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"Minimum wage law": 1913-1914, p. 101-105.
"Minimum wage law": 1913-1914, p. 101-105
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 edition. Excerpt: ...or not the workers are organized. Laundry organizations exist in San Francisco, Oakland and Sacramento. There are no unions in Los Angeles and San Diego. Some years ago these two cities had small unions but the last remnants of them have disappeared. The laundry situation in San Francisco is of peculiar interest as it is an universal belief that women are difficult to organize, but the laundries in San Francisco, where so many women are employed, have the distinction of being highly organized. Not a single steam laundry in San Francisco remains outside of the union agreement so far as could be discovered. The lowest wage under the union agreement is $7.00 per week. This is for apprentices in the shaking room and is permissible for two weeks only, after which period $8.00 must be paid. The mangle girls receive $8.50 and all folders $9.00 per week. Women on certain small machines, such as the cuff press and collar ironer are also paid this rate. Those who do starching and sewing receive $9.00 per week, as do the ironers for the first six months. The wages of tiers, feeders, dampeners and dry house hands are $10.00 per week. Body ironers and hand ironers receive in their second six months $10.50 per week. Ironers after the first year must be paid $11.50. This is also the rate for the Jumbo ironer. Polishers and shirt press operators receive $13.50 per week. Markers and distributors receive from $18.00 to $22.50 per week. The union rates determine the minimum in each grade only and an exceptionally good worker can in most cases obtain more than union rates. A few laundries make it a rule never to pay any one in excess of union regulations. Others do so in individual cases, but wish to have the fact kept a secret for fear the union will raise...
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