The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-31
Minimum Wage For
Retail Stores Is Set
In Fifteen States
Alusku. Puerto Rico and DC.
Also Protect Women
Workers
(By Ohio Labor News Service)

(By Ohio Labor News Service)
Columbus, O.-Fifteen states, Alas
ka, District of Columbia and Puerto
Rico have minimum wage orders for
retail and wholesale trade occupations
according to statistical report issued
July, 1889, by the Women's Bureau of
the U. S. Department of Labor.
None of the states having minimum
wage orders in effect in the retail in
dustry are as large as Ohio in pop
ulation. Minimum wage rates estab-
lished range from SIS per week in
Alaska and Nevada to Sc in Puerto
Rico.
Thirteen of the wage orders for the
retail industry have been set since
1887, the year that Ohio completed a
survey in that industry but has since
failed to establish a minimum wage
rate because of insufficient appropria-
tions to the Department Of Industrial
Relations, official Indifference and
economy programs.
HC 1901 NOIlO survey 1CNCdiCu CllaI
9 per cent of women and children
workers in the retail industry in cities
of more than 100000 population
cleveland and Cincinnati excepted)
were being paid less than SIS per week
ed. note-less than received by
natives of Puerto Rico); ID per cent
were being paid less than SO weekly;
80 per cent received less than $13 and
80 per cent were paid less than SIT
week.
The remaining 10 per cent receiving
more than SIT per week included
women holding executive positions.
Cleveland and Cincinnati averages
were somewhat higher, while in cities
of less than 100000, the average wage
payments were lower than those listed
above.
Alaska, $18 per week, part-time
minimum, As cents per hour.
Arizona, SIG per week, part-time
minimum, 35 cents per hour.
Arkansas, $3.50 per week, $1.25 per
day, (Set in 1879
California, SIG per week; SIP per
week for messengers; part-time mini
mum, 40 cents per hour for women, 35
cents per hour for minors and rs cents
per hour for messengers.
Colorado, $14 per week in cities
over 10000 population; $13 in cities
of 5000 to 10000 poulation, and $11
in cities under 5000 population.
District of Columbia, SIT per week
part-time minimum, 40 cents per hour
for women and 30 cents per hour for
minors.
Kentucky, 25 cents per hour in cities
over 10000 population; 221a cents
per hour in cities of 1000 to 10000
population, and 20 cents per hour in
cities of less than 1000 population.
Massachusetts, $3.50 in cities over
100000 populations; $14 in cities of
10000 to $4,000 population, $3.50 in
cities of less than 10000 population.
Minnesota, SIS in cities of $4,000 or
more population; $3.50 in cities of
5000 to $4,000 population; $12 in
cities having populations of 5000 to
5000 and $11 in cities under 5000
population.
Nevada, SIS per week; part-time
pro-rated.
New Hampshire, 1920 in cities of
25,OOO or more population and $12 in
cities of less than $4,000 population
Part-time minimum, 271a cents per
hour for experienced workers and %
cents per hour for inexperienced
workers.
North Dakota, $13 per week, part
time pro-rated.
Oregon, $500 per week.
Rhode Island, $14 in cities over
10000 population and $13 in cities un-
der 10000 population. Part time mini
mum, 30 cents per hour for expert
enced workers and 271a cents per hour
for Inexperienced help.
South Dakota, $12 per week, part
time pro-rated.
Utah, SIG, per week, less than 4212
hours, As cents per hour.
Washington, $l3.20 per week.
'hcSe mandatory oTueIS, SeI up III
states, territories and the District of
Columbia, none Of which approach
Ohio's population 1880 census) of
6,646,697, compared with the 1887
Ohio retail industry wage survey
statistics reveal that the wages being
paid to Ohio women and minors are
oppressive and unreasonable and the
need for regulation under the provis-