CHAFFCUTTERS' STRIKE.
MORE PAY WANTED. By Tel«E'«!.Bli-P'r.esß Assocfotioii-CoDsrr.iKlii (Rec. February- 3., 8.15 p,ih) Sydney, .'February 3)' There- is a strike of chaifcutters in-' the Bathurst district, the men flcmijhding union irag.es. At present- they are paid Is. pel, pw. ton, and have no fixed lio-ui'B. Their demand is now lis. >6d. per eight-hour day, with, rationsv Tho farmers refuse t<i pay .and a hitter strugglo is anticipated.. Tho fanners intend id carry oft \vith volunteers, but difficulty is expected in .loading at the railway station, .where tlio men, being' members of Railway Unions', will probably refuse & haudio "black" cha-ff.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1975, 4 February 1914, Page 7
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99CHAFFCUTTERS' STRIKE. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1975, 4 February 1914, Page 7
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