CHAPTER IX

PROFITS, BAD TRADE AND UNEMPLOYMENT

Growth of profits in recent years 107 Rise and fall of wages in recent years 108 Growth of profits compared with rise and fall in wages 110 Labour bears the brunt of depression 115 Records of unemployment of Trade Union members 116 The Trade Union unemployment rate probably representative 119 How Trade Unions keep the tools sharpened 121 The great majority of the British people lack security of tenure of employment 122 "Remedies" for unemployment 123 Insurance against unemployment 123 Labour Exchanges no remedy 124