RAILWAY TROUBLES
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THE POSITION^ AT HOMfc MEN FAVOUK A STRIKE.
(Recieivied Last Night, 9.40 o'cliock.)
LONDON, Nov. 20
■Mr Thomas', a labour member of tine House of Commons, cpeakinig at n meeting, of railway men at Bury, declared that dt would be a national crime and b'kuidea- if a- strike wai> ■again pnecipitated simply owing to the i-tefii'sail! of both parties to meet •agaiiln to discuss the wliofo situation-.
The meeting unanimously resolved to fight for reasonable wages and hours-, and. tlile, of unions in- all negotiations.
iSix thousand." rao!ft\vayimen> at Bradford, withtwo dissentients, favtoured a strike* to* securer -recognition ,of a arow patogilamme. . '
A similar resolution was .passed 'unwinimowsiy.'. at# Nottingham and Mamoliesteri
Mr Fox, secretau-y of tie Locomotive Engineers," at a meeting staited that Lord Cre-wie sa'id that, -the rail"wiayimen were morally bound to accept the Commission V findings.' The iS-chieme was a grca.t imiproveimiein/t on tihalt'oif 1907; ■ '"'' , ; v :
The Amialgaimated * RaiJiwaymieni and tihe Xaiibli-Eiasteaiii District Council at Newcastle;,' by fifey-siix to' twenty recommended that the North-East-ern railwiayiroen;. abstain 1 from voting at the ballot. •-
Subsequently a_ mass meeting, of xailwaymenr recommended a strike to secure recognition. •
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10483, 21 November 1911, Page 5
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198RAILWAY TROUBLES Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10483, 21 November 1911, Page 5
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