SHIPPING HOLD-UP
THE ENGINEERS' STRIKE
NEW ZEALAND RATES REFUSED
A NEW PHASE OF THE DISPUTE.
(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPIMOBT.) MELBOURNE, 17th December. A mass meeting of marine engineers rejected the owners' offer to pay according to the New Zealand rates", with a minimum of £18 per month for juniors. The men demand from £19 5s to £6110s, according to classification. (Raised December 18, 10 a.m.) The marine cooks, butchers, and bakers on Australian articles have decided to strike unless granted increased wages.
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Evening Post, Volume XCVIII, Issue 146, 18 December 1919, Page 5
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82SHIPPING HOLD-UP Evening Post, Volume XCVIII, Issue 146, 18 December 1919, Page 5
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