HIGH WAGES IN THE U.S.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19145, 31 October 1927, Page 11

HIGH WAGES IN THE U.S.

HAPPY WORKERS AND NO CA' CANNY. The happy relations that exist between workmen and employers hi United States factories are referred to in the report of a British commercial delegation that visited Virginia and the Middle West in May and' June last (says tlie "Daily Mail"). The delegation represented the Association of British Chambers of Commerce, the Federation of British Industries, the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom, and the Association of Chambers of Commerce of the Irish Free State. In their report they state: They were informed that remuneration of the worker was closely related to the actual amount of work done by each person, and this, in the opinion of the delegation, accounts for the high wages which are earned. . The worker is encouraged by the management to give of his best, and there appears t,o be no thought of restriction, or ca' canny as it is called in England. This may possibly be due to the individualistic tendency which , finds expression in each man trying to do the best for himself. ;It may also be due to the fact that, with the exception of one or two trades in which tl\e trade union element is in control, men find no difficulty in moving from one cla'sß of work to another, there being an absence of any line of demarcation. i

This lias an effect in relieving the mind of the worker of too great a fear of unemployment.