Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-04-22 | Page 3 | Ford Advances Wages at Plants in Canada

1 FORD ADVANCES WAGES AT PLANTS I IN N CANADA Minimum R Rate tc I Fixed d at ut Fifty Ont Pat an Hour Hoir Workday to Eight Hours Detroit April 21 Announcement oCa of oC ofa ofa a sweeping advance In wages wales and re reduction reduction reduction re- re of working hours for tor all employees em em- plo ees of or the Ford Motor company ltd of Cant Canada was vas made macic here ore today by G G. Gl M. M McGregor general manager of ot the concern All An employees who have been In the service of the company com corn pany six months or longer are to re receive receive receive re- re r. r minimum wage of 50 cents an hour or ot 4 a day the working hours being reduced to ti-i eight hours a liB day or forty el ht ho hours iJ a 1 week el I Tho The compan compani employs s about 2400 persons at tt n Its facto factory at Ford Ont I and Jt Its rime nine Inc located In the principal cities dUes of Canada It Is IK estimated estimated esti estl- mated this advance ad in wages sages will distribute distribute distribute dis dis- tribute among Toril empte ef S in Canada Canada Can Can- tl ada a in addition to t tile le wages they aready al already a- a ready y receive about a n year rear The scale as adopted adopt el Increases ageg th wages ages of ot all aU employees s from 15 1 to 60 per jer cent S f