Monday, July 1, 2019

Raleigh Post Office Workers Object to 25 to 50 Percent Pay Cuts, June 30, 1919

From the Hickory Daily Record, June 30, 1919. Without any rules governing pay, without any minimum wage, it was indeed possible for an employer to decide to cut wages 25 to 50 percent.

Four Sub-Stations at Raleigh Close

By the Associated Press

Raleigh, June 30—Four out of five post office sub-stations in this city will be closed tomorrow by order of the post office department in Washington, it was announced today by Postmaster Gatling. No reason was given in the statement of Mr. Gatling, but it was stated at the sub-stations that the offices are to be closed because the employes refused to accept cuts in their salaries ranging from 25 to 50 per cent.

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