhood of Railroad and Steamship clerks, leaving the White House today after discussing with President Roosevelt the carriers wage controversy. Harrison told newsmen "the president wants railroad labor and management to take up the problem of developing a program of legislation for general rehabilitation of the railroad industry," 10-31-38

CIO head denounces wage and price reductions. Washington, D.C., Jane. 25. Opening the 35th Biennial Convention of the United States Mine Workers here today, John L. Lewis, head of the UMW and Chairman of the CIO, declared that labor in America will fight with all its power against wage and price reductions in the face of the current business decline. Two thousand mine workers, delegates to the convention, indorsed their leaders pledge, 1/25/38

Tells of 72 hours labor for steel mill says congress shouldn't listen to William Green's 'blatherings.' Washington, D.C., July 21. Bert Hough, Head of the Steel Workers Organization Committee of Midland, PA., today told the House Labor Committee in a rich scotch burr that the Committee should discard the 'Blatherings of William Green and Tom Girdler, because the Wagner act was not passed to protect them. This Congress should need those of us who come from the mills. Before the passage of the Wasner act. He told the Committee which is considering amendments to the act, he had worked as long as 72 consecutive hours, 7/21/39

War Labor Board: "Little Steel" hearing. Philip Murray, Congress of Industrial Organization (CIO) leader, left, and Harold Ruttenberg, research director for United Steel Workers (USW), at the "Little Steel" hearing held by the War Labor Board, at the in Washington, D.C., July 1. The hearing arose from a wage dispute between union demands and four "Little Steel" companies: Bethlehem Steel, Republic Steel, Youngstown Sheet and Tube, and Inland Steel. The hearing resulted in a fifteen per cent wage increase formula, and set a precedent for future wage adjustments to meet recent increases in the cost of living

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Exhausted after wage-hour fight in senate. Washington, D.C., June 13. Senator Allen Ellender Democrat of Louisana and onetime Lieutenant of the late Huey Long, is snapped by news cameramen as he rests in his office after leading the victorious fight for the compromise in the wage-hour bill. The compromise is expected to make wage differentials possible for many southern industries. He has threatened a filibuster unless the south got what it wanted in the measure, 6/13/38

Increased business volume key to recovery. Hopkins new Executive Assistant. Washington, D.C., April 13. In his first Press Conference today, Edward J. Noble, newly appointed Assistant to Secretary of Commerce Harry Hopkins, told newsmen that he thought the key to recovery was to increase business volume. He said that if volume could be increased to a sufficiently high level, tax rates could be lowered without disturbing the government's revenue. 4-13-39

Chief Hanson will not meet with the gay community, so we must take our demands to him -- end assaults on gays ...

Informs President SEC ready to proceed with investigation of insurance companies. Washington, D.C., Jan. 24. William O. Douglas, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, leaving the White House today after reporting to President Roosevelt that the commission was ready to proceed with its investigation of insurance companies in connection with the present monopoly inquiry. He indicated the SEC would be concerned primarily with the investment and managerial phases of insurance company operation and said approximately $300,000 would be required to carry out the work in this calendar year, 1/24/38

Converting to war production. Steel workers make structural changes as a big auotmoobile plant is entirely changed over to mass production of army tanks and "jeeps." Ford Lincoln plant, Michigan

Lumber company sign. Corpus Christi, Texas. Naturally all forms of construction work are on the increase in the town

War production drive. The war production drive committee in the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company plant in Cleveland approved this pledge card. The signing of each card impressed the worker with his individual responsibility for the success of the drive. Many other plants have used similar pledges and many plants forward these signed pledges to Donald M. Nelson, Chairman of the War Production Board (WPB), as a gesture of their commitment to increase production

The death of Pontiac / De Cost Smith ; Goupil & Co., Paris.

Cotton state Solons present demands for enactment of farm program to president. Washington, D.C., Aug 5. Led by Senator Ellison D. "Cotton Ed" Smith, of South Carolina, a delegation of congressmen from the cotton states called on President Roosevelt today and presented their demands for enactment of a farm program before congressional adjournment. After the conference a spokesman for the group told reporters he felt the president would make stabilization loans under existing discretionary powers, probably through the Commodity Credit Corporation, on all basic commodities if given "definite assurances" that a farm production control program would be enacted early next session. In the picture, left to right: Rep. William R. Poage, Texas; Rep. John J. Sparkman, Ala.; Senator Ellison D. Smith, S.C.; Rep. Rene L. De Rouen, LA.; Rep. Lyndon Johnson, Tex.; Rep. Aaron Lane Ford, Miss. and Rep. Clyde Garrett, Texas, 8/5/37

Gerber Sheet Metal Works Building, 128 Porthand Avenue, South, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN

$119,000,000,000 lost to American wage earners during nine years of unemployment. Washington, D.C., Dec. 1. Questioned by Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney, right, Co-chairman of the Joint Monopoly Committee, Isador Lubin, Commissioner of Labor Statistics, U.S. Depart. Of Labor, explains with a special chart how American wage and salary earners have lost $119,000,000,000 during nine years of unemployment. Lubin was the first witness before the Committee, Joint Legislative-Executive Body Created to Study Economic Ills and Recommend Remedial Legislation

Dormitories being built near Childersburg to accomodate the expected increase in employment at the nearby powder plant. Childersburg, Alabama

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district of columbia washington dc safety film negatives war labor board war labor board little steel little steel philip murray philip murray congress industrial organization industrial organization cio leader harold ruttenberg harold ruttenberg research director research director workers steel workers usw washington wage dispute wage dispute union demands union demands companies bethlehem bethlehem steel republic republic steel youngstown sheet youngstown sheet tube inland inland steel cent increase formula cent wage increase formula precedent future adjustments future wage adjustments increases cost 1930 s men 1940 s 40 s biblical events united states history 1930 s library of congress