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100	1		_aConsumers' League of New York City
245	1	0	_aBehind the Scenes in a Hotel
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2021
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
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337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2021-05-25
508			_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.)
520			_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.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aWomen -- Employment -- New York (State)
653			_aHotels -- Employees
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65443
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