Bituminous Coal Commission: Hearings...on S. 4490...Dec. 14, 1928 to Jan. 23, 1929 |
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STATEMENT OF JOHN L. LEWIS , PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED MINE
WORKERS OF AMERICA Mr. LEWIS . May I say merely in qualification of the
right to speak on this subject , Senators , in behalf of the United Mine Workers ,
that the ...
STATEMENT OF JOHN L. LEWIS , PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED MINE
WORKERS OF AMERICA Mr. LEWIS . May I say merely in qualification of the
right to speak on this subject , Senators , in behalf of the United Mine Workers ,
that the ...
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Since the adjournment of Congress , the United Mine Workers of America have
accepted wage reductions ranging from 17 to 33 per rent in the unionized coal
fields , not because the economic conditions and possibilities warranted such ...
Since the adjournment of Congress , the United Mine Workers of America have
accepted wage reductions ranging from 17 to 33 per rent in the unionized coal
fields , not because the economic conditions and possibilities warranted such ...
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My understanding is that this bill emanates from the present leadership of the
United Mine Workers . Senator COUZENS . What has that to do with the merits of
the bill ? Mr. STEPHENS . In my opinion it bears on the merits of the bill . Senator
...
My understanding is that this bill emanates from the present leadership of the
United Mine Workers . Senator COUZENS . What has that to do with the merits of
the bill ? Mr. STEPHENS . In my opinion it bears on the merits of the bill . Senator
...
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Fourteen years thereafter the miners ' union issued a call “ to all nonunion mine
workers of the country to join with union men in the suspension . " Contempt
proceedings were thereupon filed in the district court for the northern district of
West ...
Fourteen years thereafter the miners ' union issued a call “ to all nonunion mine
workers of the country to join with union men in the suspension . " Contempt
proceedings were thereupon filed in the district court for the northern district of
West ...
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The United Mine Workers of America is the author and the only proponent of the
bill , according to the record of the committee . The opponents of the bill on record
may be grouped under the following classes : 1. Economists . 2. Producers and ...
The United Mine Workers of America is the author and the only proponent of the
bill , according to the record of the committee . The opponents of the bill on record
may be grouped under the following classes : 1. Economists . 2. Producers and ...
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| Title | Bituminous Coal Commission: Hearings...on S. 4490...Dec. 14, 1928 to Jan. 23, 1929 |
| Author | United States U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interstate Commerce |
| Published | 1929 |
| Length | 352 pages |
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