REDUCTION TO BE RESISTED
THE UNION'S RESOLUTION.
The intention of the employers; to fix the wages of ca,rpenters at a maximum of 2s 9d an honr,, announced a fortnight ago, was discussed at a mass meeting of ths Carpenters' and Joiners' Union iii the Town Hall last eyening.
The following motion was passed unanimously :— >
"That, in view of the fact that no limit is placed on employers' profits, we emphatically, decline to submit to any restriction being placed on the amount of wages wo may earn, and pledge ourselves to refuse to "accept any reduction on our present rate."
The secretary of the union, Mr. Singleton, interprets this resolution to mean that if the* carpenters' wages are reduced they will simply leave their jobs; but beyond that he was not prepared to make any statement as to the intention, of the carpenters. To-day is pay day for the current week, and the wages paid will, presumably, be those lately in force. When the men ars paid they will, in many cases, t receive personal notice that the lowered rate is to be paid for next week's work.
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Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 48, 25 February 1921, Page 7
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187REDUCTION TO BE RESISTED Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 48, 25 February 1921, Page 7
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