29 January 1942: Munitions Union Claim Women Replacing Men Should Be Paid 'Female Rates'
Title
29 January 1942: Munitions Union Claim Women Replacing Men Should Be Paid 'Female Rates'
Subject
Ammunition Workers & Female Labor
Description
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.'
Creator
The Melbourne Trades Hall Council
Source
Melbourne Trades Hall Archives
Date
29th January 1942
Contributor
Annabel Fidler
Format
Digitised document
Language
English
Type
Minute Book
Identifier
1978.0082.0017
p246-247
p246-247
Coverage
1978.0082 Unit 436
Files
Citation
The Melbourne Trades Hall Council, “29 January 1942: Munitions Union Claim Women Replacing Men Should Be Paid 'Female Rates',” THE VICTORIAN TRADES HALL: AN ARCHIVAL HISTORY, accessed April 25, 2024, https://bpeddlesdenweds2.omeka.net/items/show/72.