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... the Employment of Children and Young Persons in Agriculture , 1868. Work and Wages , by Thos . Brassey , p . 81 . Workmen and Wages , by S. Ward , p . 156 . labouring classes have been inured to the nomadic life of 20 INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE .
... the Employment of Children and Young Persons in Agriculture , 1868. Work and Wages , by Thos . Brassey , p . 81 . Workmen and Wages , by S. Ward , p . 156 . labouring classes have been inured to the nomadic life of 20 INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE .
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... workmen , on the other hand , adopt the same kind of tactics when they demand an increase . They do not make this demand when business is dull , as it might be a convenience rather than other- wise to their employer if they left his ...
... workmen , on the other hand , adopt the same kind of tactics when they demand an increase . They do not make this demand when business is dull , as it might be a convenience rather than other- wise to their employer if they left his ...
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... workmen to take , or with the workman how much can he get out of his employer ; but the question with each should be what would be fair and equitable to both the one and the other . The true solution of the wages difficulty is to be ...
... workmen to take , or with the workman how much can he get out of his employer ; but the question with each should be what would be fair and equitable to both the one and the other . The true solution of the wages difficulty is to be ...
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... workmen . The em- ployers , therefore , when they find their expenses in- creased , naturally enough endeavour to curtail them , and first the services of one man and then of another are seen to be unnecessary , and are accordingly dis ...
... workmen . The em- ployers , therefore , when they find their expenses in- creased , naturally enough endeavour to curtail them , and first the services of one man and then of another are seen to be unnecessary , and are accordingly dis ...
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... workmen is higher than the employers are able to give , as employers . will not carry on business at a loss , no contract will be entered into , although the workmen desire employ- ment and the employers desire labour . The quantities ...
... workmen is higher than the employers are able to give , as employers . will not carry on business at a loss , no contract will be entered into , although the workmen desire employ- ment and the employers desire labour . The quantities ...
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