TRAMMIES DEMAND FIVE-DAY WEEK
Received Monday, 8.0 p.m. SYDNEY, Sept. 1. A stoppage of Sydney and Newcastfi trams is threatened for Monday, September 22 to force the union demanc that the 40-hour week be worked in live days. The men will vote on a recommendation from the Tramway Unior executive that a stopwork meeting be held unless the rosters for the five-daj week are in operation by September 21, The men's decision may mean that s complete tie-up of trams could be continued indefinitely. The decision tc take a ballot was made at a speeia: meeting today at which it was stated that hopes were entertained of State Government intervention.
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Chronicle (Levin), 2 September 1947, Page 5
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