Excerpt from Trades Unions: An Inquiry Into Their Rules and Working, Based on the Evidence Before the Royal Commission; Showing the Folly of All Attempts to Raise Wages by Violence and Strikes, and the Beauty and Excellence of the Divine Laws Governing Workmen and Employers Q. 854. But when the masters endeavoured to lower the wages, did they ever state that provisions had fallen - No. Q. 855. They never gave that as a reason for wishing to give a less rate of wages -as a rule, they assigned no reason at all beyond the simple fact that they want to reduce the wages inasmuch as the orders are not coming in so rapidly as they should; that trade is bad, in fact. Q. 856.

Then, the reason they give is slackness cl trade Yes. Q. 857. But you have never heard that masters have said that as the wages were raised when provisions rose, they thought they ought to be reduced when provisions fell - No. I have heard that employers say, When trade is good we have given you an advance of wages, and when trade is bad you ought to submit to a reduction. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.

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