RAILWAYMEN’S WAGES
REDUCTION ACCEPTED I HOMELAND UNION’S VOTING (British Official Wireless). (Received August 10, 1.45 p.m.) RUGBY, August 9. The Railway wage provisional agreement for a 2h per cent, cut all round was accepted yesterday by a majority decision of delegates at the con eience of the Associated Society ot Locomotive Engineers and Firemen. Endorsement of the agreement was strongly recommended, solely on the ground that in view’ of the railway situation and general state of trade, it would be impossible to get a better settlement. Mr J. H. Thomas, M.P., at Carlisle, yesterday, predicted that before the end of the week, the agreement would be finally accepted by all parties. The delegate conference of the National Union of Railwaymen to-day accepted by an overwhelming majority the provisional agreement whereby w’ages on railways are to be reduced. The voting was 77 delegates for and 3 against. ft will be- recalled that it was part of the agreement that the directors of the railway companies should submit also to the 2.t per cent, reduction in their fees, and this co-operative effort undoubtedly had a great effect in procuring the acceptance of the reduction of wages by the men.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 10 August 1928, Page 7
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