Conditions in the Coal Fields of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio: Hearings Before the Committee on Interstate Commerce, United States Senate, Seventieth Congress, First Session, Pursuant to S. Res. 105, a Resolution to Investigate Conditions in the Coal Fields of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1928 - Coal miners |
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... WORKERS ' JOURNAL , INDIANAPOLIS , IND . Mr. SEARLES . Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the committee , rep- resenting the United Mine Workers of America , we have some things that we want to say to the committee , of course . The ...
... WORKERS ' JOURNAL , INDIANAPOLIS , IND . Mr. SEARLES . Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the committee , rep- resenting the United Mine Workers of America , we have some things that we want to say to the committee , of course . The ...
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... Workers of America . It is public knowledge also that the Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corporation , which refused to make an agreement with its em- ployees after April 1 , 1927 , enjoyed the sustaining counsel and assistance of the ...
... Workers of America . It is public knowledge also that the Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corporation , which refused to make an agreement with its em- ployees after April 1 , 1927 , enjoyed the sustaining counsel and assistance of the ...
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... Workers of America and reduce wages . As a result of this policy , practically all of the mines in Ohio are idle , 40,000 mine workers have been out of work since April 1 , 1927 , coal production in Ohio is negligible , while the ...
... Workers of America and reduce wages . As a result of this policy , practically all of the mines in Ohio are idle , 40,000 mine workers have been out of work since April 1 , 1927 , coal production in Ohio is negligible , while the ...
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... Workers of America from the bituminous coal industry . With the Miners ' Union destroyed and out of the way , there would be no minimum limit to the wage reductions which might then be forced upon the mine workers of the country , for ...
... Workers of America from the bituminous coal industry . With the Miners ' Union destroyed and out of the way , there would be no minimum limit to the wage reductions which might then be forced upon the mine workers of the country , for ...
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... Workers of America and lowering of miners ' wages is not confined to Eastern fields alone . The Western Coal & Mining Co. , a subsidiary of the Missouri Pacific Railroad , maintained contractual relations with the United Mine Workers of ...
... Workers of America and lowering of miners ' wages is not confined to Eastern fields alone . The Western Coal & Mining Co. , a subsidiary of the Missouri Pacific Railroad , maintained contractual relations with the United Mine Workers of ...
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average BAKER BARR barracks BELDEN BENDER Bituminous Coal BLYMER BOWER BRUNDIDGE central Pennsylvania cents charge CHARLEIR coal and iron coal companies Coal Corporation coal fields coal mines coal operators colored committee competitive contract cost County court Crooksville DINSDALE district DREXLER EATON employed employees fellow HEISERMAN HERRIMAN Indiana injunction iron police Jacksonville agreement Jacksonville scale JESSE DANIELS Judge LANGHAM labor LESHER LEWIS living LOGSDON MACK MCGREW MEAGHER MELLOTT miners MORROW MURRAY MUSSER nonunion organization OSLER paid Pennsylvania Railroad PENROD picketing Pittsburgh Coal Pricedale question RALPH JOHNSON Reverend FEHRENBACH ROBBINS run coal SAGLE SCHWEINSBURG SEARLES sell Senator COUZENS Senator FESS Senator WAGNER Senator WHEELER interposing sheriff statement strike breakers subcommittee tell thing tion told tonnage tons Total understand union United Mine Workers wage scale WARDEN WARRUM West Virginia WILDERMUTH Workers of America York Central York Central Railroad
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Page 593 - UNITED STATES SENATE, COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE COMMERCE, Washington, DC The committee met at 10 o'clock am, pursuant to adjournment on yesterday, in room 212, Senate Office Building, Senator James E.
Page 777 - Hartley (chairman) presiding. The CHAIRMAN. The committee will come to order. The Chair would like to make a brief statement.
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