STEEL WORKERS' HOURS.
REDUCTION URGED. WASHINGTON. May 19. President Harding, dining with tho executives of the most, impbrtant steel companies in the United States, urged the voluntary abolition of the twelvehour day. He explained that there was no intention on the part of the Government to interfere with business, but that a great industrial revival was impending and the one hope of abolishing the excessively long work-day was to do it before the industry resumed its full swing. He said that unless Lite vote lor abolition was unanimous, it would not be practicable. Mr Gary recently informed the President that practically 20 per cent, ol steel employees worked twelve hours.— A. and N.Z. cable.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 402, 20 May 1922, Page 5
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114STEEL WORKERS' HOURS. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 402, 20 May 1922, Page 5
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