MEN'S DEMANDS.
Continuous Labour Troubles In Mexico. PETROSgBUM INDUSTRY. NEW YORK, November 10. The "New York Times" correspondent at Mexico City says that labour troubles in Mexico's most important and most remunerative industry, petroleum, will be discussed shortly between the union and the employers in an effort to end the almost interminable strikes. The union's remarkable demands include the limitation of the number of executives, allowing the Eagle Oil Company, with £100,000,000 invested, only 35; a sliding scale of pensions, allowing 100 per cent of wages after 30 years' service; a sliding scale of holidays, allowing 21 days after one year's service, to 00 days after 15 years; in addition, if a workman is sick during his vacation, the days of illness to be added to the holiday; the time of the vacation to be set by the worker and, if the company does not accede, double pay until the vacation begins; also, the company lo pay first-class passage to and from any place selected.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 273, 17 November 1936, Page 7
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