The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-08

tween is and II get two weeks on the same
basis
This group of workers studies a trade at their
OWN EXPENSE, They are found in the same
processes of production as are the trade school
students However, more apprentices work in
the foundry tool room and at more dangerous
types of work than are trade school boys. The
apprentice starts with 25 cents an hour his
wages are also raised according to his report
card" and at the end of about two years he can
make SIS cents an hour. He works hours day.
-Four hours week are allotted for learning
trade" the four hours divided into two-hour
sessions, twice a week. He receives no pay for
these four hours, this is considerable cut for
the apprentices do not work full week now
The apprentice receives no vacation at the COM
panys expense.
Other Young Workers.
The young workers. who are learning no trade,
work mostly on the production line, in the motor
building, in the glass plant and also in the foun-
dry. They start with Sc day and in general
go no higher than $3.50, working hours day
How does the wage of the trade school boy,
the apprentice compare with that of the adult
workers in Fords? On the assembly line in
the gear shift department, the adults get from
$3.50 to So day, in the foundry tool room (the
hardest and unhealthest work. they get So, SO
and $40 per day. Very few of the adult and
young workers work more than three days a
week-which means that the trade school boys
do the same work the rest of the week for al
most HALF the pay. Ford does not cut wages
directly-but greater SPEED is his Golden
Rule" method. Because of this speed-up not
day goes by without some accident.
Our Demands.
On the basis of the above conditions we have
worked out the following demands:
For the Trade School.
l. Boys from 10 to IS, to work hours day;
boys from Is to II to work hours day. Both
with no reduction in pay.
2. Minimum starting wage TO be 30 cents an
hour, with sliding scale of 1la cents increase
every six weeks
g. No trade school boy to work at dangerous
machinery or unhealthy work Banding foundry.
4, One half hour for lunchs- When in shop,
to receive lunch at companys expense
S. All boys to receive four weeks vacation
with pay.
6. Students to have permission to form stu
dent councils clubs, etc.
T. Half time off in speed as compared with
adult workers.
For the Apprentices.
l. To get study of trade at company's ex-
pense
2. Minimum starting wage to be IS cents an
hour.
8. Work hours day with 8-hour pay
4. One half hour for lunch-no time off for
lunch period
A. Two weeks vacation with pay
For Young Workers Not learning Trade.
l. Seven-hour day with 8-hour pay.
O. One half hour for lunch--no time off for
lunch period.
g. Same vacation as apprentices, with pay
A. No dangerous operations to be performed
by young workers under 81 foundry work ap-
plies especially to Negro youth.
5. No discrimination of single workers in Civ
ing Jobs
Other Demands for All Young Workers.
l. No night work for young workers under 81
q Double compensation for young workers
under 10.
3. Soap and towels to be supplied regularly
by company.
a. Two 15-minute rest periods daily.
Only In the struggle for our partial demands
will we be able 10 win both the adult and young
4 workers in Fords to really fight for our chief
demand, which Is Equal Pay for Equal Work