COST OF DEMANDS
An indication of what the increases already granted to waterside workers during the war period, and the demands now made will cost the general public may be gained from the following: — Per annum. ' ■ £ Cost of increase granted Feb- , ruary, 1916 130,000 Cost of present wages demands 250,000 Extra cost of proposed new , working conditions 150,000 , £530,000 In other words, what is proposed is that each worker on the waterfront of the Dominion should have his earning power increased, including the increases granted in February, 1916, by £2 per week. . i
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Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 27, 31 January 1917, Page 3
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93COST OF DEMANDS Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 27, 31 January 1917, Page 3
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