Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 March 1909 — NO WAGE CUT, SAYS GARY [ARTICLE]

NO WAGE CUT, SAYS GARY

Bteel Corporation Chairman Denies Decision Is Reached. Reports are again current that the United States Steel Corporation Is contemplating a cut of from 15 to 20 per cent' in tW wages of its 240,000 employes, to take effect April 15. The decision to reduce wages, it was stated, was reached at a conference held last Saturday. E. H. Gary said that the question ot wage reduction had not been disoussed by the board of directors, and that no cut in wages had been decided on. He added that he did not mean to say that a reduction would not be made ultimately. • —•>