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The Butler County Press
Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio
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At the Florida Federation of Labor convention in Miami, delegates adopted a resolution to form a 5-man committee opposing a proposed state amendment banning closed shop agreements. They planned to challenge a ruling by State Attorney General Watson taxing union property, endorsed increasing unemployment benefits to $25 weekly for 20 weeks, and supported higher state teachers' salaries.
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Plans also were mapped at the convention to protect unions from a ruling by State Attorney General Watson to county tax assessors that union-owned property is subject to taxation.
Legal steps, including applications for injunctions to prevent taxation of the property, also are expected.
The convention also called on the legislature to increase unemployment benefits to a maximum of $25 a week and to extend the time for 20 weeks
The session endorsed an increase in the state teachers' salary appropriation.
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resolution adopted to set up 5-man committee against proposed amendment; plans to protect unions from taxation ruling via legal steps including injunctions; call to legislature for unemployment benefits increase to $25/week for 20 weeks; endorsement of increase in state teachers' salary appropriation.
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A resolution setting up a 5-man committee to campaign against a proposed state amendment forbidding closed shop agreements was adopted by the Florida Federation of Labor convention in Miami. Plans were mapped to protect unions from a ruling by State Attorney General Watson to county tax assessors that union-owned property is subject to taxation. Legal steps, including applications for injunctions to prevent taxation of the property, are expected. The convention called on the legislature to increase unemployment benefits to a maximum of $25 a week and to extend the time for 20 weeks. The session endorsed an increase in the state teachers' salary appropriation.