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October 25, 1918.

ROM:

EstA:rates and Requirements Division, Progress section

TO:

Mrs. Clara M. Tead, Director, ?omen's Branch, Industrial
Service Section.

Subject:

Remington Arms ComPany, Ilion, New York.

This firm is a large corporation with several plants. With
reference Ilinn Plant: they have several contracts with the Ordnance
De artment, the largest and dost important of whic is R 18-14063, an
order for 868,460 M rifles. Their Ilion plant is one of three
manufacturint. this type of rifle. Up to date they have completed
only 499,013. These rifles are badly needed and Ne are receiving
urgent cables fro,1 General Pershing even to strip tna training camps,
This finn has also orders for spare parts which are beinc, filled at
their Ilion plant. These coatracts are behind in delivery.


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Sanford F. Thompeo4
Lt. Col. Ord. Dept. U.S.A.
By (Signed) W.G. McDowell
W. O. McDowell,
1st Lt. Ord. Dept. U.S.A.

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AEAJFAJJ:441
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Van Kleeci, Director, Woaian in Industry Se/vice.
Rate,i. of incre:Lse recommended by the Femin to:
Union iatallic Cartrid.e Compaq.

The Wocian in Industry Service has c,Irefully noted the recom—
S.
Com:)any 01,
,mendations of the fi.mington Arms Union Aettllic Cartrid
follows.
A. That at tIle Briths7eport works a general incrense of six
cent8 er hour be authoriz,e,3 for women employees heretofore
o,.LrniriE 320 to 390 .yz,r hour iaelusive, these Increases to be
effecti1a.,4, 4,11Say 1, 1918, suryloAleatint tho general wage
on which
ilcreaoe t thee to Ql.zts rdcently decided
v-omen
for
hour
?er
wat:e of 320
pat into eMet
years
k1
nen
tor
18 ye.ir:*. of a/e or over ,nd 4k0 ptr.hoar
hourly
tor1 incre , L 4
10 t
of a,-,e or over, .1it
froa 400 to 780 )k:r hoar, 11
rzxtes ooverint„ ,
.athorie4 to ,,.kce effc:ot on
of theze
rJ)t.e.r 011.j 1, 1918.
%
lacrerlse of Lir( ce:Its t s.T
B. 'E.0.A st ttle Swanton lcuriu
a e or ov-r, maretofore
of
ye..rs
hour be Eiven to woen 18
•
hour
390
rp.
bet4‘,14 250 ,peLhour
be
authorize,i Lo (ten
.11,1 an incre,Leeor Lix co:44,e pero?ar
21 ye‘rs of a,e or over, h'Iretoforf e rnin#2 btatwoon 350 per
k
k
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nd 390 per hoar inclusivo.
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at the Remington Ilion works 20 U. 1. C. Foboten
,,orks ;km incre„se of six cento per hour he .1.uthorited for
eetpcen
07.en 18 ye -IF: of Ls or over, horetofore
r
icur
300 41- hour -and 39
C.

That

,3our,1 110%,-. informally expresHod
t toe
aotc
it *flliroletis to hIve thie incre,e supplement their recent award
in t,!.1, ::r1.1,eport works.


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incre.!t.eee L6kecl or re sup2lein. It ic 10 :so ted that the other
7 ar Depertment t to Ilion, 'fobokol
mentery to a recent &earl bei the P
warke.
mi conference with
The 40.11 in Industry. Service, after infor
jr.hce Dertment,
the Actin Director of the Woments broinch of tae
Lakee! the fol1owi7,6 recomnendetiohs:
%
.,:ve.rd based on ai ts clessifications ie
A. We yelleve tht,
tnat it places
not in ccordnce eit.i the best policy, in
„Joisa not
premium upon tAe em?loygsent 31 youn persons end
or he
detraie
?ay sh3u
reconize It:A. the rates
job rAther th:n for the a6e of tIle work, r.

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p14,nte woaen under
L. Pe assume that there are in these
ii tie recent awarls
c'hared
men under 21 who have not
18
workers in
paid
nd wno re andoid?tely tile lowest
this
_overnment
the
of
Their wagee shoul es the concern
claeA.ficAio33
C. Therefore it is reconended that the age
t.e, incre,,.ses
that
be onitten in the determin.tion of we;
presented be
les
fchedu
of six cente per hour eccordin, to the
on workE
Sw,int
C.
tl'e U. M.
otherwise enoorsed, n;.mely, thA
,er
590
and
hour
the wodien ,nc: iris e,rning between 250 per
ur;
w yf six cents perhg
hour in,lueive De i.ven AD icre
oetween 350 perour
fore
tn_t toe nee .ni boys nereto
c iven n increase zr,six cents
30 per our inclusive be ,
,irls A the Renin,ton Ilion
anc
peroor, anl that all wo,aen
n
g
,,orke .n:A U. A. G. H000ken works hitherto earnin betwee
ses
increa
4ven
be
ive
300 per hour and 390 Der hour iqclua
be asked lo file
of _ix cents pert4ur; •arv, th,t tie com,ny
workers ia these
of
tions
.-Altement of the nsimbers and occupa
iei h8
e
specif
,..12.ntt now earnin lesz than the Minimum
ied
specif
hitherto prev_dlint for women and aen of
rat,-:= of th..- lowest
the bis for further consideration of the
to expedite
pdid workers. It le further recommended tiv.t
ce Department
ihe whole matter the Women's brunch of the Ordnan
the owan in
with
y
inr,uir
joint
,te
innedl
be ,..sked to make an
at
Ilion,
the
stamen
for
rate,
li,justry bervite as to the
be
held by
ence
confer
tiut
and
Hoboken and Swd.nton plants,
rates
the
in
rtylus
Board
them with the National War Labor

11,-ry Van Kleeck, Director,
Women in Industry Service.

WAR

DEPAR -TM EN1-,

WAS H I N GTO N

September 24, 1918.

Memolndum for Miss Van Kleeck.
ions from
I an enclosing herewith two recommenct
the Ordnance Department, as follows:
Recommending that the hemington Army Union
1.
the discretion of
ketallic C rtridge Company be authorized, in
an hour to all workers
the management, to grant 'Jr' increase of 60
covered uncier the
at the Hoboken, Ilion and Swanton plants not
This
11, 1918.
authorization given by this office September
applies to men and women.
hecommendinb simile,' increase fox bll em2.
bridgeport plant who ay
ployees, men end women, at the Remington
Labor Doard.
not be provided for in the award of the War

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F.'W. Tully,
Major, Ordnance, U.S.A.
Detailed to Office of secretary of dar.

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Ordnance Office, .:.)eptember 21, 1918.
Policies Board.
To: ,ar -,epartment lieoreBent»tive on the `,t,..r Labor

Tt is reco7raen1ed. that the liemington
1.
:, .;o7Try,ny be authorized, in the di
Union Tfetallic
an hour
oration of /11.-i manogcnaont, to 6.7r-Int tin inc.rlase of Eqi
. not
to all workf)rs sit the Hoboken, Ilion F.t.ni5 :;vrr.nton pL:nt.c.-.
rnber
covered urcler the nuthorizvtion pcivor by this office ',:epte
11, 1918.


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r.lennr
Major
Chief of Ordnance.
By:
13. II. iitoLe11,
Major, J. . .

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Ordnance Office, September 21, 1918.
To:
t-,r Depart-nent :'epresentative on the iiar Labor Policies Board.
The rulings of the National ,Iar Labor Board,
la
as referred to in the attached communication of ..:;epteraber 13th,
is noted.
2.
s received, it is
Since this commnication
urderstcod thf- t the ,-,ecrett,ry of the
r 1,6bor Boc.rd. stt-ted
to a representative of the Ordnance Department thtt they did
not object to authority being given the ly)mington Arms Company
to 3rant an increv- Ele of 4/ per hoar to all employees not
cov 3
, red by the award of thf,t t4o'rd.
3.
It is recommended that the matzier be taken up
with the Nation,1 ,,ar Labor iloard, nd. if there ic no objection
that the jhir.,
,f of Ordnance be authorized to authorize the
Remington Arms Union :,,otallic joinpr_ny to 7rant an incr:)nse of
4
( an )2our to the employeos of their Remington 13ridgeport
Works litho were not covered by
r) specific authority granted
under the raoent hward of -the National 0;ar Labor Borrd, this
f ut :ori:ty to be exerci:.ed 0, the discretion of tho man. genent
of the corapan,y.


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Hai or lone
,
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()hir,.t* of Ordnance.
By:
B. H. 3itchell,
Major, _• •
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September 19,1918

From

Brigadier General G.S. Tripp, Assistant to the
Chief of Ordnance.

To

Major B. H. Gitchell, Industrial :4rvice Section,
Office of the Secretary of Var.

c.

Subject: Award to Remington Arms Union Metallic Cartridge

1.
I understand that the approval given the Remington
Arms Union Metallic Cartridge Company is considtent with th^
enclosed ruling. Am I correct?

G se TRIPP
Brig.Gen., Ord. Dept., U.S.A.
Assistant to the Chief of Ordnance.

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Remington Arils Union Metalic Co.
IlAon, New York.
Wages

Se-pt 248

Peet), ilendationthat Wolion's 1:),ranch
Or'Inance Dept. be asked to ulake
En iaoiediate joint inquiry with tlr.
VicalL,n in Industry Service e..6 to the
rates for women at the Ilion, Hoboken
Scr&nton plents on:1 thLit conference
lie field by t.heu, with the National War
Labor Board regari_ins the rates at
rlemorandum of tzte
Bril6epott.
estimates and req.— -from
25
ober
t
07ments Mvision Progreas Section to
Tov. 5. To reply on filc,
Mrs. 'Pearl.
14!Miliaal
1,,... 14fom Major Tully
Ed. 04348-200,000

see letter from Mary P. Murto
Sec. to 7.:x. Frayne
Shcoild letb.,3r t) Bent her in reference
to Mies Van Kloek's letter to TAbjor
Tully.

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1inion
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clasd.fichtion ir
btaied on
A. we oellevG that an
wita the beet policy, in tnat it piL,i.:es
not ift
...ipon the eat?loy*ent or youn porcone 4r11 ,..:(oes not
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dete?rai
r6conize tti.t th
or t.
joLnti.r L
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t;le recent Atlir(iti
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F.1
unler
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t.! .
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of
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triL, .6e cl,;,e-ificAlona
C. Therefore it is recomiaende.i.
irxrd,q61,
t
tJe omitted in the dstrminAion of'
prol-nto
tic.lesulca
of ulx cents per hour .,ccordir
to ths
otherwise endorsed,
th4t
t:,3 J. A. C.
thA WOWAI •,,nd ,irls earain uetween 250 ?e/ houz j1; ti0
rix cent. ,s,npur;
hour inclusive be civen An 1.crc..
.4ye heretofore erni:v L,etwmen 3b0
tralt the son 'ail'
icsee f eix ee:Ar
In.; 390 per aour inclusive be ive
.', the fiemia to. lli4n
Jr's
women
;
all
/tau
that
an.!
2erd1ur,
tyrnin!- oetven
hitherto
works
works Itad J. A. C. H000kerl
:ivin
be
inclusive
300 per hour &al 390 per hour
be Aeke. To fsite
coarAny
,of six cents perjiyur; and tht t
of
occupations
work!lr6 ia ttece
statement of the nµmbers
6pecitiel a
Aants mow emrnin lest than the minimum
hitherto prevailin, for women anj men of k3?ecifiel ass:, :tE
loreat
the ba4,is for further consideration of the rat-,‘ of
kaid wo.sers. It ic flarther recomaonded t;') .t to elyelite
the whole matter the Womeals Eir.nch of the Ordnance Dep.Artrent
.uiry with the Nou,an in
be uaked to make am iimmeell4te joint la,
for
at the Ilion,
omen
rate
the
to
as
e
4)ervi
Liaustry
rind
t4It
plants,
be held by
coAference
SwAnton
Hoboken alai
Board
Latdor
rttes
'far
ri,,-tr.ijn)!
NationA.
them with the
•it orilgeport.

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Tortrul in Industry Barytes.

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Septo.Lbcr 26, 1913.

Mr. A. Mitchell,
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7")J Fs. Du. rhora Street,
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Mary V'n K14.?cit, Dlr,.2tor
Wot:un in Indla4ry Service.


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Mrs. Clara S. Taylor,
Bureau ot Information,
Dept. of Labor,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Madam:
I am very much interested in receiving
ing
any bulletins which may have been issued regard
labor problems in munition plants, and especially
of men
any articles pertaining to the substitution
by women.

I am soon to be connected with the

Remington Arms Plant at Bridgeport, Conn.


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Yours very truly,

AM/ERC

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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
INFORMATION AND EDUCATION SERVICE
WASH I NGTON

IirTtember 9th,1916.

Lass Aary 'Tan lileeck,
- omen's Industries heervice,
604 Ouray Building,
Washington4 D. C.
Ay dear Jil,s Vn Ideeck:
I am ref /*rine; the letters which
have to do with the substitution of menQoy women in the
This one cane in today concernmunition plants to you.
it.
Yours Dory truly,

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LLA.41.-acting idrector,
Publicity Jivisinn.

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'also Van Flef3ek

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My 4e..1, rIpo Mul•to:
Your lettor of July 22n4 with the ereleeed
irrprrylation %bout the Fomington ArTe Comrany

f Mon is

of t1-13
being referred 4 this office to the !OcT;er.'s Erurah
0117 -.1ATe Perartr;ent, Yrc!„ C3ara


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Thank you for brinving it to our attention,
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nervice.

WAR INDUSTRIES BOARD
WASHINGTON
IN YOUR REPLY
REFER TO

:RMAN


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July 22, 1918,

Miss Lary Van Kleeck,
Labor Department,
7:ashini7ton, D. C.
Dear /Ass Van Kleeck:
I am enclosing herewith copy of letter and clippings
addressed to the Director, Department of Munitions,
which was referred to me for attention.
Will you kindly look into this matter with a view
to eliminating such methods complained of

Yours very truly,

Seer ary to TX. Frarne,
Chairman Labor Division,
':ar Industries Board.
Council of National Defense Building,
18th and D Streets, -.
7ashington, D. j.