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Wage interval No.employees
Wage interval
No .employees
17.5 - 22.56
2
62.5 - 67.5c
3,537
22.5 - 27.56
28
67.5 - 72.56
3,954
27.5 - 32.56
70
72.5 - 77.56
3,773
32.5 - 37.56
189
77.5 - 82.56
2,847
37.5 - 42.56
650
82.5 - 87.5c
2,154
42.5 - 47.54
1,364
87.5 - 92.56
1,888
47.5 - 52.56
2,492
92.5 - 97.50
1,298
52.5 - 57.56
3,299
97.5 -102.56
905
57.5 - 62.50
3,020
102.5 and over
1,322
An examination of this table shows an almost steady
rise, interval by interval, of the number of employees, from 2
in the lowest interval to 3,954 employees in the 67.5 - 72.5
cent interval, and then an almost steady subsidence, interval
by interval. The 67.5-72.5 cent interval, which contains the
maximum number of employees is also the mid-point of the whole
frequency distribution, i.c., one-half of the total employees
fall below and onc-half above some point between 67.5 and 72.5
cents an hour. This interval clearly lies above the lower
part of the wage structure and the concentration of employees
in the interval is not very pronounced.
A further difficulty complicates the search for the
prevailing minimum wago. This lies in the practice of the
industry to omploy a. varying but substantial number of learners
in the manufacturing process.
Before procceding to find the prevailing minimum
wage it is necessary to dispose of the "learner" question.
The evidence on this subject may be summarized as follows:
1.
The average number of learners in the indus-
try was estimated by the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce to
represent at least 15% of the personnel in the industry, with
seasonal and company variation (R 49). In some exceptional
instances the proportion of learners might rise as high as 35
or 40% (R 49, 55) The International Association of Machinists
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