COTTON INDUSTRY
INCREASED. WAGES GRANTED. [BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS.! (Reed. October 21. 11.50 a.m.) RUGBY. October 20. Following joint negotiations between employers and operatives in the cotton industry at. Manchester, to-day, an agreement was reached by wine i the work-people will receive a wage advance of 12£ per cent, on current wages in the manufacturing section, the increase being 'granted in two parts, 5 per cent, on November 20, and 71 per cent, on January 1, 1940. Thereafter, variations in the wage rates will be based on the cost of living figure issued by the Ministry ol Labour. In the spinning branch, the advance is 12.64 per cent, on the current earnings, and will come into operation on October 30EGYPTIAN COTTON. RUGBY, October 19. Replying to questions in the House of Commons regarding the Egyptian cotton crop, the Prime Minister (Mr. Chamberlain) said: “His Majesty s Government recognises the vital importance to Egypt of the cotton crop now available for export and is considering what action it can take to assist in its orderly disposal.”
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Greymouth Evening Star, 21 October 1939, Page 8
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