The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-06-25
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WOMEN'S BUREAU
REPRESENTATIVE IS
LEAGUES SPEAKER

Columbus. OhiO.-InsiSting that pro-
tective social legislation should remain
on the statute books during the war
emergency. Miss Elizabeth Christman
of the Women's Bureau, L. S. Depart
ment of Labor, recommended in an
address before the Ohio Consumers
League here today that adjustments in
and every effort made to return to the
standards prescribed by law as soon as
possible.
There is danger that in our drive
for maximum war production we shal!
regard labor standards and other so
Cial legislation as peacctime frlllS
which must be abandoned for the dura-
ton" Miss ChriStman said.
Far greater productive energies are
released through willing cooperation of
free working men and women than
through the use of fear and force.
Sound labor standards speed produc-
ton and conserve manpower'
Miss Christman stated that large
Government war contracts have been
awarded in this region which includes
Ohio, Michigan, and Kentucky. "In
many ways the Ohio economic picture
is the picture of the Nation in NINA
ture," she declared, adding that many
women in Ohio are on production lines.
In suggesting adjustment of labor
! standard for women Miss ChrlStlnan
pointed out that many states are using
permit system, granting individual
war plants the right to work women
overtime up to certain limits or at
night, the permits being granted by the
State Department of Labor after care
full investigation of the special needs
Of each employer.
Citing the recommendations Of Il
group of trade union women and lead
erS of other wOmenS organizations
allied into conference by the Women )
Bureau in Washington soon after the
outbreak of war, Miss ChliStman said
that no industry or blanket eN-
clnptiOnS i'm overtime or night work
was recommended.
Outlining other recommendations OF
the conference, Miss ChriStman SuG.
geStcd an S-hour day, Il maximum IS
hour week, adequate meal and resi-
periods, good lighting and ventilation
| Wage rates, Miss thriStman empha-
sized must be based on the job, not
the sex of the worker. How cm
women achieve fun industrial citizen
ship if every pay envelope is II symbo
of double wage standard?" she asked
"As we gear our industries to meet
the tremendous production goals wt
have set for ourselves she continued
I'VE dare not overlook factors beyond
the plant gate which may finally de
tcrminc victory or defeat on the pro
ductiun line Workers cannot do theii
best work if they live under crowded
| or uncomfortable conditions, without
| easy access to good food at rpa SOnablC
llnitieS for recreation' The Women
Bureau has prepared handbook on
! standards for housing and recreation
| for women war workers which Miss
ChrStman said will be helpful 10 per
sons concerned with the welfare Of
women workers in induStrally inflated
communities
Attention was called 10 the rising
cost of living in connection with In,
! low wages paid to the rank and file OF
workers, many of the women, Who
| do not come under the Federal Wag'
and Hour law because they are il
! intraStatc commerce and have no pro
lection unless they are in States that
have minimuni-wagc laws or unioI
agreements.
Living costs i'm Cincinnati increased
10 per cent and in Cleveland IS pen
cent from August 1899 to April 1912
according to Miss Christman.
Nor must neglect to give credit
To progressive employers who do pay
their workers adequately" she CON
cluded. "Thcir influence in pointing the
way is an important factor in the wng,
| situation for women in Il cOmmunitN.'
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