Clerical workers

Women tend to work in a narrow range of traditional female jobs (11). In Finland. 45 % of the women were employed in occupations totally predominated by women at least 91 % of the workers were women (12). Women are most often employed as service workers, clerical workers, or professional and technical workers. For instance, in Finland the most common occupations of women in i960 were farm worker, cleaning woman, sales worker, office clerk and nurse (13). Typical occupations of women in industry are textile, clothing, food industry, or packing work. 

The next rung up the freebie ladder is some sort of simple food in the doctor s office. It can be a box of Dunkin Donuts every month for a New York City pediatrician, or Chinese food and deli sandwiches, also monthly, for the staff of 10 at Dr. Robbins s office. If it s lunch, the reps will generally stay for an hour to talk about their products. (However, there s no guarantee the doctor will be there to listen.) With all the clerical workers that physicians have had to hire to handle their managed care paperwork, the lunchtime crowd can easily reach 25 or 40. If I had my druthers, I would only buy lunch for the doctors and nurses, Webber grumbles. But I m never going to say no to anybody who walks through the door. I think it s rude to do the [medical] staff and leave the receptionist at the front. ... 

In a study of hospital histology technicians it was found that these workers had greater disturbances of memory, mood, equilibrium, and sleep and had greater frequencies of headaches than other unexposed clerical workers in the same hospitals. The chemicals they were exposed to included... 

The low perception of injury risks among financial records and other clerical workers are exceptions. In a private conununication, Elaine McCrate has raised the possibility that women in these Jobs may not yet be informed of the risks of repetitive motion disorders and the possible hazards of VDT use. 

Pupils in schools do not have the same rights as employees and are not covered by the Factories Acts. However, existing employment law is a good basis from which to start when considering potential risks and how they might be avoided. Teachers, clerical workers and technicians are employees of either LEAs or schools. Those who work with ICT are subject to the requirements of the law and schools should seek to protect them from health risks. 

Beginning January 1, 2001, and annually thereafter, the rate will be adjusted for inflation by a calculation using the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers for the prior year. 

Although the intent of preparation of medicines is to benefit patients, the substances used may present occupational hazards to the operators preparing these medicines. Pharmacists, nurses, doctors and others who prepare, handle and administer these medicines may be exposed to significant health risks during their work. The greatest risk is for the operators, but people in adjacent work areas (e.g. clerical workers, support staff, maintenance personnel, and visitors) may also be at risk from exposure by inhalation of aerosols or by contact with contaminated surfaces and floors. Pharmacists may be expected to be the professionals who should know most about this topic, but consultation of an occupational health speciahst is necessary as well. 

The facilities and working space are suitable and functional both for the clerical workers in the office and for the port officers. Construction and improvements are done on an ongoing basis as needed. Proper work equipment and systems are also provided, and they are considered functional with improvements made in various areas. The CEO gives permission and approves budgets for acquisitions by responsible employees. The orders are closely monitored. 

Awkward positions can place unusual strains on the system skeleton - muscle -tendon -joint, leading to inflammation or pain. An example is a situation where a clerical worker has a well-designed VDU work station, but has a poorly designed typewriter work station (for labels and envelopes) where the legs cannot be placed under the desk because that is not the official work station. 

Skilled workers Clerical workers Intermediate occupations Professionals Alcoholic mother... 

Several office workers got together to rap about what could be done to improve the life of clerical workers. Some of us were active in the women s organizations and some in unions.. .. we also believe[d] that office... 

Jean Tepperman documented the feminist clerical movement in the Boston area. She pubhshed two books and interviewed many clerical workers in 1974 and 1975. Tepperman, Sixty Words a Minute and Not Servants. The interviews are archived at the Schlesinger Archive, Radcliffe College, Harvard University. 

Women s Occupational Health Resource Center, Clerical Workers Fact Sheet, Stellman papers, box 2, unlabelled black folder. 

According to the survey, 70% of women clerical workers experienced an inadequate supply of fresh air, two-thirds reported air circulation problems, and 25% reported irritating fumes. Stress was also widely reported, particularly among office workers who used vdts. 

Clerical Workers Tell All, Union wage, July-Aug. 1979, 3. 

Feldberg, Roslyn. Union Fever Organizing among Clerical Workers, 1900-1930. Radical America 14, no. 3 (1980) 53-70. 

Fine, Lisa. Souls of the Skyscraper Female Clerical Workers in Chicago, 1870-2930. Philadelphia Temple University Press, 1990. 

Hidden Victims Clerical Workers, Automation, and the Changing Economy. Cleveland Working Women, 1985. 

Plotke, David, and Karen Nussbaum. Women Clerical Workers and Trade Unionism Interview with Karen Nussbaum. Socialist Review 49, no. 10 (1980). 

Sans bury, Gail Gregory. Now What s the Matter with You Girls Clerical Workers Organize. Radical America 14 (1980) 67-75. 

Tepperman, Jean. Sixty Words a Minute, and What Do You Get Clerical Workers Today. Somerville, Mass. New England Free Press, 1972. 

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