Items related to Working Conditions, Wages and Profits
Synopsis
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. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ...shop," said one of our men the night of our annual shop visitation. He had just interrupted her inspection of the plant to introduce her to mr he called "one of our men." Our plan to bring the home into the shop i: our best factors for industrial betterment. It: ties up the home by the direct contact method All industrial workers reflect the influence ¢ shop conditions, environment, job and manag This reflection they carry home with them eacl as they discuss with their family the doings of t But what does the average wife or mother know the worker comes home and tells her that th didn't work good today?" To her a jig is more to be a new kind of a "jazz" or a nickname f foreman. Unless she has worked in a factory younger days, the jig is a meaningless COII1l)lJ of three letters which could just as easily mean kind of foot powder. If the employee tells her what a jig really is, th course, she knows. She knows until the next when she is told about something on the jig of i she has never heard before, the reason being tl new type of jig was used that day. So the home are unable to understand, say nothing of being to sympathize with, the trials of the men in the To bring about this desired understanding, the of a shop visit by the home was created. Our vis nurse carried the shop policies into the home, bu felt we wanted to get still closer to the home. S1 arranged the annual dinner and shop visitation. A committee of the workers--the management nothing to do with it--arranged the whole affair. sale of tickets was restricted to the plant. Each ployee could buy one ticket for himself and a sec ticket to bring someone from home. If single t were urged to bring their dearest friend. Only 1 tickets...
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