MEN DOWN TOOLS.
40-HOUR WEEK DEMANDED. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) NAPIER, this day. The men engaged under the No. 5 scheme by the Napier City Council refused to start work this morning when they demanded a 40-hour week. Those affected total 70. They intend intervewing Mr. J. S. Hunter, Secretary of Labour, to-morrow. The Mayor said to-day that the work was non-essential and was provided by the council in agreement with the authorities. One scheme held up was the preparation for the installation of the Parker fountain, recently presented to the town by Mr. Tom Parker. 1
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19360831.2.86
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 206, 31 August 1936, Page 8
Word Count
96MEN DOWN TOOLS. Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 206, 31 August 1936, Page 8
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.
Log in