Strikes Not As Bad As They Appear To Be
LONDON, January 16. The total number of working days lost through strikes in Britain during the war is equivalent to less than one half-day if spread over the whole wageearning population, stated Professor A. L. Bowley. a well-known economist, in a broadcast. "So much publicity is given to strikes that their effect in hindering • the national effort is exaggerated,” he said. He added that the official figure of total days lost during the war was about 5,500.000. The number of strikes for higher wages had been extraordinarily small. Earnings had increased considei'ably in some cases, but ordinary time rates for all industries averaged less than 40 per cent above prewar rates.
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Northern Advocate, 17 January 1944, Page 3
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