THE COTTON TRADE.
PROPOSED WAGES CUT. OPPOSED BY OPERATIVES. (United Press Association—Copyright.) LONDON, June 8. The Manchester correspondent of “The Times” states that peace in the Lancashire ootton trade is gravely threatened by the employers’ decision to revive last year’s proposal of a 12) per cont. wages cut, for which they havo called a special meeting on June 2L , . * The employers claim that this wnl enable more successful competition with other countries, resulting in increased sales, fuller employment, and consequently higher individual wages. The proposal affects 200,000 operatives, whose leaders announce that it will be strenuously opposed.—“ The Times” Cables.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 49, Issue 200, 10 June 1929, Page 5
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