CABLE NEWS.
WINDFALL FOR MINERS.
£20,000 ACCUnp IN WAGES.
LORD MERSEY'S AWARD.
A WAVE OF INDIGNANT DIS-
APPROVAL.
.By Electric Telegraph— Copyright.) (Per.Pre-ss Association. J __ ) •
LONDON, May 14. . Through Lord Mersey's award loathe Northumberland Conciliatiibn Board's district ,being retrospective, there is a windfall of j£20",000 accumulated in wag"es. • The newspapers report a wave of indignant disapproval. Mr. Straker, General 'Secretary of the Union, complains that the award does hot grant the 5s which all parties considered was reasonable a* - a minimum. The President oF tho Union 1 considers the mini-mum worth ifigh ting for, as it means a considerable .advance to- many underpaid workers.
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Grey River Argus, 15 May 1912, Page 5
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104CABLE NEWS. Grey River Argus, 15 May 1912, Page 5
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