COTTON TRADE DISPUTE.
WAGE REDUCTION. . SECTIONAL REFUSAL AFFECTING THE WHOLE. (BY.TELEGRAPH —PttKSS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT.J (Rec. September 20, 4.40 p.m.) London, September 19. The operatives spinners at Manchestel have accepted tho masters' terms, including the proposed reduction of wa?es by 5 per cent. • , Tho refusal of the cardroom workers to accept the reduction paralyses the other departments. Consequently the mills are to close to-day, rendering idle 150,000 men. ' It is expected that a fortnight's suspension of tho closing-down will bo arranged, and it is hoped that the cardroom workers will meanwhile take a ballot on the (pies' tion.
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 307, 21 September 1908, Page 7
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97COTTON TRADE DISPUTE. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 307, 21 September 1908, Page 7
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