WAGES INCREASES
DECISIONS* IN U.S.A. Teed. 8 p.m. Washington, Sept. 4. The Governme: t has already undcraken a programme to raise each orker s real wages 40 to 50 per cent, s rabidly as possible, stated Mr. /illiam DavL, Director Economic Stair sation. He is confident the programme will >e completed within five years. The nethod was to keep prices about the -resent levels and push up wages 50 per cent. The wage increase was essential to provide for consumption of goods, which, in turn, would ensure a high level of employment.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 89, Issue 212, 7 September 1945, Page 3
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