RAILWAYMEN’S WAGES.
RESTORATION OF CUTS IN BRITAIN.
LONDON, Aug. 12. Railwayman's pay has been advanced to the 1931 level by the restoration of che balance of the out made during the depression, tat a cost to the companies of £2,500,000 a year, which is bein<* passed on to the public in the form of increased fares and goods rates.
HALF A MILLION AFFECTED
SOME MINOR CONCESSIONS
(British Official Wireless.) Received August 13, 11.55 a.m. RUGBY, Aug. 12.
About half a million of Britain’s most responsible work people received good news when the decision of the Railways Staff National Tribunal was made public. The main effect is to restore the remainder of the 1931 wag© cuts and make other concessions costing altogether £2,900,000 a year. The minor concessions include the restoration of standard rates for overtime, the granting of leave equivalent to tho Bank holidays, a minimum of 40s a week as the base rate and special extra pay for lower paid workers. Actually the number of men affected is 574,000—410,000 directly, 164,000 indirectly. Railway stocks this morning appreciated in the market.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 217, 13 August 1937, Page 7
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181RAILWAYMEN’S WAGES. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 217, 13 August 1937, Page 7
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