Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1919 — WIRE MEN GET 8-HOUR DAY [ARTICLE]

WIRE MEN GET 8-HOUR DAY

Postal Telegraph Company Announces Change In Conditions. New York, May 9.—Charles P. Bruch, general manager of the Postal Telegraph system, announced here that, effective June 1» the eight-hour day and time and a half for overtime had been adopted for all the system’s employees in 51 large and small cities In the United States.