Show WAGE CUT GUT IS RECONSIDERED THousands of Dollars May Be Saved Intermountain Laborers Wages totaling hundreds of thousands thousands thou- thou sands ands of dollars may be saved laborers labor labor- ers rs of the intermountain area it was declared Thursday when members of the city commission reconsidered recent wage cuts among city 1 with ith a view to reestablishing a minimum wage among city laborers Under recent wage cuts imposed b by y the city commission laborers laborers' p pay payas y was as sliced to 3 15 for eight hours work ork At first the commission attempted attempted at- at tempted empted to cut the working time of laborers borers with the same result This was vas found unworkable and a straight cut ut of 10 per cent in pay was ef- ef RECONSIDER CUT CUTIn CUTIn CUTIn In reconsidering the matter city commissioners pointed out that not only will the wages of laborers hired by jy the cit city be affected by the cut but wages of or laborers hired by the government here and in the surrounding surrounding surrounding sur sur- rounding area will also be affected This Is Js caused b by the fact that government government government gov gov- contracts and many private corporation contracts specify the prevailing local wage scale shall be paid workmen Ordinances passed by the city commission commission com corn mission fixing wages are arc considered the he only authentic means of prevailing wage scales as itis It Itis Itis is practically the only branch of the government that fixes laborers' laborers pay by y law TAKE NO ACTION Although Cit City Attorney Shirley P. P Jones was called into conference by bythe bythe the he city cHy commissioners to discuss the feasibility of amending the recently adopted salar salary ordinances no final action was taken by the commission It t was said the commissioners present present pres pres- ent would await a full attendance of board members before acting on the he matter No attempt to make the amendment amendment amend amend- ment retroactive e so that laborers may collect pay they alread already have forfeited under the wage cut will vill be made it was said Approximately would be required required required re re- re- re to restore laborers' laborers pa pay to the he minimum for the remainder remainder remain remain- der of the year More than half hall of the he laborers hired by the city arc are employed in the street department |