New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-04
Seek to Check
Industrial Loss
By New Method
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ls. is THERE ANY FORM OF SHOP
REPRESENTATION?
(a) BY whom initiated and why?
(b)State plan; (c) When was
it instituted? (d) What are ex-
tent of powers? (e) What are
comments of the management
as to the effectiveness
II. DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS
WHAT LABOR Diff
CULTIES HAVE BEEN
EXPERIENCED DUE
TO STRIKES AND
LoCKoUTs? Obtain
the following informa-
ton in each case;
(a) Date on which strike or lock-
out occurred; % Date ended;
(c) Cause; (d) Length of time
previous to strike or lockout
In which production was eff
fected; (e) Length of time
subsequent to strike or lockout
before production return to
normal; (f) In what depart
ments did strike or lockout oc-
cur? 60 How many employees
III LneSc departments were ell
fected (h) How many employ
ees in these departments re-
NAMED in? (i) How many EN-.
ployees in other departments
were laid off due to lack of
work? CD How many new en-
ployees were employed during
strike? (k) What was the av-
erage labor force during strike
or lockout compared with that
preceding it? CD What was the
loss of production during
strike or lockout, measured in
units of product or assem-
blies? (n) What was property
loss, if any? (n) How settled?
1s. WHAT HAS BEEN THE HISTORY
ON LABOR DIFFICULTIES DUE
TO STOPPAGES (UNSANC-
TONED STRIKES)?
(a) Date on which stoppage oc-
Cured; (b) Date ended; (c)
Cause; CD In what sections
did stoppage occur? (e) How
many employees in these de-
partments were affected? >((f)
How many employees in other
sections were laid off owing
to lack of work? (g) What
was the loss of production
units of product or assem-
blies? (h) How settled?
10. IS PERSON MEL FUNCTION
HEADED UP?
20. WHAT is THE COST PER YEAR
CHARGEABLE TO ACCIDENTS?
AS measured in hospital charges,
compensation, insurance. and
damages awarded and wages
paid during incapacity)
(a) What was the total number of
accidents Of every nature for
years 1918, 1919 and 1920?
OBJ How many were fatal?
(c) How many of serious per
manent nature? (d) What
was the average time lost
through incapacity? (e) Is
there definite safety function
and how does it operate? (f)
What results are accom-
pushed? (g) Are accidents
closely followed up in homes
and hospitals (h) Are eff
forts made to place perma-
nently or temporarily disabled
workers on suitable jobs? Cd
What reduction in insurance
rate has been accomplished
during 1918. 1919 and 1920 by
oSViuSHt prevention measures
l. WHAT is THE PERCENTAGE OF
THE PAY ROLL EXPENDED
IN SO-CALLED WELFARE
WORK?
(a) Is there welfare department,
and if SO, its scope? (b) What
welfare work has been at
tempted and discontinued, and
why? {c) What are the locker
facilities? (d) What are the
toilet facilities? (e) Is there
a benefit association (f) Is
there a restaurant for en-
ployees? tgl Are there rest
rooms? ih) Are there rest
periods? (D Are there rec
reation rooms? Cd Is pro-
vision made for investigation.
and betterment of unfair con-
diticns? tk} To what extent
do workers make suggestions
and through what channels?
tD To what extent do opera
tives benefit by suggestion?
tm) Is there plant paper?