- 2 - held strongly that dissatisfaction and potential unre### had been, and were being, caused among women volunteer Fire Guards by the failure of other women to volunteer They are accordingly in favour of the introduction of compulsion subject to two conditions:- (i) that compulsion should not be confined to business (and Government) premises but should apply also to the local authorities' Fire Guard service; (ii) that the amounts authorised to be paid to women Fire Guards for war service injuries should be increased to the full amount authorised in comparable cases for men.
- Civil Defence Region
- Nationwide Region 11: Scotland (Edinburgh HQ)
- Collection ID
- CAB71
- Document Reference
- CAB 71/9/50
- Document Types
- Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 71/9
- Former Department Reference
- LP(42) 153
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab71.000009.050
- Keywords
- Female Labour Fire Prevention Fire Watch Labour Shortages Local Authorities Police Recruitment Trade Unions Volunteers
- Language
- English
- Locations Discussed
- Aberdeen Brighton Canterbury Cardiff Chichester Edinburgh Lewes London Manchester Merthyr Tydfil Queenborough Sheffield Wallasey
- Organizations Discussed
- British Trades Union Congress Co-operative associations Home Guard Home Office Lord President's Committee Ministry of Home Security National Advisory Council for Fire Prevention Royal Observer Corps
- Pages
- 7
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Industry Infrastructure Labour Supply Relations Gender Work Air Raid Precautions Civil Defence
