COTTON TROUBLE.
... A LOCK-OUT AGAIN, AVERTED. Ot TEI.BOEArn—riIESS association*— copyiionT, . , (Rec. Jan. 26, 4.32 p.m.) • London, January 25. The threatened lock-out :of cotton- operatives at Oldham has been averted, tho mas'tcrs' terms having been accepted. .' The Brooklarids' : agreement has been upheld.' A general wage-list will be mutually compiled. T)ie disputo arose from a request bv the ortorative spinners in Oldham for an advance of wages, varying from .121 ,0 20 per cent. The employers contend that under the Brooklands agreement the operatives cannot make application- for an advance lintil Juno next, and tjiat' oven apply, for lan advance ; of" S' jitiK'eent." ' ) ' '/ '
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 105, 27 January 1908, Page 7
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101COTTON TROUBLE. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 105, 27 January 1908, Page 7
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