The sun., 1918-07-13
WAR BOARDS ORDER
5 HOUR WORK DAY
Extra Pay for Overtime Put In
on Government Contract
Goods.
MINIMUM WAGE FIXED
Ruling In WaynesbOro Case
Bars Girls From Ger
tain Tasks.
MINIMUM WAGE FIXED
Special DespatcA TO THE suS.

Special Despatch TO THE sUS.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-Two impor-
tant decisions tending to settle the aues-
tons OF the standardized wage and
basic working day for essential indus
tries and defining the Governments at
titude toward the employment OF women
, in factories turning out war materials,
were handed down to-day by the Ma
tional War Labor Board and the War
Labor Policies Board. Both OF the de-
cisions go into effect Immediately and
are preliminary to the inauguration OF
plan of priority distribution OF labor
among war Industries on August !.
The ruling on wages and basic eight
! hour day was rendered by the LABOR
Board In connection with the strike OF
| machinists and other workers In eight
! plants at Waynesboro. Pa. The board
held that the eight hour day applies 10
industries engaged in manufacturing
commodities and materials under a SUBJ
contract. The Waynesboro plants have
been operating ten hours q day without
! overtime wages. The board decided that
| overtime pay must be given after eight
hours.
A further decision OF the board was
that weekly paydays should be had on
the time OF the companies and that not
more than three days pay should be re-
| tanned from the employees. A minimum
rate Of 40 cents an hour was fixed as
the wage for common laborers In the
case of industrial depression 1t vas de-
cided the hours should be reduced be-
fore men are laid off.
Wages Put Into Eject.
The board denied the request Of the
employees that piece work and pre-
miums be abolished. The wages which
were put into effect for the eight plants
and are expected to be the criterion OF
the standardized wage which will be
established in connection with the pri-
GRITTY distribution Of labor follow:
Toolmakers. diemakers. tigmakers
gaugemakers and bench tool machinists
so cents: journeymen machinists. al
least four years experience, 90 cents
specialists more than three years. SO
cents specialists more than two years
As cents: specialists more than one
year. 40 cents specialists more than six
months, IS cents: specialists first siS
months. so cents; maintenance men or
maintenance repairs, As cents; mainte
nance men repairing belts or oiling. 81
cents :: acetylene welders first six months
As cents: acetylene welders over sls
months. 30 cents: men on cutoff saw
crane operators. tool crib and storeroom
FIRST three months. IS cents: second
three months. 20 cents: machinists help
ers, under one month, 80 cents: ma
chinists helpers. over one month. 81
! cents: patternmakers, So cents: iroI
moulders. So cents: blacksmiths. 81
cents: boilermakers. so cents; boiler
makers helpers. IS cents; carpenters
so cents.
Miscellaneous trades: Painters, plumb
ers. sheet metal workers, over fou
years experience, 60>cents; other mis-
cellaneous mechanics. under four year
experience. so cents: cupola tenders
40 cents; engineers yard shifters, s.
cents: brakemen and cnaufreurs. Al
cents; storeroom and stock room
clerks. &c. as cents helpers and la
borers (generaD. under one month. 81
) cents: helpers and laborers tgeneraD
after one month. 50 cents: hammer mel
in cleaning room, 40 cents.
Policy for women workers.
The policy which the Government /
expected to pursue in connection wit
/ women workers as put forward by tn
q War Labor Policies Board to-day pro
vides that the standards In hours, nigh
work and wages and conditions of la
: Dor as already set forth In the order
a of the Chief OF Ordnance and the Quar-
!, terrnaster General shall be observed b
y all employees.
1t Is proposed that women be use
as far as possible as sales clerks an
floor walkers in mercantile establish
ments and in speciality stores, she
stores florist shops. jewelry shop
drug stores and soda water fountain
T A prohibition against employment
l women is proposed In connection wit
saloons and bars. pool rooms. In an
about mines. smelters and quarries an
furnace work in glass works. II
proposed further that girls under 2
!, years shall not be employed IN publ
messenger service in surface, elevate
and subway transportation service,
as elevator operators or In response
bell calls In hotels and clubs tt
physical strength OF women to perfor
the work at hand Is to be considered
n every case.
:. Women are not to be employed In ha
- ardous occupations. and It is propose
;" further that mothers Of young chldre
:. shah not be drs wn Into the industries
=, The board points out chat older me
." may be used In many " the position
vacated by men entering military Sc
- vice and that the tasks be graded accor,
- ing to their strength. The experien
!. CT these men through years of emplo
!. ment, It IL pointed out, will serve mat
rally in preventing SIsorganiEation
industry through operation OF the mi
- tary draft law