LABOR MATTERS.
UJAKKCTTTEKS- STRUCK. A BITTER STRUGGLE EXPECTED. By Cable—Press Association--Copyright Received 4, S. 15 p.m. Sydney, February 4. A strike of ehafl'eutter.'i lias occurred m the Batlirust district, the limn demanding union wages. At present they are paid Is .'id per ton with no lixed hours of labor. They now demand I:2s (id per eight-hour day, with rations. The farmers refuse to pay, and a bitter struggle is anticipated. v Tlie farmers intend to carry oil with volunteers, but difficulty is expected in loading railway trucks where the men, being members of the railway unions, will probably refuse. to handle "black" chair.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 185, 4 February 1914, Page 5
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103LABOR MATTERS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 185, 4 February 1914, Page 5
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