Railway Go-Slow Means Nation-wide Chaos
Recejved Wednesday, 7 p.m. LONDON, Jnne 29. The National Union of Raihvavmen's order to its 460,000 mem'oers to "go slo\v,; from midnight Julv 3, moans nationwide chaos on the British railways. The decision called for a complete ban on all overtime, bonus ancs pieeework schemes. As 'the raiitvay working week is scheduled from >Siinday midnight to Saturday midnight, tlns will mean no Sunday work on the main, snburban and London undergrouncl 1 lines. Britain's export drive/Will be crippled once the decision takes eilect as the go slow strikes at goods depots in London, Manchester and .ShefiicJd showed recently. Union leaders and railwav exeentives resume wage talks on Thursday, but the railwaymen 's resumod th.reat will not smooth the way to a settlonient.
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Chronicle (Levin), 30 June 1949, Page 8
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