SUGARWORKERS' DISPUTE.
MEN STILL DETERMINED. - A FIVE-POINT GOAL. Tlie sugar workers continue determined in their decision not to resume , york until a settlement has been reached . >n the basis of the five points' issue, j' They met yesterday afternoon and fur- I • her re-affirmed the decsion, the secreiiry stating at the conclusion of the pro- : :eedings that the union insists on a 44----lour week, a minimum wage of £4 4/ a ■ veek, at least seven days' holiday a . rear, overtime at the rate of time and . i-half for the first " three hours, and . iouble time afterwards, and increases to >c retrospective from July 1. BISCUIT FACTORY CLOSING. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) i CHRISTCHURCH, Monday. As there is no sugar in the factory and little chance of obtaining any for some time, Aulsebrook and Company are gradually closing down their large confectionery works. It is expected that by the end of the week nearly 400 hands will 'be thrown out of employment. !
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Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 208, 31 August 1920, Page 5
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