Unemployment, 1921-1955

"President Gompers' Report to Meeting of Executive Council, November 14-19, 1921 ... on President's Unemployment Conference ..." 26 pages; form letter and questionnaire for nationwide census on unemployment, from AFL President Green, March 12, 1930; "Unemployment: A Practical Program," booklet by League for Independent Political Action, stamped "received June 10, 1930," 12 pages; memo to President Green from AFL legislative representative W. C. Roberts, suggesting he sign attached form letter to all members at the House, objecting to statement that AFL supported certain unemployment legislation, June 26, 1930; Two from letters re part-time employment survey, August 27 and September 24, 1930; five "Unemployment Report[s] of the AFL," showing unemployment rates in major cities, by trade with percentage increase/decrease over previous month April 1930-31; minutes of AFL Executive Council, opposing wage cutting, May 13, 1931; calling for establishment of relief agencies, August 12, 1931; letter from AFL President Green to Chairman, Committee on Unemployment Relief, suggesting that available work be divided up evenly among all working people, so that all might be employed, September 22, 1931, 3 pages; memo for President Green from AFL representative W. C. Hushing, reporting on meeting of President's Committee [on Unemployment Plans and Suggestions] re public works projects for unemployment relief, survey of 25 economists, consensus that "large appropriations by the Federal Government for immediate use would be futile," December 2, 1931; telegrams between President Green and AFL official re bills for federal public works appropriations, December 28, 1931; minutes of the AFL Executive Council calling for shorter work hours, July 20, 1932; "Recommendations Submitted by the Representatives of the American Federation of Labor and Railroad Brotherhoods," March 30, 1933, 4 pages; memo for President Green re complaints about 5/hr., 10 hr./day work-relief wages, June 28, 1933; resolution adopted at AFL convention, urging increased public work relief, January 25, 1937; memo for President Green from AFL legislative representative W. C. Hushing, reiterating request for definition of policy on Relief Bill; reply noted, May 17, 1937; "Confidential" memo for files re Administration proposal for annual wage for building tradesmen, AFL opposition, November 24, 1937; "Statement Upon the Business and Economic Conditions of the Nation Issued by the Executive Council of the AFL," calling on government and private industry to cooperate in relieving unemployment, February 14, 1939; "Memorandum for Mr. Green" from AFL legislative representative W. C. Roberts re Work Relief Bill and opposition in House to Amendment for prevailing wage, July 11, 1939; "Statement by William Green, President, AFL, In Support of Senate Bill 1274, Submitted to the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate," supporting amendment to War Mobilization and Reconversion Act of 1944 providing supplementary unemployment compensation, August 29, 1945, 14 pages; minutes of AFL Executive Council re unemployment May 10, 1950; "On the Economic Outlook," May 13, 1954; "Statement by the Executive Council of the AFL: The Economic Situation" February 1, 1955 and August 9, 1955; notes.