When was it published?

August 8, 1930 in The Butler County Press

Domestic News August 8, 1930

The Butler County Press

Q: What keywords are associated?

Wage Cut, Strikebreakers, Hosiery Mills, Union Workers, Business Slump, Philadelphia Strike

Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio

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What is this article about?

In Philadelphia, the Quaker and Rodgers non-union full-fashioned hosiery mills cut piece price rates by 10 to 25 percent for strikebreaker employees as a 'reward' for scabbing. Union hosiery workers claim the mills' business has slumped, making strikers drawing benefits better off than most strikebreakers.

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Philadelphia. — The Quaker and Rodgers non-union full-fashioned hosiery mills started some of its machines with piece price rates for its strikebreaker employes cut from 10 to 25 per cent. The wage cut is the "reward" which the strikebreakers are given from "scabbing" on their fellow workers.

The union hosiery workers claim that since the Quaker and Rodgers mills started the wage cuts their business has slumped so much that the strikers drawing strike benefits are better off than most of the strike breakers.

What sub-type of article is it?

Economic

What keywords are associated?

Wage Cut Strikebreakers Hosiery Mills Union Workers Business Slump Philadelphia Strike

Where did it happen?

Philadelphia

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Philadelphia

Outcome

wage cut from 10 to 25 per cent for strikebreakers; business slumped; strikers better off than most strikebreakers

Event Details

The Quaker and Rodgers non-union full-fashioned hosiery mills started some machines with piece price rates cut from 10 to 25 per cent for strikebreaker employees as a reward for scabbing. Union hosiery workers claim the mills' business has slumped so much since the wage cuts that strikers drawing benefits are better off than most strikebreakers.