HOURS OF WORK

Hubert Byers says that when he commenced working in the mine, autumn 1939, that ten-hour shifts were worked. Oakley Dickson says that when he was first employed in autumn of 1941, that eight hour shifts were worked six days a week. Actually union records show that an eight-hour day was instituted September 10th, 1940. Nine-hour shifts were worked for a short while prior to this date.

(Taken from the book 'Malagash Salt', first published in 1975)