Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-04-11 | Page 11 | F E R a Wage Scales Fixed

FER A WAGE SCALES FIXED Minimum of 50 Cents an Hour HourI I Set Set-Jor Set Unskilled Un killed Labor LaborA A minimum of 50 cents an hour for unskilled labor and a maximum of for skilled will be paid workers work work- ers ens in Salt Lake county and other industrial industrial in in- areas when the F FER E R A works program begins Friday Robert H. H Hinckley state relief relict director director di die rector made this announcement Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- after a meeting with of labor agriculture and contractors Workers in rural areas will be paid a minimum of 40 cents an hour for unskilled labor a decrease of 10 cents from the C W A rate but an increase a of 10 cents from the former cent 30 minimum fixed by the government Industrial area workers will be paid in cash rural area in relief orders commodities and live hive stock An Associated Press dispatch said Utah had been allotted for lor April relief funds Mr Hinckley said this is in addition to another approved sum of Labor cards Wednesday were sent to approximately Salt Lake county coun coun- ty jobless calling them to work next Tuesday when F FER E R A work in the county r resumes umes R. R B F. F manager man man- manager ager a of the works division of the Salt Lake county F FER E R A announced Work will be resumed on all former C W A projects on which materials were left lett when the C W VI A was as absorbed absorbed ab ab- ab April 1 by the F FER E R II A A. A Ultimately Ultimately Ulti Ulti- jobless will be given iven employment em em- in the county Mr W ke said