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Page 31
This reduction in the hours of labor caused a great decrease in the earnings of the men thus employed , the difference in the amount of earnings being about $ 6,400 less than the sum that would have been earned had the men worked the ...
This reduction in the hours of labor caused a great decrease in the earnings of the men thus employed , the difference in the amount of earnings being about $ 6,400 less than the sum that would have been earned had the men worked the ...
Page 43
They contributed through the winter large sums to various strikes and labor unions . The best proof that they were not pressed by poverty is that never once did they lower their demand for wages in any branch of industry .
They contributed through the winter large sums to various strikes and labor unions . The best proof that they were not pressed by poverty is that never once did they lower their demand for wages in any branch of industry .
Page 44
The Superintendent of the Free Labor Bureau , however , stated that during all this distress the poor girls who came to his office could not be induced to take situations for less than from $ 14 to $ 20 per month , and said that they ...
The Superintendent of the Free Labor Bureau , however , stated that during all this distress the poor girls who came to his office could not be induced to take situations for less than from $ 14 to $ 20 per month , and said that they ...
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