STRIKE OF PRINTERS
GOVERNMENT ALARMED
BT CABLE—PEESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT BERLIN, Aug. 10. A strike of printers has begun, resulting in the stoppage of publication of all Berlin newspapers except those controlled by Socialists and Communists. The banknote printers also ceased work. The stzike is the outcome of the men's refusal to accept the Labour Ministry's award of a wage of six and three-quarter million mariss per week. It is feared that the strike will spread to all municipal services and factories. The underground workmen havestruck owing to the dismissal of three workmen, and traffic is at a complete standstill
A later message says that the strike is spreading rapidly and the Government is gravely concerned. There were no trains from Berlin to-day.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HNS19230813.2.28.1
Bibliographic details
Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 13 August 1923, Page 5
Word Count
121STRIKE OF PRINTERS Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 13 August 1923, Page 5
Using This Item
See our copyright guide for information on how you may use this title.
Log in