02679cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000390012624500330016526400510019830000470024933600260029633700260032233800360034850000310038450802080041552015550062353400450217865300440222365300240226785600430229199900190233465443UtSlPG20260610134518.0mcr n260607r2021||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a22008402  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aHD1 aConsumers' League of New York City10aBehind the Scenes in a Hotel 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2021  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2021-05-25  aellinora, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"Behind the Scenes in a Hotel" by Consumers' League of New York City is a revealing investigation into the working conditions, wages, and challenges faced by women employees in the hotel industry, written in the early 20th century. This publication serves as an exhaustive report that explores the evolution of hotels from small inns to large establishments, emphasizing the complexities of labor management in a growing industry. Its focus is primarily on the conditions for female workers, including their hours, wages, and living arrangements, shedding light on their experiences in a demanding and often unfair work environment.  The book documents the extensive research conducted by the Consumers' League in 1921, which involved firsthand accounts from women working in various hotel roles, particularly in housekeeping, dining, and kitchen services. It presents stark findings on the excessive hours, low wages, and poor living conditions experienced by these workers, often detailing individual accounts of their daily struggles. The report also criticizes the tipping system, which adds to the unpredictability of earnings and perpetuates worker dissatisfaction. Further, it concludes with recommendations for policy changes to improve labor standards in the hotel industry, advocating for better working hours, living conditions, and the abolition of tipping. Through its insights, this publication highlights the urgent need for reform in an industry significant to early 20th-century America. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aWomen -- Employment -- New York (State)  aHotels -- Employees40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65443  c106266d106266