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The Milwaukee Leader
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
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Wisconsin's Olsen bill, endorsed by State Federation of Labor, passes as law after senate amendment, reducing women's workweek from 55 to 50 hours (9-hour day), saving 75,000 hours weekly, especially for telephone, telegraph, and restaurant workers.
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MADISON—The Olsen bill, indorsed by the State Federation of Labor, which originally provided an 8-hour day for women in the state of Wisconsin and which was amended in the senate to provide a 9-hour day and a 50-hour week instead of the present 55-hour week, is now a law.
According to the statistics gathered by Assemblyman Olaf Olsen, Milwaukee Socialist, for the use of the committee which passed on the bill, the enactment of even this compromise means a reduction of the labor of women in Wisconsin of approximately 75,000 hours per week.
The reduction in hours applies particularly to workers in the telephone exchanges, telegraph offices and restaurants. The present law allows these institutions 10 hours a day and 55 hours a week. The Olsen law cuts this to 9 hours a day and 50 hours a week.
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Madison, Wisconsin
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reduction of approximately 75,000 hours per week for women workers in wisconsin, particularly in telephone exchanges, telegraph offices, and restaurants; cuts from 10 hours a day and 55 hours a week to 9 hours a day and 50 hours a week.
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The Olsen bill, endorsed by the State Federation of Labor, originally provided an 8-hour day for women in Wisconsin but was amended in the senate to a 9-hour day and 50-hour week instead of the present 55-hour week, and is now a law. Statistics gathered by Assemblyman Olaf Olsen indicate this compromise reduces women's labor by 75,000 hours per week.