WAR WAGES
THE ENGINEERS' HARVEST. ■ AN INDUSTRIAL TANGLE. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, January 6.(Received January 7, at 10.40 a.m.) The granting of a war bonus of 12£ per cent, to skilled engineers last October has created a tangle of claims from other industrial sections, accentuating the labor difficulties. Meanwhile, the exorbitant wages earned by piece-workers fan the flame; Instances are quoted of men at Sheffield earning £3O to £45 weekly. __ The new bonuses, at the present rate of progression, are estimated to cost the country- £100,000,000.
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Evening Star, Issue 16625, 7 January 1918, Page 6
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91WAR WAGES Evening Star, Issue 16625, 7 January 1918, Page 6
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