INDUSTRIAL UNREST.
AMERICAN MILLS SHUT DOWN.
By Cable—Press Association—Copyright, New York, March 26. Sixteen silk mills have been closed in New Jersey State, following the demands .of workers for increased pay. Seven thousand hands are idle. Twenty thousand employees at the Massachusetts cotton mills are idle through a similar cause, and the owners have decided to shut the mills till the difference is adjusted. THE NEWCASTLE STRIKE. THE AFTERNOON SHIFT QUESTION. Received 27, 10.4" • ~\. NeweastL Larch 27. j The Conciliation Committee has commenced the consideration of the after- | noon shift question. The men contended that working till midnight led to physical wreckage, inconvenience in the domestic circle, prevented their enjoyment of the rights of citizenship, and increased the danger of accidents. The proprietors replied, dwelling on the commercial aspect, and said that the result would be a serious diminution in the output, which would affect contracts and would cause many men to be thrown out of employment.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 231, 28 March 1912, Page 5
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157INDUSTRIAL UNREST. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 231, 28 March 1912, Page 5
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