Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-07-15 | Page 5 | Women Object to Printing Wages

WOMEN WOM OBJECT O TO PRINTING WAGES i CHICAGO July 15 Aroused IS' Aroused by action of two national printing groups in adopting yesterday a lower minimum mini mum wage scale for women than for formen formen formen men in their code to be pr presented to the national administration the National National Na Na- Federation of ot Business Busine and Professional Pro Pro- tonal Women's Clubs today telegraphed telegraphed tele tele- graphed a protest to President Hoose- Hoose velt velt We enlist eUst your interest in seeing that these codes code assure equal pay for equal tese work and equal opportunity for equal eual ability regardless of sex the said protest It I was signed by Mrs Geline MacDonald Mac Mac- Mac MacDonald Donald Bowman of ot Richmond Va national president and the board of directors It I was wa the final act of ot the Ue 1933 biennial gathering It I was explained that hat the telegram was precipitated by a morning orning news newspaper newspaper paper report that the printing employers employers em em- at a national meeting had I adopted a minimum hour wage of 40 cents for men and 30 cents cent for women cent and that the National Editorial association aso asso asso- elation caton representing smalltown small smalltown smal town newspaper printer publishers had decided on a minimum hourly houry scale of 45 cents for formen men and 35 cents cent for women Seattle Wash was wa selected as the 1935 biennial biennia convention city The meeting will be held the week of July 14 H. The wi board of directors voted to togo togo togo go to Colorado Springs Colo Cole for their meeting next summer