| Item and amount |
Minimum standard |
More liberal standard |
| Food | 77% | 82% |
| Shelter | 15% | 20% |
| Clothing | 125% | 102% |
| Fuel, heat and light | 46% | 46% |
| Sundries | 75% | 74% |
| All items | 73% | 74% |
Publications
of the
National Industrial Conference Board
15 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.
- Research Report No. 1. Workmen's Compensation Acts in the United States—The Legal Phase. 60 pages. April, 1917. Revised, August, 1919. $1.00.
- Research Report No. 2. Analysis of British Wartime Reports on Hours of Work As Related To Output and Fatigue. 58 pages. November, 1917. $1.00.
- Research Report No. 3. Strikes in American Industry in Wartime. 20 pages. March, 1918. 50 cents.
- Research Report No. 4. Hours of Work As Related To Output and Health Of Workers—Cotton Manufacturing. 64 pages. March, 1918. $1.00.
- Research Report No. 5. The Canadian Industrial Disputes Investigation Act. 28 pages. April, 1918. 50 cents.
- Research Report No. 6. Sickness Insurance Or Sickness Prevention? 24 pages. May, 1918. 50 cents.
- Research Report No. 7. Hours of Work As Related To Output and Health of Workers—Boot and Shoe Industry. 76 pages. June, 1918. $1.00.
- Research Report No. 8. Wartime Employment of Women in the Metal Trades. 80 pages. July, 1918. $1.00
- Research Report No. 9. Wartime Changes in the Cost of Living—July, 1914, To June, 1918. 82 pages. August, 1918. $1.00.
- Research Report No. 10. Arbitration and Wage-Fixing in Australia. 52 pages. October, 1918. $1.00.
- Research Report No. 11. The Eight-Hour Day Defined. 12 pages. December, 1918. 50 cents.
- Research Report No. 12. Hours of Work As Related To Output and Health Of Workers—Wool Manufacturing. 69 pages. December, 1918. $1.00.
- Research Report No. 13. Rest Periods for Industrial Workers. 55 pages. January, 1919. $1.00.
- Research Report No. 14. Wartime Changes in the Cost of Living—July, 1914, To November, 1918. 33 pages. February, 1919. 75 cents.
- Research Report No. 15. Problems of Industrial Readjustment in the United States. 58 pages. February, 1919. $1.00.
- Research Report No. 16. Hours of Work As Related To Output and Health of Workers—Silk Manufacturing. 54 pages. March, 1919. $1.00.
- Research Report No. 17. Wartime Changes in the Cost of Living—July, 1914, To March, 1919. 31 pages. May, 1919. 75 cents.
- Research Report No. 18. Hours of Work As Related To Output and Health Of Workers—Metal Manufacturing Industries. 62 pages. July, 1919. $1.00.
- Research Report No. 19. Changes in the Cost of Living—July, 1914, To July, 1919, 31 pages. September, 1919.75 cents.
- Research Report. No. 20. Wartime Changes in Wages—(September, 1914,—March, 1919). 128 pages. September, 1919. $1.50.
- Research Report No. 21. Works Councils in the United States. 135 pages. October, 1919. $1.50.
- Research Report No. 22. The Cost of Living Among Wage-earners—Fall River, Massachusetts, October, 1919. 18 pages. November, 1919. 50 cents.
- Research Report No. 23. Conciliation and Arbitration in New Zealand. 46 pages. December, 1919. $1.00.
- Research Report No. 24. The Cost of Living Among Wage-earners—Lawrence, Massachusetts, November, 1919. 21 pages. December, 1919. 50 cents.
- Research Report No. 25. Changes in the Cost of Living—July, 1914, To November, 1919. 24 pages. December, 1919. 75 cents.
- Research Report No. 26. A Works Council Manual. 32 Pages. February, 1920. $1.00.
RESEARCH REPORTS IN PREPARATION
- Conciliation and Arbitration in France. Federal and State Agencies of Conciliation and Arbitration in the United States.
- Hours of Work As Related To Output and Health of Workers.
Summary of Research Reports Nos. 4, 7, 12, 16 and 18, with additional material. - Extent and Causes of Absence Among Industrial Workers.
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Important industrial news in concise form.