Erwin Mills Workers Back to Full Time, But Wages Cut 12 1/2 %

Because Hurricane Helene could cause a power outage, I’m posting this article a day early.

Erwin Mills to Return to Full Time Operation. . . Authentic Reports Gathered in City Saturday Concerning Move. . . Will Now Cut Wages. . . Posters in Mills Announce Change and 12 ½ Percent Cut

It has been learned from reliable sources that the West Durham plant of the Erwin cotton mills will begin full time operation at once. It is also stated that according to posters in the plant there will be concurrently a 12 ½ percent cut in wages, or about that. While it was impossible to get a statement from the Erwin mill officials up until a late hour Saturday night, this report is generally conceded by persons connected with the mills to be true.

The return to full time operation here follows recent newspaper reports of a like action in the Erwin mills located at Duke, N.C. For several months now, the local mills have been running on a three- and four-day basis. The return to full time operation is expected to prove a great boon to the mill workers, who have been hard pushed during the recent months of inactivity in the business. While there is the cut in wages apparent, it must be remembered that even then the workers will be considerable better off, since their earning time will be increased practically one-half while wages are cut only 12 ½ percent.

From the front page of the Durham Morning Herald, Sunday September 28, 1924

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