Report on Strike of Textile Workers in Lawrence, Mass., in 1report on Strike of Textile Workers in Lawrence, Mass., in 1912 912 (Paperback)

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. 1912 edition. Excerpt: ...of the employees were males 18 years of age and over, 1 per cent were males under 18 years of age, 83.6 per cent were females 18 and over, and 10.6 per cent were females under 18. For the 397 employees the average rate of wages was 11.1 cents per hour, with 92.5 per cent earning under 12 cents and 1.1 per cent earning 20 cents and over. The average amount earned during the week was $5.92, with 95 per cent earning under $7 and 0.8 per cent earning $12 and over. The average hours worked during the week was 53.4, with 21.7 per cent of the employees working under 56 hours, 75.1 per cent working 56 hours, and 3.3 per cent working over 56 hours. AMOUNT EARNED AND HOURS WORKED DURING WEEK. BY DEPARTMENTSWORSTED MILLS. time workers combined with the computed hourly rates of pieceworkers, the amounts earned during the actually worked during the same week. See pages 75 to 78 as to amount of work available. The rate of earnings was highest in the weaving department, in which there were 3,138 employees. In that department 56.6 per cent of the employees were males 18 years of age and over, 2.7 per cent were males under 18, 38 per cent were females 18 and over, and 2.6 per cent were females under 18. For the 3,138 employees the average rate of wages was 21.3 cents per hour, with 6.4 per cent earning under 12 cents and 57.2 per cent earning 20 cents and over. The average amount earned during the week was $11.13, with 17.7 per cent earning under $7 and 45.3 per cent earning $12 and over. The average hours worked during the week was 51.5, with 23 per cent of the employees working under 56 hours, 71.7 per cent working 56 hours, and 5.3 per cent working over 56 hours. The next table summarizes for each mill department, by sex and age groups, average rate of...