END OF LIMERICK STRIKE
AGAINST GERMAN CONTRACTORS.
London, January 17. The labour dispute, which has lasted for four months at Limerick in connection with the big German scheme for electrical power derived from the Shannon, has been virtually terminated bv the dockers deciding to discharge the steamers carrying constructional materials. —Reuter. (The plan for the generation of electricity from the River Shannon in Ireland emanated from the German firm of Siemens, which secured the contract at a figure of several millions. In consequence of the low wages offered, Irish workers refused to take part in the work, and dockers at Limerick declined to unload German plant.)
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19260119.2.73
Bibliographic details
Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 97, 19 January 1926, Page 7
Word Count
106END OF LIMERICK STRIKE Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 97, 19 January 1926, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Dominion. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in