Download or read book The Present Labor Situation, Vol. 69 written by Clyde Lyndon King and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-11 with total page 1098 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Present Labor Situation, Vol. 69: Compulsory Investigation and Arbitration; The Annals, January, 1917 The gist of their demand was as follows: In road service, 100 miles or less, eight hours or less, shall constitute a day; overtime shall be computed on a time - and-one - half basis, and will begin after eight hours on a run of 100 miles or less, or on a longer run when the time on duty exceeds the miles run divided by twelve and one half. The eight-hour day shall replace the ten-hour day in yards, overtime shall begin after eight hours, and shall be computed on a time-and-one - half basis. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.