LESS WORK.
CRISIS IN AUSTRALIA. ; THREAT TO CONTROL FACTORIES. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Sept, 12, 5.5 p.m. Sydney, Sept. 12. The position of the iron trades over the demand for a forty-four hour week and no Saturday work is still uncertain. In some sections of the trade many men worked yesterday, while in other sections the bulk of the employees absented themselves. The employers show a solid front in resisting the demands, and declare their intention of closing down if the demands are persisted in'. At a mass meeting of the trades involved speeches were made advocating following the example of the Italian workers in taking over and running the shops. One speaker said: "If we are locked out we will work the shops and pay the bosses." More moderate speakers disclaimed extreme action and foreign methods.
The meeting was adjourned till next Saturday as it is impossible to declare a policy straight out until the negotiations with the Government over the question of shorter hours reach finality. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Taranaki Daily News, 13 September 1920, Page 5
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