The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-10-11

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September 10.
The recommendations follow:
Recommendation No. In refer
ence to standards of labor demanded
for the health and morals of women
workers in the different occupations,
trades and industries throughout the
state, under war conditions:
That, No person, firm, association,
or corporation shall employ any fe-
male over the age of IS years in any
occupation, trade or industry through
out the state during the period Of
the war, at a weekly wage rate of
less than THIRTEEN DOLLARS
AND INVENT CENTS ($13.2O), such
wage being the estimate of said
conference of the minimum wage
adequate to supply the necessary cost
of living and to maintain them in
health and comfort.
And it is recommended that this
War Emergency Conference be re
convened six months after the ces-
sation of hostilities.
(Adopted by the Commission Sep
TENDER 10. 1879
Recommendation No. Pin refer
ente to standards of labor demanded
70 rthe health and morals of women
workers in the different occupations,
trades and industries throughout the
state, under war conditions:
CD That all occupations be pro-
hibited to women which are injurious
to their health, their morals or won-
anhood, or which are unavoidabIv
iisliguring.
(2) That all occupations be pro-
hibted to women for which men in
general are better fitted by tempera-
ment, training or custom, and for
which men are available
(3) That among the OCCUPATIONS
in Washington which be prohibited
to women are certain phases Of rail
reading, as section work, certain
work in ship building plants, certain
work in lumber and in Single mills,
certain work in hotels, as 'bell hops"
certain work in metal working plapts,
as with molten metals, all work I'M
derground, all work in shooting gal
lelies, penny arcades, and the like.
(4) That exclusions be made hav-
ing in mind the designations and
prohibitions of the United States War
Labor Policies Board, the State Coun-
Gil and the County Councils of De-
Tense, and such other bodies under
Che general government as shall find
occasion to relate women's work to
patriotic efficiency
(5) That all occupations be pro-
hibited to women for two months
q months) before confinement and
for six weeks C weeks) thereafter.
adopted by the commission Sep
TENDER 10, 1879
Recommendation No. 3-In refer
ence to standards of labor demanded
for the health and morals of women
workers in the different occupations.
trades, and industries throughout the
state, under war conditions:
mi
That, No person, firm, association
or corporation shall employ any fe-
male over the age of Is years be-
tween the hours Of 7 p m. and a.
n. in the following occupations or
classifications:
Sawmills, factories, garages, metal
working plants, machine shops, laun-
iries, cleaning and pressing estab-
!ishments, messenger service, por-
ters, callers for railroads, and such
other occupations, as in the iudg-
ment of the Industrial Welfare Com
mission may be hazardous to the
health, welfare, or morals of the
ShAPioySS, SASCpJ IlldJ WIFI SJISeJ rail-
ways and elevators the hours per-
nitted shall be respectively from
a. m. to p. m. in cities of the first
lass, and from a. m to 5 p. m. in
cities of the second class; and a.
n. to II p. m.
(Action deferred until it can be
ascertained what effect its adoption
would have upon the war activities.)
Recommendation No. 4-In refer
nee to the posting in advance of
scheduled of hours to be observed in
establishments offering less than full
time employment:
That, Every person, firm or cor
ooration in this state offering less
han full time employment to fe-
male employees in any occupation,
trade or industry, shall post in
conspicuous place in the establish
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