22 July 1874: Women Warned Against Unionising As Complaints Over Poor Working Conditions Grow
Title
22 July 1874: Women Warned Against Unionising As Complaints Over Poor Working Conditions Grow
Subject
The Melbourne Tailoresses
Description
Article complaining about the ever growing throngs of Melbourne Tailoresses who claim to be overworked and underpaid. According to the author of this article, it is a constant increase in the number of workers, which is the primary cause of the tailoresses' present condition. Thus, banding together in unions only worsens their supposed plight, inducing more women to seek employment in factories, in turn decreasing wages even more.
Creator
The empire : Sydney journal of news, politics and commerce (Sydney, N.S.W. : Henry Parkes)
Source
Trove
Publisher
National Library of Australia
Date
Wednesday 22 July 1874
Contributor
Claire Peterson
Rights
State Library of New South Wales
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Digitised newspaper article
Local URL
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-title67
Files
Citation
The empire : Sydney journal of news, politics and commerce (Sydney, N.S.W. : Henry Parkes) , “22 July 1874: Women Warned Against Unionising As Complaints Over Poor Working Conditions Grow,” THE VICTORIAN TRADES HALL: AN ARCHIVAL HISTORY, accessed April 29, 2024, https://bpeddlesdenweds2.omeka.net/items/show/45.