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dropped from a. per day 10 SIS. the
latter being ere uominal day rate 10
e. wcI Eaovu that where picc~Work
aF auy task svstem exists a vide DIFF
fcFeaee {s arbitrarily made between
tts DAY rate and the task earnings Ia
order 20 make the task system appear
attractive a. however. the task work
werg abolished. everyone knove that
the eay rate would have % be inercaH-
ed These women. Who are morgan
tied and Who probably do not under
stand the gcoaomic basis for wages.
trlxht readily be- lead 20 believe that
this artificial low sage a. 90 BE- per
mancat and agree 20 protest for the
same reason that women 10 Illinois
protested against the eiEhthour law on
the ground that u would reduce wages.
Daring the consideration OF tho
eiEht-houF iaW b the senate. petitions
wcrs fied BY workmcn against tho en-
acfmcnt % the Law on the ground tina;
q would reduce wages These petit
tons Were gotten up IN much the same
Way a. In the present case. namely. By
the influence o: the employer eireulat-
tnE the petitions.
NJ nc ~ 9kFENRAM ANtFlGa INC
picycs have also gone back 20 day
work since the passage % the bill BY
The house: they are stu anxious TO
have the btu pass
1t T. also n significant fact that AZ
The Waterfowl arsenal. where the
premium system has been IN operation ]
for several years. that the wages earn. |
ed. premium and All. e no greater on /
"a. 81
BY the same grade % employees az the 4
Boston navy yard. which f. only seven /
miles away. and whose wage scale a. 4
presumed TO BE- regulated BY the same 4
faeta The reason for THIS a. appar-
eut Under premium systems en-
pioyes are usually expected 20 increase
their earnings By working harder.
vhen otherwise an increase should be
given directly.
The petty iutts-tices involved In
this system are 20 numerous that u
forms a daily ground for discomfort
aruorE tne employees. Employees ~ the
arsenal. for instance. IN
form us that the sane amount OF ef-
fort vii net thssn vastly different re-
suits q earnings. showing that tho
tine study is Inaccurate and that Il a.
~ pos ftpsr 20 E&9Ar " ACGIFAkFs nc
Tartzbies. n the zssehinists' business
especially. arr 80 Erea; tina, no e1ac,
standards can % set: and where arbi-
'rsEy standards are sc. they result Only
Ia tstussies 60 employees
The last four eonvcctiocs % the
American Federation Of Labor have
rons on record against the Taylor sys-
.sn. n 1911 tho prcssat secretary OF
zbo-. william y. wflSoc- vas scerc-
lary % the committee Of tho eonvcn- !
lion that recommended axairs; the !.
sys.s-a. (sse %. -. 2sT and 7ss %
prccecfinxs os tho eonvcntior1 Tho ,
American Federation % Labor conven-
'ioa % 1919 also has n It's proceedings
- severe Al Indictment against tho ,
Taylor system ss vne ever written !
SEQ . $50 % proeeetsrrs1
-Tne ordnance department insists
bat no should wait sor the report %
no Federal Industrial Commission r
90 tie system IN operation q;
no wafsrto=n Arsenal The depart '
neat had up 80 date paid no heed 20 ]
ADVERSE reports made by four commit ,
ees % congress. and there n no rea- :
90 90 surpos~ they wfii cease their ,
,.fsErs 90 force the system on the en- q
,ioy0 ueisss compelled 20 By ia~ q
fo-s~er. ksvias had much 20 do With b