Identifier: cu31924066873443 (find matches)
Title: Before the United States Railroad Labor Board : argument for a wage increase
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Jewell, B. M American Federation of Labor. Railway Employees Dept United States Railroad Labor Board
Subjects: Wages Railroads Arbitration, Industrial
Publisher: (S.l. : Railway Employes' Dept., A.F. of L.
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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101 86 85 Oct. 105 77 89 Nov. 105 68 92 Dec. 107 53 - Abrupt Decrease In Purchasing Power of 7orkers in Machinery Industry. The next two tables with tlx accompanying chart show a similar sharp drop in the purchasing power of employes engaged in the nanufacture of machinery and electrical apparatus. In connection with this industry the figures are those reported to the ¥. Y, State Industrial Commission. On the chart the sharp decline in total payroll is very apparent. The decline started v/ith April, 1920. By the end of the year the purchasing power of this group of wage earners had fallen from 161 to 82 or by approximately 50fo* In this industry the decrease in number employed was longnot so rapid but was more/drawn out. By the end of 1921 about 45 percent of the workers in the industry had been added to the ranks of surplus labor, the index number teving decreased from 99 to 53. All these workers thus became potential competitors for the jobs available in this and other industries*
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TOTAL PAYROL)!I...AUD IIUMBSR EMPLQYSJJII.iiAC.i:xIULRY MAI7UF AG TURING ( INCIUSlIIGSLrCiIlICALAPPARJTJiS) iia EL^PQRTSl) TO IITW YORK ^TAilL^ BTBUSTRlAL COMuIS£IOII(IEI)::X KUliBLT.S BAb):D OK JaIV, 1918= 100) TOTAL PAYROLL e 1918 1919 1920 1921 Jan, 100 115 14 b Vb Fab. 113 115 147 83 Mar. 126 118 161 78 April 128 115 154 87 May 130 108 157 •,7 7 Jane 132 110 150 76 July 12S 119 146 . 75 Aag 144 122 121 ;- 71 Sept 147 130 97 69 Oct. 140 135 95 71 Rov. 129 129 88 70 Pec. 138 140 82 63 iiuMBSS-^oaiiPLOY: 2i) Jan. 100 90 98 79 Feb. 102 88 96 81 Liar. 101 85 99 69 April 102 83 98 67 May 117 80 95 64 June 104 77 96 .57 July 106 77 98 55 Aug 101 82 95 54 Sept 99 85 91 53 Oct. 95 88 9g 53 IIov 101 91 88 53 Dec 98 95 85 55 2 0 0 Decregsed Purchasing; Power of Employees of the LeatherIndustry. U. S* De-oartment of Lahor figures covering numberemployed and total payrolls in the leather ManufacturingIndustry show a similar decrease in the purchasing powerof workers in this industry. This i

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