1000 HEAVY BOMBERS A MONTH
U.S.A. VICTORY PLAN SPEEDING UP BUILDING OF ARMAMENTS SEVEN-DAY WORKING WEEK. ' (By Telegraph—Pres. Asa.a-ial:on—Copyright.) (Recd. 8.30 p.m.) Washington, Dec. 10. The huge new' Victory programme calls for 1000 heavy four-engined bombers monthly and a continuous' 168-hour production week in vital! armament industries. Announcing this J the Director-General of the Office of Production Management, Mr. W. S. | Knudsen, explained that the full seven-day working week at present would not affect the actual weekly ' hours per man. The revision of the wage and hour law would not be raised until all labour supply is ab- • sorbed. “NO STRIKE” PROGRAMME AMERICAN FEDERATION OF I.ABOI R. (Recd. 8.30 p.m.) New York, Dee. 10. Delegates representing 1 400,000 members of the American Federation of Labour in New York State pledged a “no strike’’ policy in defence industries.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 85, Issue 293, 12 December 1941, Page 5
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1371000 HEAVY BOMBERS A MONTH Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 85, Issue 293, 12 December 1941, Page 5
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