Wages And Hours Of Labour In Canada 1920 To 1926 Classic Reprint

Excerpt from Wages and Hours of Labour in Canada, 1920 to 1926 Hours Wages per per week hour 6 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 85 44 80 44 75 44 80 44 80 44 80 44 80 48 85 44 95 44 70 44 85 44 85 44 85 44 85 44-49 85 44-49 70 44-49 70 44 - 49 44-49 44 - 49 44 - 49 a} 80 44 80 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 95 44 90 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 65 44-54 60 44-60 45 44-55 40 44-55 40 44 - 60 45 441-60 40 4. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Wages and Hours of Labour in Canada, 1920 to 1924, Vol. 8: Supplementary to Report No. 7 The main Object of these reports is to show the changes in wage rates and in hours dur ing the periods covered. In eaeh report the figures given eonstitute as far as is possible a continuous record and in each instance throughout the report the figures are from the same source, continuity being thereby assured within reasonable limits. Information is se cured f ro-m representative employers, from labour organizations and from industrial agree ments each year. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Wages and Hours of Labour in Canada, 1920 to 1927: Issued as a Supplement to the Labour Gazette, January, 1928 A table of index numbers of wages for factory trades, for common labour in factories, and for lumbering, calculated from the sample rates published was also given for the period 1911 to 1920 in Report No. 1. This was brought down to 1927 in the same manner as the other. Index numbers since 1921 were calculated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Wages and Hours of Labour in Canada, 1929, 1933 and 1934: Issued as a Supplement to the Labour Gazette, January, 1935 In Report No. 15 (january, 1932) the number of cities for which data was given in Table I as to building trades and electric railways was increased to approximately forty, and in the case of printing trades to fifteen, and these cities are again covered in the present report. Previously this table covered only thirteen cities, except that data for building trades in Windsor, Ont., was included, beginning with the report for 1928. Sheet metal workers employed in building and con struction have been included with building trades since 1927, while sheet metal workers in factories have been included in the table on manufacturing industries. The section of the table on metal trades previously given was omitted from Reports No. 15 and 16 for 1931 and 1932 but figures for these trades appeared in the tables of sample rates of wages and hours in the sections of Table X on foundries and machine shops and other metal manufacturing industries. This section of Table No. I was, however, included in Report No. 17 with figures for 1920, 1926 and 1930 to 1933 and is again included in the present report. As in previous reports figures on wages for the metal trades in mines and on railways appear in the tables on those industries. Table No. IX on common labour in factories has been enlarged to include a larger number of cities and more samples for each, especially in the larger cities. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Wages and Hours of Labour in Canada: 1929, 1938 and 1939 HE present bulletin contains data for the giving wages in agriculture in 1938 and certain years 1929, 1938 and 1939, but the previous years, average earnings of steam tables on building, printing, metal trades railway employees in recent years with num and electric street railways give figures bers employed in 1938, average earnings of 'for 1920, 1926, and 1930 to 1939, while coal miners with numbers employed and days the table on steam railways is for the worked from 1921 to 1938. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Wages and Hours of Labour in Canada: 1926, 1930 and 1931 Information is secured from union agree ments and from reports of representative em ployers and of trade unions obtained each year. These reports are supplemented by figures secured by officers of the Department and by correspondents of the labour. Gazette resident in each city. The hours of labour shown throughout the report are the standard or regular hours per week or per day and do not indicate the hours actually worked on short time or over time. During 1931 a number of establish ments in many of the industries reported operations on a short time basis. The statistics as to building trades Show the prevailing rates of wages and hours of labour for nine classes of labour for the years 1920, 1926, 1930 and 1931 for the build ing season beginning in the spring of each year. During 1931 changes during the sea son 'have occurred more extensively than is usual and rates in effect at the end of the year have been included. Sheet metal work ers employed in building and construction are included with the building trades. Sheet metal workers in factories are included in the table on factory trades. Wages in manufacturing and various other industries are shown 'by samples numbered one, two, etc., each sample showing the predominant rate in a certain establishment. For common labour in factories, these are given by localities. The figures are secured from reports from employers and from such union agreements as are available. On steam railways, wages of employees on the regular staffs are fixed according to agree-ments between the several railways and' the organizations of railway employees, the principal railways having the same rates for nearly all the principal classes. The figures published are taken from these agreements. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Wages and Hours of Labour in Canada: 1930, 1931 and 1932 In Report No. 15 (january, 1932) the number of cities for which data was given in Table I as to building trades and electric railways was increased to approximately forty, and in the case of printing trades to fifteen, and these cities are again covered in the present report. Previously this table covered only thirteen cities, except that data for building trades in Windsor, Ont, was included, beginning with the report for 1928. Sheet metal workers employed in building and con struction have been included with building trades since 1927, while. Sheet metal workers in factories have been included in the table on factory trades. The section Of the table on metal trades previously given has been omitted in this report as well as in the last, figures for these trades appearing in the tables of sample rates of wages and hours in the sections of Table X on foundries and machine shops and other metal manufacturing indus tries. As in previous reports figures on wages for the metal trades in mines and on railways appear in the tables on those industries. The main object of these reports is to Show the changes in wage rates and in hours of labour during the periods Covered. The figures given in each report afford a continuous record for the years included, the data being from the same sources as far as is possible. Whenever a new source of information becomes available, the figures for previous years are secured, if possible, and the record is revised accordingly. Information is compiled from reports of representative employers and Of trade unions secured annually, and also from union agree ments. These reports are supplemented by figures Obtained by Officers of the Department and by resident correspondents Of the labour gazette in the principal industrial centres. The statistics as to building trades Show the prevailing rates of wages and hours of labour for nine classes of labour for the years 1920, 1926, 1930, 1931, and 1932 for the building season beginning in the spring of each year. During the year 1931, however, changes occurred later in the season more extensivelythan is usual, and the rates in effect at the end of the year were therefore obtained and included. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Wages and Hours of Labour in Canada: 1929, 1935 and 1936 In electric railway service, rates had almost doubled by 1920, but declined. Slightly in 1921 and 1922, recovering somewhat in 1923 and very gradually each year thereafter until 1931 after which reductions occurred each year. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.