The Survey October 1917-March 1918 . III—The After Millet, in the Chicago Sunday Herald of employers, employes and the an intensive study of the cost ofliving in various localities, it would fixwage rates for women and minors. Theprinciples of wage determination wouldbe such as to guarantee to the workerthe minimum earnings sufficient to coverthe necessaries of life and to maintainhealth and efficiency. There was novisible opposition to this measure. The Lockwood eight-hour bill pro-vides for an eight-hour day for womenand minors in practically every indus-try in New Yo
The Survey October 1917-March 1918 . III—The After Millet, in the Chicago Sunday Herald of employers, employes and the an intensive study of the cost ofliving in various localities, it would fixwage rates for women and minors. Theprinciples of wage determination wouldbe such as to guarantee to the workerthe minimum earnings sufficient to coverthe necessaries of life and to maintainhealth and efficiency. There was novisible opposition to this measure. The Lockwood eight-hour bill pro-vides for an eight-hour day for womenand minors in practically every indus-try in New York. It prohibits also theemployment of women between 10 and 6 a. M. Opposing the Lockwood bill at thehearing were the Interborough RapidTransit Company, New York Tele-phone Company and the Brooklyn Rap-id Transit Company. These companiesclaimed that if women were prohibitedfrom night work they and similar pub-lic utilities would be forced to ceasetheir operations during night hours. There are plenty of men availablefor night work, was the answer
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