AMERICAN INDUSTRIES
GOOD WAGES PAID. AUSTRALIAN GRAZIER’S VIEW. EXCLUSIVE CARPENTERS' UNION. 8* CABLE PRESS ASSOCJA.nON--<;OFVttU;t! , l Received 10.0 a.m. to-day. NEW YORK, April 1. Representatives of Labour at Niagara Falls, who were interviewed by the Australian Industrial Mission, suit that they estimated the average American wages at the- equivalent of from to £6 per week, and they considered that, the cost of living was better than live years ago. The unions advocated negotiating directly with the employers, thus ensuring co-operation. The railways iepr~'yontai.i\ , e said the railway unions accepted piece work. Houso' rents were dear, hut l>uilder> opposed over-production, as the trade was endeavouring to stabilise the industry. It admitted that the entrance fee to the Carpenters’ Union was £ls.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 2 April 1927, Page 5
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