SWAMP HANDS REBEL.
—, * (By Telccrapu—Frees Association.) N., February 111. 'Serious trouble is threatened in (he litis industry, ami n strike appear* imminent over tin? question of a uniform minimum rat* of pav to swamp hand?. A conference was held on Saturday lx'tween the Flaxmill Employee?' Union ami the Flaxmillers' Association representatives, butbroke up witbout nny agrceine it beintf arrived at. Subsequently the delegates of the employee: held a eonfarence to discus* the quest foil, and the following resolution was n:i.- - «ed:— "That n mas* meelin-; of the union lie hold at the Munieipal Hall on Thursday Fobniavv 22. to deal with the hi'„'h|v nilsaliifiittory reply from the As-iicialiun; Ihat Ihe incetiu;; be held .it ;1 a.m.. and that a definite ihrisiim lie emie lo as In the course nf jielion lo be arrived at." It i- not known yet just what will happen. The time fiNed for (lie meeting on Thursday, however, mean* (hat every mill in the proviuec will be stopped for tlm .day.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1368, 20 February 1912, Page 7
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165SWAMP HANDS REBEL. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1368, 20 February 1912, Page 7
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