Factory Investigating Commission's Establishment Index for E. W. Edwards & Son, a department store in Syracuse, New York. The form contains information on the company's employment practices such as hiring, training and promotion, types of employees, complaints and dismissals, working hours, attendance, holidays and vacations, wages, social and beneficiary organizations for employees, welfare provisions for employees, pensions, etc. Unlike many companies, E. W. Edwards & Son gave employees a week of paid vacation.

Identifier
NYSA_A3000-77_B73_3502_6

Date Original
circa 1914

Language
English

Source
New York State Archives. Factory Investigating Commission. General Wage Investigation data cards, 1912-1914. A3000-77, Box 73, No. 3502-6.

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