BIG STRIKE IN ENGLAND.
TRANSPORT W6RKERS OUT. SEVERAL PORTS AFFECTED. (BY CABLE —PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPnUQHT.I (atjstbalia;i and n.z. cable associatiok.) (Received July 3rd, 7.30 p.m.) LONDON, July 2. A sudden strike of transport workers began in several leading ports today, as a protest against a reduction of one shilling per day in wages. The places at present concerned are Hull, where 7000 men are idle, Cardiff, Bristol, and Grimsby, Serious losses are feared because numerous cargoes of fruit and other perishable produce are held up. The strike was not authorised by the union leaders, but mass meetings of tho men decided to continue it.
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Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17806, 4 July 1923, Page 11
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103BIG STRIKE IN ENGLAND. Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17806, 4 July 1923, Page 11
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