DOBSON MINE.
WORKERS' IDLE DAT.
GREYMOUTH, Thursday. Following a stop-work meeting which was held by the miners on arrival at work this morning, the Dobson mine was idle to-day. A special meeting of the union was held at Wallsend this afternoon and work will be resumed to-morrow.
In a statement this evening Mr. W. Purdy, president of the Grey Valley Workers* Union, said that the mine was stopped on the question as to whether the 5 per cent wages increase granted by the Arbitration Court applied to other unions. "We are of the opinion that we are entitled to the 5 per cent increase as well as anybody else," said Mr. Purdy, --and consider that it should be added to the 5 per eent that has alrridT been granted to the miner*."
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 206, 30 August 1940, Page 6
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