THE RAND MINES.
BALLOT FAVOURS STRIKE. By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. JOHANNESBURG, Fob. 8. The ballot of all trade unionists concerned in the mining industry resulted in a large majority in favour of a declaration of a suspense strike from last night in order to secure a consolidated increase in wages and a 44-hour week for surfacemen and a 40-hour week for underground workers. The resolution intimated that the men were prepared to negotiate with the Chamber of Mines, but the negotiations must bo concluded within the week.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1735, 9 February 1920, Page 5
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90THE RAND MINES. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1735, 9 February 1920, Page 5
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