DISPUTE SETTLED
. 1 ENGLISH COTTON WORKERS. BETTER CONDITIONS ALL; ROUND. (British Official* Wireless.) ' - "RUGBY, October 24. The dispute in the spinning section of the cotton industry has been settled. <A stoppage Was averted after 81$ hours Of hegatiatlohs.' THd' tepnls proSrid» ;dl yU in the pound ''from- -Oetober^i. i's also to be a re*tOfatlotr of hour week. The. -eriployetv,proposed ft re. duction of le Bfd, wnkh was the basis of settlement in thitir'recent dispute with the weaving section. New negotiations are being also undertaken on the means of securing the maximum output. A conciliation committee is to be set up to include representatives of both also independent members, -{iftd.an independent JjhnSrmfyiA The termed represent a compromise,'and were achieved largely through the efforts 'of Mr F. W. Leggett, ' 1 Labour Ministry Conciliation Officer. ,;h'. ■' - ' 4 ' -The agreement', it is'claimed,- wi)l secure higher protection « for the employers and that, in consequence, there will be better wages nior the worker despite the wage cut;;.,while the new conciliation machinery should ensure an •avoidance of further,; disputes..
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Hokitika Guardian, 26 October 1932, Page 5
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172DISPUTE SETTLED Hokitika Guardian, 26 October 1932, Page 5
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