In a report entitled, Inadequacy of Men’s Wages, the U.S. Women’s Bureau decries the number of married women who are forced into industry due to their husband’s low wages.
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Delegates Resolve No Strikes at 10th Convention
Delegates at the 10th annual IAFF Convention in Halifax, Nova Scotia, resolve that fire fighters shall “not strike or take active part in strikes.”
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Smoke Eater Saves Lives
A new invention called the smoke eater, a hydraulic pump and fan with a large tube attachment to remove smoke and gas, is credited with saving New York City’s fire fighters’ lives.
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“…without the organized efforts of the International Association of Fire Fighters these beneficial changes would not have been secured. The younger men who are now coming in the department and our organization have little conception of the immense improvements which the International has effected.”Albert Higgin, 6th District Past Vice-President
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Canada Shifts to 44-hour Week
Minister of Labor Peter Heenan grants 18,000 employees of the Canadian government a 44-hour work week.
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