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WOMEN PRESS FOR EQUAL PAY IN AUSTRALIASYDNEY, Australia — (UP) — Because many women are doing a “man-sized” job, there Is increasing agitation in Australia for equal pay for men and women workers.A conference representing 28 trade unions decided to ask the arbitration court early next year to establish the principle of equal pay for the sexes. In their demands the women have the support of a majority of men trade unionists.The decision of the Melbourne Tramways Board to pay women tram conductors the same scale as men is the first recognition in war-time Australia of the principle. There are few industries in which women are paid on an equal basis with men.Journalists and musiciians have court awards which do not discriminate between the sexes. The Municipal Officers’ Association in Victoria always has advocated equal pay and equality of status. In many shires the job is graded and the occupant, whether man or woman, gets the same rate. The Greater Brisbane Council has a consent award which includes equal pay for men and women.The Clothing Trades Union always has urged equal pay for equal work, and at present the award provides that women engaged in certain operations in the manufacture of military overcoats shall receive the same wages as men. This clause covers only three operations on the coats, and it has caused discontent among girls performing other operations at a lower rate.Equal pay once applied to the Hairdressers’ and Wigmakers’ Employes’ Unions, but the Full Industrial Commission reduced the women’s wage by nearly half.Most women workers still are to be found in the lighter industries, such as the manufacture of textiles, clothing, and food, but because of specialization and mechanization, many women are transferring to the heavier industries. Since the war began there has been a greater drift of women workers from traditional women’s occupations into men’s work..Miss Muriel Heagney, secretary of the Council Action for Equal Pay in New South Wales, said that the proved ability of women to enter every field of paid labor makes women formidable rivals to men.“But the low wages inferior status, and general under-valuation of woman as social units still prevail,” she said. “The gradual infiltration of women into every branch of industry indicates that no longer can we adopt the view-Hours of Feature Films Showing HereTheater patrons can see picture film showing at local houses by arriving at the following times:OHIO THEATER“International Squadron,” — 1, 4, 7 and 9:50 p. m.“Buy Me That Town,” — 2 45, 5:45 and 8:40 p. m.PLAZA THEATER“Public Enemies” —1:10, 3:45, 6:20, and 9 p. m.“Tom, Dick and Harry,”— 2:15, 4:50, 7 30 and 10:05 p. m.STATE THEATER “Sniall Town Deb”—1:05,3:45, 6:25, 9:05.“Parachute Battalion”—2:15, 4:55, 7:40, 10:20. ,point that a job is only an episode in a woman's life, arid that marriage will be her career.Effect of the aircraft industry’s expanding faeilties became evident last month when the OPM announced that August production reached an all-time high with atotal of 1854 military aircraft.Two Japanese newspapers have a circulation over one million.“FOR TWENTY YEARSI've found ADLERlIvA satisfactory. (H. B.-Mich.) When bloated with gas, annoyed by bad breath or sour stomach, due to delayed bowel action, try ADI .ERIK A for QUICK relief. Get it TOD Ay.At Your Drug Store2nd ANNUAL INDOORCIRCUSSponsored by Sandusky Industrial Union CouncilJunior High - AuditoriumTUES.. Nov. 25Shows start at 3:15 and 8 p. m. General AdmissionAdults............30cChildren .......... 20c(Tax Included)Special Children’s MATINEETHIS ADV. AND15c
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Sandusky Register Star News
Sandusky, Ohio, US
Thu, Nov 20, 1941
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