Introduction. Origin of the Labor Commission.... CONTENTS PAGE 7 7 9 10 11 12 Organic Act Creating Labor Commission. Duties of Labor Commissioner Summarized. Change of Commissioner... Summary of Work Reported. Part I. Directory of Labor Organizations. Object and Purposes of Union Labor.. History and Growth of Unionism in Nevada. Table 1. Number and Membership of Locals. Part II. Wages and Hours of Labor. The Value of Statistics...... Method of Collection and Scope of Statistics. Persons Employed Showing Sex and Race: Table 4. Table 5. Trades and Merchandise. Table 10. Transfers, Garages, and Stables... Average Daily Wages and Hours of Labor : Table 13. Farming and Stockraising. Table 16. Railroad Lines........... Table 17. Trades and Merchandise. 41 41 42 42 43 44 45 46 46 Part IV. Labor Legislation in Nevada in 1917. Statistics relative to Women Workers: Table 1. Women Workers Classified by Counties.. Table 2. Daily Wages and Hours by Industries.. Table 3. Daily Wages and Hours by Occupations. Table 4. Earnings per Day by Ages and Industries. Recommendations of the Governor on Labor Legislation. Index to Bills Introduced Affecting Labor..... Synopsis of the Acts Passed...... Opinions of the Attorney-General on Labor Laws... Decisions of the State Supreme Court Affecting Labor. Part V. Mediation and Conciliation of Labor Disputes. Prosecutions for False Representations. Nature of Complaints Received............. Violations of the Eight-Hour Law. Complaints Against Employment Agencies.. Part VII-Miscellaneous Investigations and Reports. Table 1. Allocation of Expenditures.. Table 2. Average Money Retail Prices 1913-1918. Table 3. Relative Retail Prices 1913-1918... |