GRIMSBY FISHERMEN STRIKE.
■•— i! OBJECT TO LOWER WAGES. * LONDON, January 30. d j A strike of fishermen commenced at i!■ Grimsby at midnight on Friday. Fifty r ; boats sailed to the fishing grounds on c Friday before the strike, and a small y | number on Saturday despite the pickets. a (A. and N.Z. Cable.) el The Grimsby fishermen have been dis--1 i contented for some months over the prot posal of the trawler owners to reduce d i wages by 40 per cent. It was reported 0 last week that the Grimsby hands had 1 decided not to strike just yet, but to r defer action until such time as it would k inconvenience the owners most, and be ~ I likely to lead to the cancellation of the I proposal to lower wages.
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Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 26, 31 January 1921, Page 5
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133GRIMSBY FISHERMEN STRIKE. Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 26, 31 January 1921, Page 5
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