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Last week was a big one for the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, better known as I. L. G. W. U. The third edition of Pins and Needles, its famed home-talent satire, opened on Broadway. The rich, well-run union donated $235,000 to refugee aid. And I. L. G. W. U.'s executive committee tossed off a resolution on labor peace. If things go well for labor in the next few months, I. L. G. W. U.'s resolution may be called an important item in labor history. If things go badly...
...organized in 1914 when radicals bolted the conservative A. F. of L. United Garment Workers...
WASHINGTON--The International Ladies Garment Workers Union, a rich union with 250,000 members, brought new pressure for labor peace tonight and indicated it may rejoin the American Federation of Labor if unity is not attained...
...Strong, elastic and capable of being spun exceedingly fine, Vinyon's big drawback as a garment textile is that it shrivels at 160° Fahrenheit, cannot be ironed...
...Maverick, has got himself into political trouble in Texas by espousing free speech for Communists and letting the home folks think he has "gone national." This week Mr. Maverick got into his worst trouble yet. Along with a local official and a former business agent of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, he was indicted by a Bexar County grand jury charged with using union contributions to pay poll taxes for some of his Labor voters...