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EQUAL PAY LEGISLATION
RECOMMENDED
In his opening address to the Thir
teenth National Conference of Labor
Legislation held in Washington, D. C.
on December 2, 3, and 4, Secretary of
Labor Schwellenbach stated that "the
great demand for women workers today
raises anew the threat which their tra
ditionally lower wage rates.offer to pay
levels of male workers. Furthermore,
those rates are basically unfair to wom
en doing substantially the same work as
men. I’ll repeat what I said a month ago
to a group of women union represent
tatives meeting with the Women’s Bur
eau: The United States Department of
Labor is unwavering in its opposition
to discrimination as between employees.
Seven states have already taken the lead
in equal-pay legislation. And the econ
omic outlook again would seem to call
for further efforts on the part of other
States next year.”
W. E. Kimsey, Oregon State Labor
Commissioner, was a member of the
conference Committee on Regulation of
Wages and Hours. That committee in
cluded in its report the following rec
ommendations regarding equal pay: "To
Safeguard wage levels for all workers,
particularly in view of a possible re
cession in employment, the committee
regards it imperative that the principle
of equal pay for women be supported
and extended by every possible means.
To strengthen collective bargaining in
the field, both Federal and State legis
lation should be passed. The comihittee
recommends adoption of additional
State legislation providing for equal pay
for jobs of comparable skill.
"In addition to efforts to secure leg
islation, the committee recommends ex
tension of the principle of equal pay as
rapidly as possible through collective
bargaining and industrial practice.”
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you, begin your effort at correcting the
situation by carefully examining the
service you are rendering, and especially
the spiritin which you are rendering it.
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