WAR
INDUSTRIES WORKING HARD
Workers Sacrifice
with Long Hours
WASHINGTON,
D.C.—In 1940, the average weekly hours of a worker across all
industries was 38.1. That changed for war workers on February 9 of this year
when President Roosevelt ordered a minimum 48-hour week for all war
industries. However, many war industries were already running
double shifts to meet quotas. Orders for equipment and material have steadily
increased as the Allies prepare to take back Europe and the Pacific. As men leave
industry for overseas duty, women have continued to entered the workforce to
take their places, which brings to mind the iconic Normal Rockwell image
entitle Rosie the Riveter, which appeared on the cover of the May 29 issue of
The Saturday Evening Post.
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