RAILWAYS DISPUTE
, “Dirt Money** t Rate ? A dispute over the dir ! money to be pail to worker. , unloading loose plaster from/ , railway trucks at E shed has/ i held up the unloading of thM , trucks since last Friday. Bota j the Amalgamated Society </ Railway Servants and trf . Canterbury Drivers’ Unid ' are involred / [ Neither union would jy . anything about it yester®', : and MrM. R. • district traffic manager/ of • railways, said k was a i domestic matter which/ did ' not involve a ftoppageor a stop-wn-k meedng. Other sources, hoover, , said that th» railwaf men • were offered 9d an heir dirt > money for tie job, aid had demanded 3 6d a» hour. They , said fitot the tailways Department had increased their offer • Is 3d an hour, but this wa unacceptable to : the men. Mr Leia eber said the matter ww being held up beI cause of die temporary ab- : sence of (key railways nego- ■ tiator. Thjpowder would not i be unloafd until the ques- » tton ofldirt money was j settled. j
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Press, Volume CV, Issue 31023, 31 March 1966, Page 20
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