AT STANDSTILL.
BIRKENHEAD DRAINAGE WORK. Work on the Birkenhead sewerage scheme is still at a standstill. It is nearly a fortnight now since the 40 men engaged on the scheme ceased work when their demands for an increase of 3d an hour in wages and for travelling expenses "were not met. The men are to be prosecuted under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, and proceedings Slave been taken agains't the secretary of the General Labourers' [Union, Mr. T. Stanley. The case is to be heard in Auckland on December 14.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 286, 2 December 1936, Page 9
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91AT STANDSTILL. Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 286, 2 December 1936, Page 9
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