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THAT a Sub-committee of six (6) be appointed to consider ways and means of gaining general increases in all female wage rates, and that where any female replaced a male or does similar work to a male, she be paid the male rate.

The Arms & Munitions Workers' Union requested Delegate Clarey withdraw a statement that suggested that women should be paid the same wage as men. Female workers performing the same work formerly done by men were paid 'female rates.'

The Arbitration Court had in its judgment decided on a foundational wage for females. The definition of such a wage was very difficult to define.

Secretary Stout stated that, a Commissioner could make a foundational wage where one did not exist…

Article recounting recent strikes of tailoresses in Sydney, which highlights the "long hours, arduous work, poor pay, and the request of the workers for higher wages". This has been met with wide-spread public approval.

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…

This is an article from the 1955 March-April edition of the Australian Worker the 'Voice of the Trade Unions' and the official monthly publication of the Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch). The article, titled 'Equal Pay Campaign' highlights…