Reel 4

Scope and Contents Major Topics: Brewery Workers dispute with Teamsters; appeals of Carpenters, Bricklayers, and Electrical Workers to Building Trades Department; Agricultural and Cannery Workers Union reduction in dues; anti-union laws; Boulder Dam labor conditions; company unions; convict labor; employment agencies; Federal Emergency Relief Administration employment requirements; labor standards on government contracts; Federal Housing Act; immigration law modification; African American organizers;...

Scope and Contents Major Topics: Automobile Workers organizing drive; Blacksmiths protest American Federation of Labor organizing infringements; Firemen jurisdiction dispute with engineers; Gas Workers charter application; Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers protest Anaconda Company agreement with Metal Trades Department; Carpenters jurisdiction over Saw Mill and Timber Workers; Textile Workers program; Tobacco Trades Council petition regarding codes; American Federation of Labor finances and membership...