CONDITIONS ON RAILWAYS
DISPUTE IN BRITAIN FAT AND HOLIDAYS (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn,) '(diced. Aug. 4, 9 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 3. The railway companies have offered to meet representatives of the iocornative engineers and firemen to discuss the claims to pay increases of Is a' day with 12 instead of six days annual holidays, which they previously rejected. The strike threat would involve 53,000 railwayman. The concession of the full claims would 1 cost the com panics £1,2(39,000 a year.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20007, 4 August 1939, Page 10
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81CONDITIONS ON RAILWAYS Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20007, 4 August 1939, Page 10
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