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HOURS OF WORK
At the time this study was made, production in the hosiery plants
studied was apparently about normal for the industry as a whole, The
majority of the plants were operating one daily work shift. There were
14 plants, however, with two shifts in operation and one plant running
on a three-shift basis. The plants having more than one work shift
were for the most part plants manufacturing full-fashioned hosiery.
SCHEDULED HOURS
Scheduled hours of plants
Weekly hours
The scheduled work week on the day shift in the hosiery plants
ranged from 48 to 54 hours. While the 48 hour week was scheduled
most frequently, almost as many plants scheduled a 54 hour week. The
plants manufacturing full-fashioned hosiery tended to have shorter
scheduled hours than the plants manufacturing seamless hosiery. Of
the 14 plants scheduling a 48 hour week, nine were full-fashioned
hosiery plants, three were seamless, and two were plants producing both
types of hosiery. Only one full-fashioned hosiery plant had a weekly
schedule of 54 hours. There was rarely any difference in the scheduled
hours for men and women on the day shift. In plants where a night
shift was operated, the scheduled hours were usually longer on the night
shift than on the day shift. The scheduled hours in nine of the 13 night
shifts exceeded 54 hours. Work on the night shift was done entirely
by men. Scheduled hours on the middle shift were short, work on this
shift usually started in the afternoon and closed before midnight.
Table 8. Scheduled Plant Hours by Shift
Niymber of plants
Scheduled hours
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