AUSTRALIA'S WORRIES
GOING BACK TO LONGER WEEK
MEN IN MOTOR BODY TRADE,
(United Press Association—Copyright.) I (Received 21st; May, 10 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. I It is claimed that as the result of j the Motor Traders' Association's decision to apply for the deregistration of the Coachmakers' Union, a large number of the men have returned to work, having assured tho omployers that they are willing to work a forty-eight hours' week. An official statement by the association claims that by the end of next week the position will be almost normal. The association has appointed a special committeo which meets daily for the purpose of considering the latest developments. Prior to the commencement of the strike, the coachmakers were receiving from 7s to 110s above the award rate of £5 13s a week. Many employers state, however, that the men who went on strike will be reinstated only on the award Tate. Officials of the union have niade preparations for an extensive campaign at the week-end to induce members of "down tools" as a protest against tho operation of the forty-eight hours' week. Arriyigements have also been made for the majority of the strikers to picket ■ large workshops to-morrow morning.
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 120, 21 May 1926, Page 7
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201AUSTRALIA'S WORRIES Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 120, 21 May 1926, Page 7
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