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Los Angeles Examiner, Los Angeles, Calif. March 14, 1942 Rail Man Calls for j ‘Work Around Clock’ 1 Defense machinery must be kept going “around the clock” to win the war, even if it means end of the 40-hour week in American industry. This was the warning yesterday of W. M. Jeffers, president of the Union Pacific railroad, here on a week’s inspection tour. “The 40-hour week is a peace-time luxury,” Jeffers said. “I have no quarrel with it as such, but we have a war to win and it should be suspended for the duration.” He said he felt that American working men themselves,” “the great mass of our laborers would fall in with the program to increase the working week.” Jeffers said he felt that 60 or even 70 hours weekly, wouldn't be too much, and added “but if not this, then three eight-hour shifts seven days a week to keep the machines busy” must come soon. Railroad shop men are working W. M. JEFFERS ( Hits at 40-Hour Week -—Los Angeles Examiner, photo 1 nine hours a day, six to seven a days a week,” “and doing it-will- a ingly,” he added. Sift
